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Neh: Edsit Ement: Bringing the "New Colossus" to America Lesson PlanNeh: Edsit Ement: Bringing the "New Colossus" to America Lesson Plan
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Bringing the "New Colossus" to America

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This lesson plan provides suggestions for augmenting a study of The Statue of Liberty. Includes information on the Emma Lazarus sonnet, "The New Colossus," (which was written about the statue) and the attitudes towards immigration during the late 1800s.

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immigration, american symbols, ellis island

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immigrants, statue, statue liberty, american monuments, american symbol, edsitement, emma lazarus, lady liberty, mother of exiles, national endowment for the humanities, new colossus, statue of liberty, the new colossus, united states and france

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

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