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Daily News Lesson June 17 2025

Novel explores isolation in the internet age

Hear from novelist Colum McCann on why the theme of these times is "repair"
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Post December 30 2022

Classroom activity: Write a New Year poem inspired by Amanda Gorman's 'New Day's Lyric'
Read Amanda Gorman's poem marking the end of a difficult year and then write your own
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Student Voices July 12 2022

Student Recommends: 'My First and Only Love,' a novel about 20th century Palestine through one girl's eyes
Student Eshaan Mani recommends Sahar Khalifeh's novel that spans Palestinian history in the 20th century
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Daily News Lesson March 16 2022

Poet Cornelius Eady on exploring the everyday lives of a Black people in America
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Lesson Plan March 04 2022

Lesson Plan: Write a letter to your middle school self

Give advice to a younger version of yourself in this creative writing activity
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Student Voices September 22 2021

Office Hours podcast with author Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint
This is the second entry of Office Hours, NewsHour EXTRA's podcast devoted to students interviewing their favorite professors about their work

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