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FILE PHOTO: British author Salman Rushdie listens during an interview with Reuters in London
Daily News Lesson August 16 2022

Salman Rushdie, literary champion of free speech, recovering after attack
Learn about Salman Rushdie, a novelist and free expression advocate who was recently attacked
"An Emotion of Great Delight"
Student Voices March 30 2022

Student Recommends: Tahereh Mafi’s novel 'An Emotion of Great Delight'
In this first entry of our new Student Recommends series, Eshaan Mani says, "As an Indian American, I could identify with some aspects of Shadi’s struggle to find her place living between cultural lines — sometimes she feels like she’s leading two lives..."
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Daily News Lesson November 24 2021

'America, I Sing You Back': A poem for the holiday
Read and reflect on a poem from an indigenous perspective written in response to Whitman and Hughes
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Daily Video January 15 2021

Daily News Lesson: Misty Copeland's children's book works to eliminate stereotypes about ballet
Why one artist wrote a children's book to try to make dance more inclusive
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Daily Video August 09 2019

Learn about Toni Morrison's life and literary legacy
Use this PBS NewsHour lesson plan to learn about the Pulitzer Prize winning author Toni Morrison who died at age 88 on Aug. 5, 2019.
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Student Voices May 27 2016

A high school senior's top 6 NewsHour-reviewed books to read before college
  By Amanda Wilcox The following six books have had a great impact on me not just due …
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Post October 08 2015

First Lady honors National Student Poets — Class Discussion
  (Anita Wright/NewsHour Extra) Have your students read the following articl…
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Post July 24 2015

Eight female authors your class should know for the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s 'Emma'
  By Gabby Shacknai Jane Austen is known throughout the world as one of the mo…
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