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Lesson Plan August 01 2023

Lesson plan: Historic oil spills and their aftermath

Learn about the consequences of fossil fuels
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Daily News Lesson July 18 2023

How an aging population poses challenges for U.S. economy, workforce and social programs
Explore why a changing median age in the U.S. might affect life for everyone
Supporters of those arrested in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol protest between the U.S. Supreme Court and the Capitol in Washington
Daily News Lesson July 13 2023

How the American Revolution has become part of the current political divide
And the role of historians in helping more Americans understand history
Aftermath of an Israeli military operation, in Jenin
Daily News Lesson July 10 2023

Palestinians struggle to recover from what UN deems "excessive use of force" by Israel
The destruction after the fighting is massive, and the anger boiling
Local residents carry their belongings from a flooded house after the Nova Kakhovka dam breached, in Kherson
Daily News Lesson June 08 2023

Ukraine dam breach floods major area + Newswrap 6/8/23 + Student video
Learn about the environmental and humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine following the destruction of a major dam
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Daily News Lesson April 16 2023

Top lesson: Brooks and Capehart on Election 2024 + Newswrap 4/17/23 + Student Video
Hear New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics
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Daily News Lesson April 09 2023

Top lesson: Capehart and Abernathy on Trump’s hold on the GOP + Newswrap 4/10/23 + Student Video
Hear Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and columnist Gary Abernathy to discuss the week in politics
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Daily News Lesson April 04 2023

The life and legacy of Cherokee photographer Jennie Ross Cobb

Learn about the life and legacy of Native photographer Jennie Ross Cobb
Italian Deputy PM Salvini and Hungarian PM Orban hold a joint news conference in Budapest
Lesson Plan March 08 2023

Lesson plan: Hungary's Viktor Orbán and the global wave of democratic backsliding

Explore the factors causing democratic backsliding across the world
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Daily News Lesson March 07 2023

Top Lesson: Brooks & Capehart on state of Republican Party + News wrap 3/7/23 + Student video
NEWS WRAP: CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky discusses what we've learned after three years of COVID
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