It’s been a while, I know. The added burden of teaching ELA has placed an undue strain on my time. In the meantime, I found this neat video on the definition of social studies. It’s kinda lame at first, but it gets better as it goes on…and the instrumental of “Welcome to the Jungle” doesn’t hurt either.
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- Eleanor Roosevelt Resigns from the DAR February 26, 2021On February 26, 1939, in a dramatic act of conscience, Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) when it barred the world-renowned singer Marian Anderson, an African American, from performing at its Constitution Hall in Washington, DC. Read more at the American Originals
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