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176 · Representative Documents: Lesson Plans and Classroom Resources TEMPLE UNIVERSITY William Still: An African-American Abolitionist. Classroom Resources http://stillfamily.library.temple.edu/classroom Classroom Resources |William Still: An African-American Abolitionist http://stillfamily.library.temple.edu/classroom[8/19/14 1:17:59 PM] Home About Historical Perspective Search All Collections Timeline Maps People and Places Classroom Classroom Resources These classroom activities and resources for use by Middle School and High School teachers were created by Dr. Diane D. Turner and Aslaku Berhanu of the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection at Temple University Libraries, along with educators from the Constitution High School in Philadelphia. The goal of these activities and resources is to provide information for K-12 teachers and students about the abolitionist movement, the Underground Railroad, the experience of African-Americans living in 19th Century Philadelphia and the African- American participants in the American Civil War. All of the resources focus upon helping students to increase their skills in historical research and critical thinking. William Still and the Underground Railroad Lesson Plan Students will learn about the experience of both free and enslaved Africans and the role of the Underground Railroad and other forms of resistance to slavery. Supplemental Resources: Negro Spirituals Students will study the lyrics of Negro spirituals to discover the coded messages contained within them. A Voice for Freedom: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Lesson Plan Students will learn about the role of author Frances Ellen Watkins Harper in the Underground Railroad, the Abolition Movement and other forms of resistance to slavery through her poetry. Supplemental Resources: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Poetry Students will study the text of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's poetry in relation to the Abolition Movement. Supplemental Resources: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Poetry Analysis Sheet Students will use this sheet to analyze the text of selected poems by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. African Americans in Philadelphia Choiceboard Students will use this choiceboard to select a classroom activity related to African American life in Philadelphia before the Civil War. Black Abolitionists Classroom Activity Students will learn about the growth of the antislavery movement and the role of black and white abolitionists in promoting the abolition of slavery. African Americans in the American Civil War Classroom Activity Students will learn about the issues and outcomes surrounding African Americans during the United States William Still: An African-American Abolitionist Home › Classroom
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178 · Representative Documents: Works Created from Digital Collections UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN The Encyclopedia of Diderot &d’Alembert http://quod.lib.umich.edu/d/did/ The Encyclopedia of Diderot &d'Alembert Collaborative Translation Project http://quod.lib.umich.edu/d/did/[7/15/14 1:25:51 PM] Simple Search: Single word and phrase searches throughout the entire corpus Proximity Search: Find the co-occurrence of two or three words or phrases. Boolean Search: Find combinations of two or three words in a given paragraph or verse. New Translations Browse articles by: English title French title By Category of Knowledge By Author Browse plates (illustrations) by: English title French title Auxiliary Material Terms of Use: information about redistributing material on this site Call for Participants: volunteer to translate an Encyclopédie article Resources for Participants General Resources: relating to the Encyclopédie Teaching Resources: for the classroom Planned Enhancements: additional features we plan to add to the site This site has been designed to make accessible to teachers, students, and other interested English-language readers translations of articles from the Encyclopédie edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert in the 18th century. More “This is a work that cannot be completed except by a society of men of letters and skilled workmen, each working separately on his own part, but all bound together solely by their zeal for the best interests of the human race and a feeling of mutual good will.” —Diderot Hosted by Michigan Publishing, a division of the University of Michigan Library. For more information please contact mpub-help@umich.edu. For additional information, to offer suggestions, or contribute articles, the project team can be reached at: diderot-info@umich.edu.