The Great Awakening

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The Great Awakening

Description:

The First Great Awakening, dating from the 1730s to the 1770s, first appeared in the mid-Atlantic colonies, transitioned to New England, and reached a culmination of sorts in the South. It left in its wake a legacy of debate and division.

Education Levels:

9, 10, 11, 12, Higher education

Subject:

Process Skills, United States History

Resource Type:

Lesson plan

Fee Status:

Free

Online provider:

The National First Ladies' Library

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Keywords:

American colonies, Guilt, Christianity, Redemption, Religious movements, Edwards, Jonathan, Salvation, American history, New England, Stoddard, Solomon

Mediator:

College/University instructors, Secondary school teachers

Publisher:

The National First Ladies' Library

Contributor:

Bette Brooks

Is Part Of:

http://www.firstladies.org/

Language:

English

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Language Arts, History, English

Learning Outcomes:

Conforms To

NCTE-IRA Standards for the English Language Arts (1996)

2. Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions (e.g., philosophical, ethical, aesthetic) of human experience.

Conforms To

NCTE-IRA Standards for the English Language Arts (1996)

5. Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

Conforms To

NCTE-IRA Standards for the English Language Arts (1996)

7. Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g., print and nonprint texts, artifacts, people) to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.

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