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Memorials to climbers who perished on Mount Everest

Many people have died attempting to climb Mount Everest and these rock piles are memorials to the Sherpas and climbers who have made Mount Everest their eternal home. The largest of the three memorials in this photograph has brightly colored Buddhist prayer...

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Alternative discussion formats

Class discussions often take one of two forms — either question-and-answer sessions, in which the teacher throws out questions and students answer them, or debates. Both of these formats are useful, but adding a few more ideas to your teaching repertoire can make for more variety in the classroom and provide more opportunities for engaging discussions. This edition explains how to manage dicussions in the form of a public relations campaign, a trial, a talk show, or the design of monuments, memorials, and museum exhibits.

Format: series (multiple pages)

Alternative discussion formats: Monuments and memorials

In Alternative discussion formats, page 5

Creating monuments or memorials for historical and literary figures encourages students to think creatively and provides a lively structure for an in-class discussion.

By Kathryn Walbert.

Slave trade memorial at Zanzibar

A memorial to slaves in Zanzibar, Tanzania, an East African port once important in the Indian Ocean slave trade.

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Walton War memorial

This highway marker memorializing the site of the 1804 Walton War is in Translyvania County, North Carolina.

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Memorial to bombing vicitims

A simple monument, dedicated to the victims of the bombing of a shelter during World War II, stands in Hamburg, Germany. A stone figure crouches in a corner of two brick walls. A few of the bricks are missing to show that the "building" has been damaged. In...

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Confederate veterans memorial in Lenoir, NC

This is a memorial dedicated to the veterans of the Confederate Army in Lenoir, North Carolina. It is located downtown in the town square.

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Journey to the top of the world: Climbing Mount Everest

This slideshow tells the story of a North Carolina adventurer's ascent of Mount Everest in photos, video, and text, including excerpts from his journal.

Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Man lays wreath at stone memorial on Independence Day, August 17, 1986

A Balinese man formally dressed in white pants and a red jacket and hat bends over to lay a flower wreath at a stone memorial during a ceremony for Indonesia's Independence Day, August 17, 1986. The man's outfit is coordinated to match the Indonesian flag:...

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Salisbury prison

In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 5.11

The Confederate military prison at Salisbury, North Carolina, held nearly 9,000 inmates by the fall of 1864, in horrifying conditions.

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Resources on the web

Partnership for a Drugfree America

Information, tools and strategies for healthy, drug-free living. (Learn more)

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Lewis and Clark: Building a Lasting Legacy

In this lesson from Xpeditions, students will discuss the significant contributions made by Native Americans and other team members during the Lewis and Clark expedition. Students will draw or make a diorama that focuses on the geographic perspective of... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 and 5 English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Social Studies)

Provided by: Xpeditions

Lewis and Clark: A Legacy to Remember

Students design a memorial that illustrates the legacy of the Lewis and Clark expedition from a geographic perspective. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 5 and 8 English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Social Studies)

Provided by: National Geographic

World War I Document Archives

Primary documents from World War I, many in their original languages, are available on this site. There are diaries, treaties, official papers, personal reminiscences, an image archive, and more. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Brigham Young University

Votes for Women: Selections from the National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection, 1848-1921

Consists of proceedings from the meetings of women's organizations, books, pamphlets, memorials, and scrapbooks that document the struggle for women's suffrage and women's rights. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Library of Congress