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United States History

Goal 2, Objective 2.02

Goal 2

Expansion and Reform (1801-1850) - The learner will assess the competing forces of expansionism, nationalism, and sectionalism.

Objective 2.02

Describe how the growth of nationalism and sectionalism were reflected in art, literature, and language.

Resources aligned to this objective

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"Civil Disobedience" excerpt seminar
This lesson plan is to be used for a seminar on an excerpt of Henry David Thoreau's work, "Civil Disobedience." The plan will follow the Paideia concept to discuss the great ideas of the text. The plan will provide a pre-guide activity, coaching activity, inner circle seminar questions, outer circle questions and a post writing assignment.
Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
By Francis Bryant.

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Perspectives on the slave narrative
This lesson introduces students to one of the most widely-read genres of 19th-century American literature and an important influence within the African American literary tradition even today: the slave narrative. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities