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Daily Video August 12 2014

Why we still need Freedom Schools, 50 years later
Half a century ago, students and local organizers banded together to fight to end segregation and discrimination against African-Americans in the United States.
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Lesson Plan June 10 2014

Celebrate high school seniors with Flocabulary's "18 years in rap" - Lesson Plan
Looking for a great way to celebrate your graduating seniors? Try out Flocabulary's "18 Years in Rap", which covers major world events from 1996, the year most of this year’s graduating seniors were born, to 2014.
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Lesson Plan April 24 2014

Lesson plan: Lidice & Lezaky — their stories through stamps

Understand the Holocaust through the commemoration of two Czech villages
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Lesson Plan March 03 2014

Seven deadly sins art scavenger hunt – Lesson Plan
By Katie Gould , PBS NewsHour Extra Teacher Resource Producer Introduction …
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Student Voices February 25 2014

Women's History Month: Students write about the women who inspire them
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Lesson Plan November 19 2013

The Gettysburg Address: how history is made - Lesson Plan
By Katie Gould, Teacher Resource Producer for the PBS NewsHour Extra Tuesday November 19 mar…
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Post November 15 2013

The Legacy of President John F. Kennedy - 50 Years Later
This November 22 will mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. …
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Lesson Plan November 12 2013

Kristallnacht, 75 years later - Lesson Plan
Subjects Government and civics, world history and English Language Arts Estimated Time…
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Lesson Plan August 14 2013

Racial equality: how far have we come and how far do we have to go?

Explore the challenges faced by the civil rights movement fifty years after the historic March on Washington
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Lesson Plan April 19 2013

How do we define terrorism? - Lesson Plan
This lesson is adapted from Responding to Terrorism: Challenges for Democracy used with …
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