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Lesson 3: Creating the Office of the Presidency
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As the delegates at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 continued to develop a plan of government that would remedy the defects of the Articles of Confederation, one of the most difficult challenges was creating the office of the presidency. This lesson will focus on the arguments over the various characteristics and powers of the office of president as debated during the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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04/05/2023
Lesson 3: Emulating Emily Dickinson: Poetry Writing
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In this lesson, students closely examine Dickinson's poem "There's a certain slant of light" in order to understand her craft. Students explore different components of Dickinson's poetry and then practice their own critical and poetry writing skills in an emulation exercise. Finally, in the spirit of Dickinson's correspondences, students will exchange their poems and offer informed critiques of each others' work.

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Arts and Humanities
Literature
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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06/15/2023
Lesson 3: Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury: Narrating Quentin's Mental Breakdown
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In "The Sound and The Fury," Faulkner's presentation of time is unique and complex, as the Quentin chapter symbolically opens with a description of Quentin's watch, which was given to him by his father.

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Arts and Humanities
Literature
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Lesson 3: Federalists and Democratic-Republicans: The Platforms They Never Had
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The rivalry between the Federalists and Republicans in the early days of the American Republic was bitter. What were the key positions of the parties? How important to the parties' positions were their basic attitudes toward constitutional interpretation (Federalists, broad interpretation / Democratic-Republicans, strict interpretation)? Which positions of either party resonate in the politics of today?

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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04/05/2023
Lesson 3: From Courage to Freedom
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Frederick Douglass's 1845 narrative of his life is a profile in both moral and physical courage. In the narrative Douglass openly illustrates and attacks the misuse of Christianity as a defense of slavery. He also reveals the turning point of his life: his spirited physical defense of himself against the blows of a white "slave-breaker."

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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04/05/2023
Lesson 3: George Washington: The Precedent President
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George Washington became President"”reluctantly"”at a critical time in the history of the United States. The Confederation had threatened to unravel; the weak central government (which included a weak executive with the sole responsibility of presiding over meetings of Congress and no special power to initiate laws beyond that of any member of Congress, enforce laws, or check acts of Congress) created by the Articles of Confederation had failed.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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04/05/2023
Lesson 3: George Washington on the Sedition Act
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What arguments were offered in support of the Sedition Act? Washington's favorable attitude toward the Sedition Act illustrates that reasonable men in 1798 could support what most modern Americans would regard as an unjust law.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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04/05/2023
Lesson 3: Hopi Traditional Dance and Song
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An exploration of the symbolism and imagery of corn and environment as manifested in Hopi song and traditional dances. Students analyze examples of historical and contemporary Hopi song and examine images of Hopi dance in order to expand cultural awareness.

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Arts and Humanities
History
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04/06/2023
Lesson 3: James Madison: Raising an Army: Balancing the Power of the States and the Federal Government
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Not everyone in the U.S. supported the War of 1812. What events during Madison's presidency raised constitutional questions? What were the constitutional issues? Where did Madison stand?

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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04/05/2023
Lesson 3: Japan's "Southern Advance" and the March toward War, 1940-1941
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For the Japanese leadership, events in Europe during the first half of 1940 offered new opportunities for resolving the war in China. In this lesson students will examine primary documents and maps to discover why Japan embarked on its "southern advance."

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History
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Lesson Plan
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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Date Added:
04/05/2023
Lesson 3: Kate Chopin's "The Awakening": Searching for Women & Identity in Chopin's "The Awakening"
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By studying other female characters in "The Awakening," students will see how Chopin carefully provides many examples of a socially acceptable "role" that Edna could adopt.

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Arts and Humanities
Literature
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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06/15/2023
Lesson 3: Literary Genres in "Moby-Dick"
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Lesson 3 guides students through Melville's seamless integration of several literary genres"”sermon, scientific writing, drama, and hymn"”and moves into an analytical discussion of "Moby-Dick" as a masterwork that goes above and beyond the appeal of its fictional genre.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Literature
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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Date Added:
06/15/2023
Lesson 3: Navigating Modernism with J. Alfred Prufrock
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In this lesson, students will explore the role of the individual in the modern world by closely reading and analyzing T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."

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Arts and Humanities
Literature
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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06/15/2023
Lesson 3: Religion and the Fight for American Independence
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Using primary documents, this lesson explores how religion aided and hindered the American war effort; specifically, it explores how Anglican loyalists and Quaker pacifists responded to the outbreak of hostilities and how the American revolutionaries enlisted religion in support of the fight for independence.

Subject:
History
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Lesson Plan
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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Date Added:
04/05/2023
Lesson 3: Repetition in the Visual Arts
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When we view paintings and other works of art our eyes usually move across the surface of the canvas, hitting on various points, objects, and figures in the picture. In this lesson students will learn about repetition, one of the techniques artists often use to highlight important elements within a painting's composition, and to move a viewer's eye around the canvas, from highpoint to highpoint.

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Arts and Humanities
Literature
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Lesson Plan
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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Date Added:
04/07/2023
Lesson 3: Societal Schisms and Divisions
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Students examine the novel's societal setting, which is also fraught with division. Crime and Punishment is more than just a demonstration of the idea that crime does not pay, it is a vivid depiction of societal injustice. For example, Dostoyevsky's mid-nineteenth century Russia offered women narrowly circumscribed roles, most often resulting in their dependence on men and/or a life of poverty. The negative effects of several other societal divisions raise additional questions.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Literature
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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Date Added:
06/15/2023