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Becoming American: Between Two Worlds

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine American identity. In this immigration lesson, students explore the plight of Chinese Americans in their attempts to assimilate into the American culture while keeping their Chinese identities. 
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African-American Civil War Soldiers Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary resources. In this Civil War lesson, students examine the service of African Americans in the Civil War and consider their plight to secure the rights and...
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The American

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in the study of "The American" by Henry James. They read the novel and watch the film to create the context for a variety of activities. Students conduct research about the novel and the author using different resources.
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African American Inventors Study

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn about African American inventors. In this inventing lesson, students are assigned an African American inventor to research. Students work in pairs to complete their research. Students write a compare and contrast paragraph...
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Mexican American Labor in the U.S.

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research the history of immigration, particularly from the perspective of Mexicans and Mexican Americans. In this Mexican American labor lesson, students research questions from the perspective of an assigned group. High...
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Cinderella Stories - Native American Cinderella Stories

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars examine a Native American Cinderella story. In this Cinderella lesson, students listen to and compare Rafe Martin's, The Rough Face Girl, to other Cinderella stories. They complete the associated worksheets, role play...
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An American Tragedy: Study Help and Essay Questions

For Students 9th - 12th
In this An American Tragedy learning exercise, high schoolers analyze plot, symbol, irony, narrator, style, and theme of An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser.
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American Government Worksheet 1

For Students 4th - 6th
In this American government worksheet, students respond to 12 true/false, 11 alphabetical order, 15 fill in the appropriate articles, 15 matching, and 1 cryptogram about the structure of the American government.
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Design a Latin American Restaurant

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate the culture of a Latin American country to design a new restaurant. In this Latin American lesson, students identify social classes, geographical locations, cultural practices, and monetary systems of a Latin...
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The American Dream

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students define the American dream. For this primary research lesson, students search the Library of Congress digital collections for primary sources regarding the ideal of the American dream.  Students create presentation to...
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American States and Their Nicknames

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this states learning exercise, learners match the American states with the nicknames they are commonly referred to as. Students match 15 states to their nicknames.
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Globe Skills Lesson 1 Some Early American Cultures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students apply their knowledge of geography. In this geography skills lesson, students read brief selections regarding early Americans. Students respond to the questions included in the self-guided map skills lesson.
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Identifying the Social and Cultural Contexts of a Time Period-The Journey of the Jewish Americans

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss the experience of 19th century Jewish American immigrants.  In this US history lesson, students research the cultural, social, and economic experience of Jews who immigrated to the United States.  Students view...
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An American President in American Art

For Teachers 6th
Learners discuss the life and death of both Elaine De Kooning and the president she painted, John Kennedy. They learn how Kooning chose to describe President Kennedy through abstract expressionism and why her choice of color and...
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African American Literature in Art

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students compare art and literature by examining a contemporary painting by Glenn Ligon and the essay by James Baldwin that inspired it. They write an essay about a personal experience that relates to the theme of being an "outsider."
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Immigration Connections: The Squamish Nation and Bainbridge Island Filipino Americans

For Teachers 8th - 12th
High schoolers explore ancestry and immigration. In this Canadian immigration lesson, students interview their family members to identify their cultural history. They compose an essay that compares Filipino immigration stories to those...

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