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Lesson Plan January 12 2016

Highlights from State of the Union Address -- Lesson Plan

Students will discuss the elements of a successful political speech and watch President Obama's State of the Union address.

Lesson Plan January 08 2016

How to use "PBS election central" videos with your students

OverviewPBS Election Central is a new website for teachers and students to use during the 2016 pres…

Lesson Plan December 15 2015

How has technology changed the way candidates run for president? - Lesson Plan

Subject(s) Social studies, U.S. Government, Civics Estimated Time: Two to three …

Lesson Plan December 08 2015

Meet the presidential candidates in Election 2016 - Lesson Plan

Subjects Social Studies, Government, Civics Estimated Time Two to three 45-minut…

Lesson Plan December 08 2015

What is social media's role in Election 2016? - Lesson Plan

Subject(s) Government, U.S. History, Civics, Journalism Estimated Time One …

Lesson Plan October 14 2015

Lesson Plan: Why I go to school -- A student multimedia project

Subject(s) Journalism, Art, English, Social Studies Estimated Time: 45 to 60 minutes …

A young man sits high atop a hill reading a book on a park beach as the clouds pass overhead in San Marco, California

Lesson Plan June 19 2015

Exploring identity and intersectionality in poetry - Lesson Plan

OverviewIn this lesson, students will look at aspects of identity through an intersectional lens—th…

Lesson Plan June 10 2015

Lesson Plan: Constitutional amendments and marriage equality

Students will get the chance to write their own amendments to the Bill of Rights

Lesson Plan May 07 2015

In the California drought, what is my role? - lesson plan

This lesson asks students to think critically about the effects of drought, their personal water use, and how best to conserve water.

Lesson Plan April 21 2015

What makes someone a bystander? - Lesson Plan

This lesson asks students to explore the psychology of why people choose to remain bystanders instead of choosing to intervene.

Lesson Plan March 27 2015

Lesson plan: Satire's role in current events

This lesson asks students to think critically about their relationship to satire and explore the question of how it helps us interpret global events.

Lesson Plan January 29 2015

Lesson plan: six murals tell the story of La Amistad and the African slave trade

On a moonless night in July 1839, several enslaved Africans unshackled themselves and crept up to the deck of La Amistad where they attacked and killed all but two of their captors. In this lesson, students will learn the story of Amistad through videos and six murals by Hale Woodruff, an artist eager to use his skills to create social change.

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