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Curated OER

American Lives in Two Centuries:What Is an American?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers decide what it means to be an American. In this historical perspectives lesson, students read Crevecoeur's "Letter from an American Farmer," and interviews with everyday Americans from the Works Progress Administration....
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Virginia Commonwealth University

Negotiating Nature/wilderness: Crevecouer and American Identity

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay discusses Frenchman Michel-Guillaume-Saint-Jean de Crevecoeur (1735-1813), who took the American name J. Hector St. John as an American citizen in 1765. His Letters from an American Farmer not only described the American...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: J. Hector St. John De Crevecoeur

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers a brief biography of J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur highlighting his documentation of life and travels in "Letters From an American Farmer." See "J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur Activities" for related materials.