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The American Experience class at BSM. Who the people? We the People!

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The sun is setting on AE's Twitter account. The class can now be followed exclusively at https://t.co/qV8yb5NfJe. If you're not already following us there, please join us on Instagram.

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Today, Mr. B and Mr. S #SayGoodbyeGood to #AE19. It was a terrific year, and we're thankful for the opportunity we had with this group. Have a great summer, #AE19, and stay in touch!

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#AE19 is (still) winding down. Learners are presenting AE #Final projects, including Museums of the American Experience,like the Bison Museum and one featuring an #AELibrary. After that, we read Langston Hughes. And we made #connections!

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"For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you." This phrase means your stuff is my stuff. We were born in America where all things are poetic, and we need to share equally in solidarity. #AE19 #Final -MB, LH, SO, AP

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Today in #AE19, we looked at one of Walt Whitman's poems from Leaves of Grass for our #Final. He uses metaphors from nature to represent himself and also everyone else. One of these metaphors could be "formed from this soil." -GE, GH, AM

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[From "Song of Myself", Parts] Number 1 and 52 are more personalized poems (I). He talks about his feelings and not others'. #AE19 #Final -TB, EK, CP

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Today in #AE19 we learned about how everyone is connected through a Walt Whitman poem. It says "every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you," meaning that everyone is made from the same thing. #Final -AB, SH, EN, JW

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Today in #AE19 learners looked at Walt Whitman's poem "Song of Myself" for our poem-of-the-day #Final. Whitman expresses his identity and soul in the form of "I". -JB,AL,JM, IS

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"Retiring back a while suffered at what they are, but never forgotten." In #AE19 today, we started our #Final for poetry, starting with Walt Whitman. The quote above is from "Song of Myself." We are coming back to Whitman after a long time. -MD, CL, BM, BS

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Today in #AE19, we learned about Walt Whitman & the importance of American poetry. We also learned things that set him apart from other poets during his time. We read "Song of Myself"& talked about how different lines contribute to the SUBTEXT of the poem. -CD, BF, AM, CS

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#AE19 is winding down, and students were asked to crowdsource today's post using elements of Whitman's "Song of Myself." Stay tuned for each group's post throughout the day via Twitter. #Final

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Today in #AE19 we worked on our reading group presentations for #WR. We also worked on our AE finals! #LASTPOST #SAD #NOMOREAE #AEALUM -JW

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Today in #AE19 students held their last reading group meeting, concluding their #WR books of choice. Afterwards, they took an assessment on #WR and used their S-E-E skills. Lastly students had work time for the AE final. -IS

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Today in class we started to talk about the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment), and if it was or wasn't popular. #WR #AE19 -CP

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Today in #AE19 we had a mini book discussion. We also made connections to our #WR unit. -SO

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Today in #AE19, we had reading group meetings for our #WR books. After that, we had time to work on our AE Final projects and catch up on missing work. Then we did an cctivity involving Woman's Suffrage from the National Archives. -AM

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Today in #AE19, we watched the movie "Iron-Jawed Angels," which provided us with information for our #WR section. -BM

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Today in #AE19 we had independent reading time and got background information on the #WR19 unit. -JM

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Today in #AE19 we spent time in our #WR reading groups and continued our #WR unit. -CL

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Today in #AE19 we started our #WR19 unit. We did a Text-Context-Subtext activity on a women's right picture from the late 1910s. We ended the class by analyzing the Declaration of Sentiments. -AL