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Jewish American Heritage Month
 This May, EDSITEment celebrates Jewish American heritage month by pointing to the rich array of educational resources on this subject that the National Endowment for the Humanities has funded over the past decades. More . . .
Democratic Vistas, Picturing America Summer Conference.  August 3-4, 2009, or August 5-6, 2009—How can American art be used to deepen your students' understanding of democracy in American life? This conference will show you new ways to incorporate important works of visual art in the core humanities curriculum. Please join us! Registration Deadline: May 15, 2009. More . . .
 EDSITEment
has launched Teaching Abraham Lincoln, a one-stop portal for lessons
and student interactives resources on the life, times and
achievement of our 16th president.
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The Massachusetts 54th Regiment: Honoring the Heroes
What’s so special about The Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial in Boston and the men it honors? Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ huge monument pays tribute to the Massachusetts 54th Regiment, one of the first African American units to fight in the Civil War.
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| Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848—1907), Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial, Beacon and Park Streets, Boston, MA, 1884—1897. Bronze, 11 x 14 ft. (3.35 x 4.27 m.). Photograph courtesy of Carol M. Highsmith. |
In this lesson students carefully observe and analyze the memorial, read and answer questions about Shaw and the 54th regiment, pose for a photograph like the men in the sculpture, and then create a comic strip featuring one of the heroes of this regiment. If necessary, point out to students that such a comic is not necessarily funny or amusing.
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Celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage month with a host of original EDSITEment lesson plans and reviewed Internet resources. Read more . . .
Features/Spotlights Archive
 America
in Hard Times: How We Dealt with Economic Adversity. A focus
on the hard times that challenged previous generations and the
lessons they can still teach us. More
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