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Lesson Plan November 27 2025

Lesson plan: After helping Pilgrims, today's Wampanoag People continue to fight for their lands

Examine current issues facing Wampanoag People, the Native people who welcomed and helped the Pilgrims

Lesson Plan June 12 2025

Lesson plan: AI Unlocked — evaluating and testing AI tools

Learn how to determine which AI tools are right for your needs, and which are the most reliable

President Trump Holds MAGA Rally In Support Of State Senator Troy Balderson

Lesson Plan October 21 2024

Lesson plan: Using history to evaluate conspiracy theories

Understand conspiracy theories dating back to early American history

Lesson Plan January 31 2024

How2Internet: Search safely online like a pro

Learn to safely set up a social media account

Lesson Plan July 07 2023

Educator Voice: How issues of inequality affect how teachers teach

Teachers join Jeremy Ney to discuss inequality in the U.S.

Lesson Plan February 01 2023

Be MediaWise lesson 8: How to make sure Wikipedia sources are legit

Learn how to use Wikipedia responsively and how to recognize misinformation

Poor People's Campaign hosts Moral March on Washington

Lesson Plan June 23 2022

Lesson plan: Amid rising economic inequality, does America need a third Reconstruction?

Learn about the Poor People's Campaign and explore its historic roots

Lesson Plan January 19 2022

Lesson Plan: Pandemic poetry

Students will watch Jasmine Gardosi perform her poem on an actual roller coaster and then craft their own poem

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Lesson Plan August 29 2021

Lesson plan: Native American boarding schools and human rights

Students will examine primary source photos before and after learning about Native American boarding schools in the U.S. and the long-term effects of such policies

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington

Lesson Plan February 03 2020

The State of the Union Address

Use this NewsHour lesson plan to evaluate the State of the Union speech and learn its history

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Lesson Plan August 05 2013

Lesson Plan: Child labor in Burkina Faso

by Katie Gould, Teacher Resource Producer at NewsHour Extra Article by Marc Sollinger …

Lesson Plan March 21 2005

Lesson plan: The unspoken words of media ethics

By Lisa Greeves, English and journalism teacher Subjects Social studies, civics, journalism…

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