EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 5, Issue 22 for May 30, 2018
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 5, Issue 21 for May 23, 2018
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 5, Issue 20 for May 16, 2018
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 5, Issue 19 for May 9, 2018
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This lesson guides students in exploring the Great Depression of 1920-1940 with a focus on the Dust Bowl, Migrant Workers, and the status of people with disabilities during this time period. The lesson is conceived as a research project in preparation for reading John Steinbeck’s novella “Of Mice and Men”, and could also be an interdisciplinary unit linking American History, English Literature…
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Care for veterans is a topic not only relevant to the understanding of the aftermath of war, and to the understanding of the role of government, but is a critical topic within the longer arc of disability history. In this lesson, students gather information through a variety of primary sources on the experiences of veterans from the War of Independence through today, and ask the question, ‘How…
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 5, Issue 18 for May 2, 2018
DESE statewide Civics Education Institute for 250 educators July 24-26 in Marlborough.
Focus is on creating or strengthening 8th grade civics courses.