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Daily News Lesson April 14 2024

Brooks and Marcus on how abortion restrictions could affect the 2024 election

Analyze the Biden campaign's strategy to keep the abortion issue in the spotlight and pin Donald Trump as the architect of state abortion restrictions

President Richard Nixon seated at his desk in the White House Oval Office

Lesson Plan April 12 2024

Lesson plan: Watergate and the limits of presidential power

On August 9, 1974, President Richard M. Nixon resigned from the Oval Office. Use this resource to teach young people about this period in U.S. history.

Lesson Plan April 02 2024

Lesson plan: Understand the UN Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples through oral history

Learn about the United Nations human rights principles for indigenous peoples through the lens of oral history storytelling

Daily News Lesson March 03 2024

Celebrate Civic Learning Week through the March on Washington!

Tuesday, March 12 at 7-8pm ET (4-5pm PT)

Bright Old Vintage TV Motivational Quote Instagram Post

Lesson Plan February 17 2024

Lesson plan: Create your own presidential campaign ad

Students will explore historical presidential campaign ads and then create their own TV ads

Lesson Plan February 16 2024

Lesson plan: Analyze 2020 and 2024 presidential campaign ads

In this lesson plan, students will discuss what makes advertisements effective and examine ads produced by the 2020 presidential campaigns.

A person walks past a mural of Martin Luther King Jr. during the celebration of MLK Community Service Day in Washington

Lesson Plan January 15 2024

Lesson plan: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech as visual text

Examine why the speech was a defining moment in the Civil Rights Movement through a visual drawing or illustration

Daily News Lesson November 13 2023

Learn about John Herrington, the 1st Native American in space

Hear the story of a groundbreaking Native American astronaut

American flag fluttering in the breeze on a deserted main street

Lesson Plan September 13 2023

Lesson plan: How America's history of racism continues to shape us today

Discuss the ways political divisions in the U.S. today are informed by a history of racism

Group of men arrested after they were found in the rear of a U Haul van in Coeur d'Alene

Lesson Plan September 12 2023

Lesson plan: Should Congress pass a domestic terrorism bill?

Discuss recent attempts in Congress to pass a domestic terrorism bill, and why it failed

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