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Lesson Plan September 09 2024

Lesson plan: Hosting a presidential debate

Analyze campaign issues and practice formal debate procedures and elements of logic with this lesson
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Daily News Lesson June 21 2024

Different ways to commemorate Juneteenth

Learn about the different ways people mark Juneteenth
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Lesson Plan June 11 2024

Lesson Plan: Political Parties: Two is Company, Three’s a Crowd

The Founders did not intend to create a two-party system and yet that is exactly what has thrived in American history. But what about the role of third-party candidates?
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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.
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Student Voices April 05 2024

Student Voice: What young people can do about book bans

Hear from one student who has worked to promote access to books in schools
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Lesson Plan March 06 2024

Lesson plan: The State of the Union — fill out your Bingo card as you watch!

Learn what happens in the annual State of the Union address and predict what will be covered
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Lesson Plan January 15 2024

Lesson plan: Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech as a work of literature

Students will study Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech and discuss the literary influences on King's speech
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Daily News Lesson August 02 2023

Missouri judge cites ‘actual innocence’ in overturning conviction of man imprisoned nearly 30 years
Understand how Lamar Johnson's conviction was overturned due to "actual innocence."
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Daily News Lesson July 31 2023

Hear from these high school graduates on what they think the future holds for them
Talk with a friend or classmate about your possible future self. Then make your own Brief But Spectacular video!
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Daily News Lesson July 31 2023

How the Federal Reserve uses higher interest rates to fight inflation
Lesson examines the meaning of interest rates and why the Fed is raising them
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