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Daily Video May 01 2011

President Obama Announced Death of Osama bin Laden
President Barack Obama told the nation Sunday night that Osama bin Laden, long-hunted leader of the…
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Lesson Plan February 11 2011

Slavery by the numbers - Lesson Plan
By Thomas Thurston, Yale University Subjects U.S. History, Social Studies, Geography …
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Lesson Plan December 28 2010

Patchwork nation: Analysis of Minority Central - Lesson Plan
By Daniella K. Garran, Marston Mills, Mass. Subject(s) Social Studies, U.S. Governmen…
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Lesson Plan November 05 2010

Lesson plan: The dilemma of protecting free speech
Background The First Amendment protections of free speech and religion were adopted in 1791 and …
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Student Voices August 20 2010

Immigrant Teen Seeks to Continue Studies in U.S.
For the past year, 18-year-old Yves has lived a life filled with ambiguity. He came to the United S…
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Student Voices November 11 2009

Texan Students Debate Financial Aid for Illegal Immigrants
Texas is one of 11 states to offer in-state tuition to illegal immigrants that meet certain criteri…
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Lesson Plan May 01 2009

Checks and balances in Supreme Court nominations - Lesson Plan
By Greg Timmons, teacher and Executive Director of The Constitution Project in Portland, Oregon …
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Lesson Plan March 01 2009

Lesson plan: Structure of congress
By Lara Maupin, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia …
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Lesson Plan October 25 2005

Democracy in the Middle East
NEEDS REVIEW: SOURCING - Needs both side of the political spectrum on opinion articles - CATO and A…
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Lesson Plan September 10 2004

The juvenile death penalty - Lesson Plan
By Michelle Parrini, a Chicago-based editor and writer of teaching materials Subjects Law, …
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