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Constitutional Rights Foundation: The Transcendentalists in Action ActivityConstitutional Rights Foundation: The Transcendentalists in Action Activity
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Constitutional Rights Foundation
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9th - 10th
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: The Transcendentalists in Action

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Activity on the religious, philosophical and literary movement of Transcendentalism founded by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Article outlines the history and main ideas as well as the far-reaching literary and societal impact of Transcendentalist thought. Individual and group work.

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ralph waldo emerson, transcendentalism

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influence of transcendentalism, "self-reliance"

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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Article on American policy and the war in Afghanistan in which students read background history and assert an informed opinion about what they think the U.S. role in Afghanistan should be. Small group work and questions for writing and...
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Exploring the Electoral College

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Does your vote really count? This activity helps young voters learn about the electoral college through a TED talk, a helpful handout, discussion prompts, and then a role-playing activity that has participants simulating...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: The Columbian Exchange

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Article and activity in which students about the Columbian Exchange answer questions for discussion and then analyze and prepare a solution to the contemporary problem resulting from the introduction of non-native deer to California's...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: The Free Exercise of Religion in America

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Activity on first amendment rights and the protection of religious freedom. Students develop a deep understanding of religious liberty and how it has been interpreted as they examine the contoversies surrounding individual rights versus...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: Black Troops in Union Blue

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Activity on African American troops in the Union Army. Students read article for background information, answer questions, then analyze and write about the controversies in a piece to be published in a mock Frederick Douglass's Paper.
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Explore Rights Around the World

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How has the American Bill of Rights influenced the rest of the world? An interactive web activity helps individuals see the similarities between countries' bills of rights. A text-to-text tool compares the American Bill of Rights to...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

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Excellent site offered from the Constitutional Rights Foundation and dedicated to "educating tomorrow's citizens." Many great links and activities are available.
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The Rights of the Child

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Don't be fooled by the size of the resource: these few pages provide the blueprint for a substantial, thoughtful unit on children's rights and the different philosophies and approaches that the United States and other countries have...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: The Slave Trade

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Article and questions for discussion on the slave trade. Students read about how Europeans captured, transported, and sold African men, women and children into slavery.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: Three Visions for African Americans

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Learning Activity on the divergent views of African American leaders. Students review and compare the competing visions of Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey and W.E.B. Du Bois. In addition, students choose a contemporary African...
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