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Rudyard Kipling's "The White Man's Burden" (1899)

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What is the white man's burden anyway? Kids find out about views from our social past as they read Rudyard Kipling's "The White Man's Burden." They read the poem, then answer four, two-part critical thinking questions that ask them to consider imperialism from the imperialized nation's point of view.

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primary source analysis, primary sources, critical thinking, poetry analysis, poetry, rudyard kipling, document-based questions
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critical thinking, poetry analysis, document based questions, primary source analysis, rudyard kipling, poetry, the white man's burden, imperialization, english language arts
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