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Art, Commentary and Evidence: Analysis of "The White Man's Burden" Lesson PlanArt, Commentary and Evidence: Analysis of "The White Man's Burden" Lesson Plan
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Art, Commentary and Evidence: Analysis of "The White Man's Burden"

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A cross-curricular lesson combines poetry and history for your middle and high schoolers. The class critically examines Kipling's poem, "White Man's Burden" as historical evidence of the Imperialist ideology popular during his time. The thorough lesson includes poems, analysis worksheets, and a viewer's guide for the film Savage Acts: Wars, Fairs, and Empire.

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imperialism, literary analysis, poems, historical evidence, political commentary, the white man's burden, kipling, art as historical evidence, poetry as historical evidence, ccss.ela-literacy.w.11-12.9, english language arts
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9th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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