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Neh: Edsit Ement: Practical Criticism
A general introduction to literary criticism, this website provides teachers and students with idea about how to derive meaning from poetry through personal interpretation.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Jamestown Changes
This cross-curricular lesson plan guides young scholars to compare primary documents from Jamestown, Virginia to find the changes in life during the first few years of the settlement. This is an excellent plan that provides a link to an...
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Constitution Day
Website page celebrates Constitution Day (September 17, 1787) commemorating the day on which the U.S. Constitution was signed by the delegates. Features quotes, discussion and links to realted resources.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: French and Family
Unit on French language and culture focuses on the family.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath": Verbal Pictures
In this lesson plan, young scholars will consider "John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath": Verbal Pictures. The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Animals of the Chinese New Year
Intended for young students, this lesson on the symbolism, significance, and animals of Chinese New can be easily changed to fit the needs of older students. This website provides several links for further research on Chinese Dragons,...
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Live From Ancient Olympia!
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Live from Ancient Olympia!." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: The Massachusetts 54th Regiment: Honoring the Heroes
In this lesson plan, learners will consider "The Massachusetts 54th Regiment: Honoring the Heroes." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: The Olympic Medal: It's All Greek to Us!
In this lesson plan, students will consider "The Olympic Medal: It's All Greek to Us!." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Scottsboro Boys & "To Kill a Mockingbird": Two Classroom Trials
In this lesson plan, students will consider "To Kill A Mockingbird and the Scottsboro Boys Trial: Profiles in Courage." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Neh: Picturing America: Powers: Benjamin Franklin [Pdf]
Analysis of Hiram Power's marble-sculpted portrait of Benjamin Franklin, which resides in the Senate wing of the U.S. Capitol. Made in 1862, the sculpture convincingly captures what many consider to be Franklin's essential character.
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Neh: Picturing America: Audubon: American Flamingo [Pdf]
Analysis of a hand-colored engraving from Audubon's comprehensive natural science catalog, "Birds of America."
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Neh: Picturing America: Stuart: Landsdowne Portrait [Pdf]
Analysis of Gilbert Stuart's famous standing portrait of George Washington known as the "Landsdowne Portrait."
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Neh: Picturing America: Wood: Midnight Ride of Paul Revere [Pdf]
Analysis of Grant Woods's take on Paul Revere's ride to Lexington and Concord.
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Neh: Picturing America: Copley: Paul Revere [Pdf]
Analysis of Copley's famous portrait of Paul Revere.
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Neh: Picturing America: Leutze: Washington Crossing the Delaware [Pdf]
Analysis of one of the most well-known history paintings ever produced: Emanual Leutze's "Washington Crossing the Delaware."
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Neh: Picturing America: N. C. Wyeth: Cover Illustration [Pdf]
Analysis of N. C. Wyeth's cover illustration for a 1919 edition of "The Last of the Mohicans" examines Wyeth's approach to representing a major character from the novel.
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Neh: Picturing America: Whistler: The Peacock Room [Pdf]
Analysis of a room that Whistler designed for a London-based client underscores his interest in aesthetics that go beyond the bounds of a single painting.
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Neh: Picturing America: Sargent: Portrait of a Boy [Pdf]
Analysis of this portrait of a mother and child by Sargent communicates many of the essential qualities of his work.
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Neh: Picturing America: Cole: The Oxbow [Pdf]
Analysis of Cole's famous landscape of a bow-shaped bend in a river conveys all the essential qualities that typify works by Hudson River school artists.
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Neh: Picturing America: Eakins: John Biglin in a Single Scull [Pdf]
Analysis of an Eakins work in watercolor on one of the artist's favorite themes: athletes in motion.
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Neh: Picturing America: Bierstadt: Looking Down Yosemite Valley [Pdf]
Information and analysis of a characteristic western landscape by Bierstadt communicates the essential qualities of his work.
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Neh: Picturing America: Black Hawk: Sans Arc Lakota Ledger Book [Pdf]
Information about and analysis of the drawings of Black Hawk, a Lakota spiritual leader who produced a series of drawings in the 1880s that document Lakota customs and ceremonies.
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Neh: Picturing America: Homer: Veteran in a New Field [Pdf]
Examination of a painting by Homer made shortly after the end of the Civil War communicates the deep, emotional attitudes of the artist about war's affect on the country and its future.