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The Mexican Day of the Dead: In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 1.1; Slideshow View a slideshow of photographs from Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico and the United States....; Format: article

Classroom Activity: Making an Altar for the Day of the Dead: In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 1.2; An altar created for the Day of the Dead. The best activity you can undertake for the Day of the Dead is to create the traditional altar, or ofrenda. As highlighted...; Format: activity

Teaching the features of effective writing: In The five features of effective writing, page 1; By organizing your instruction around focus, organization, support and elaboration, style, and conventions, you can help students become more effective writers and make your own job easier.; Format: article; By Kim Bowen and Kathleen Cali.

Shadows of North Carolina's past: In Intrigue of the Past, page 4.2; Students will infer past Native American lifeways based on observation, construct a timeline of four major culture periods in Native American history, and compare these lifeways and discuss how they are different and alike.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)

A Siouan village: In Intrigue of the Past, page 4.6; In their study of an excavated village site, students will record observations about a site feature and infer how past peoples used individual features and the site as a whole. They will also summarize how archaeologists use observation and inference to determine past lifeways.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies)

Site robbers: In Intrigue of the Past, page 5.6; Students will use an interview with a Native American to write a newspaper article or letter that expresses concern about robbing archaeological sites.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

Take action, save the past: In Intrigue of the Past, page 5.8; In their study of archaeological resource conservation, students will use a problem-solving model to identify a problem and solve it creatively.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

Quick study: Woodland Period: A “cheat sheet” covering basic information about the Woodland Period and its key characteristics.

Quick study: Mississippian Period: A “cheat sheet” covering basic information about the Mississippian Period and its key characteristics.

The forest people: In Intrigue of the Past, page 3.3; Paleoindian culture died out across North America by 8000 BC. Archaeologists say this was bound to happen. The Ice Age had ended, the megafauna were extinct, and the boreal forests faded as deciduous ones spread across the East in the warmer climate. Faced with significant environmental changes, the Native Americans adapted. Archaeologists call their way of life and the time in which they lived Archaic.

The pottery makers: In Intrigue of the Past, page 3.4; Archaeologists do a bit of shrugging when asked about the Woodland—that time and lifeway tucked between 1000 BC and AD 1000. Some things they readily understand, but others leave them wondering.

The village farmers: In Intrigue of the Past, page 3.5; North Carolina sat on a crossroads by AD 1000. Cultural ideas from other places breezed through it and around it: how to decorate pottery, how to orient political and social life, how to honor the dead, how to structure towns.

Older stone and newly painted white walled graves on hillside at Hue: Older stone and newly painted white walled graves are surrounded by low vegetation on a hillside at Hué. Traditionally the graves of wealthy family members have been surrounded by these low walls with posts set at cardinal directions. Such walled graves are...; Format: image/photograph

Gravestone style monument in memory of the massacre at My Lai: This gravestone-style monument was erected in memory of the massacre of Vietnamese at My Lai. The plaque on the stone, written in both Vietnamese and English, states that the monument is a reminder that "on March 16, 1968, the G.I.s killed 170 villagers."...; Format: image/photograph

Stone monument on house foundation of family killed at My Lai: A grey stone monument rests on a house foundation of a local family killed at My Lai on March 16, 1968. The inscription on the monument, written in both Vietnamese and English reads, "Foundation of Mr. Lè Lý's house burnt by U.S. soldiers - 7 of his family...; Format: image/photograph

Rama, Sita, and Laksman leave sleeping followers (Thai Ramayana mural): Rama, Sita, and Laksman leave their sleeping followers behind in this detail on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. In the background, just outside the white walls that border the city from the forest, Rama's devoted followers lie asleep in uniform rows....; Format: image/photograph

Mrs. Cora Graves, Reidsville, N.C.: Mrs. Cora Graves and her family are pictured standing on the front porch of their house. There are two dogs visible in the photo.; Format: image/photograph

Mrs. Cora Graves, Reidsville, N.C.: Mrs. Cora Graves and another woman are pictured seated in a bedroom, stringing tobacco bags.; Format: image/photograph

Day of the Dead Vigil: The Day of the Dead celebration in Mexico lasts from October 31 through November 2, and is a time for people to honor their dead. The traditional celebration includes decorating graves, erecting shrines and altars, and standing vigil in the cemetery. Here...; Format: image/photograph

Day of the Dead Grave Decoration: During the period of October 31 through November 2, Mexican families honor their dead during the Day of the Dead celebrations. During this time families will visit the cemeteries where their loved ones are buried and then clean and decorate their graves. This...; Format: image/photograph

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