Teacher Resource Samples – Vintage American Ways
What do you think of when someone says they are going to talk about the “culture” of a country? Do you think of art, classical music, ballet, and literature? Or do you think about food, hip-hop music, Halloween costumes, and the latest fashion trend? Well, these are all definitely interesting aspects of culture. When we started writing about American culture, the first thing we had to decide was where to start. We were using a sociological definition of culture as the way of life of a group of people, developed over time, and passed down from generation to generation. This is a broad definition that really includes every aspect of human life and interaction. Describing all that would be impossible! So, again, where to start?
We started with an iceberg. READ MORE
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Suffering from Women’s Suffrage
September 25, 2014 by Maryanne Datesman
Trying to persuade women how best to cast their ballots has been going on for a long time. Here’s a story about a husband’s effort to direct his wife and daughters how to vote 100 years ago:
“The Votes He Influenced” The Youth’s Companion, September 24, 1914, p. 500 An Eastern man, who a few years ago moved his business and family to a Western state, recently told an amusing story against himself to a visiting friend. He is of a decidedly conservative temperament, and before long found himself engaged actively in politics, especially in opposition to woman suffrage; which, however, much to his disgust, his new state adopted. His wife and daughters, who had always passively accepted his views, also lamented their new privilege, which, in deference to the feelings and convictions of the head of the family, they did not at first intend to exercise.
It was he who finally persuaded them to do so. READ WHAT HAPPENED
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Language Analysis for American Ways Chapters 1 and 4
Chapter 1
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Chapter 4
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Audio Recordings for American Ways Resources Chapters 1 and 4
Chapter 1
Chapter 4
Supplemental Materials
The Shapes Game Audio Podcast
The Shapes Game
Transcript for The Shapes Game Audio Podcast
Patterns to use in making shapes tags for the game
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Teachers Manual for American Ways: An Introduction to American Culture, Fourth Edition, Table of Contents and sample pages are available for members to download.
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