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A rainbow flag waves in the wind at the Stonewall National Monument outside the Stonewall Inn in New York
Daily News Lesson June 23 2022

Black trans activists' roles in leading 1969 Stonewall uprising

Explore the history of the Stonewall uprising, a series of protests started by a black transgender woman named Marsha P. Johnson
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Daily News Lesson June 23 2022

How Vincent Chin’s murder 40 years ago sparked a national movement for Asian American civil rights

Learn more about Asian American civil rights in light of the 40-year anniversary of Vincent Chin's death
U.S. House holds public hearing on Jan. 6, 2021, assault on Capitol
Daily News Lesson June 22 2022

Updates from Day 4 of Jan. 6 committee hearings
Learn more about the highlights from Day 4 of the Jan. 6 hearings
FILE PHOTO: Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in Washington
Daily News Lesson June 16 2022

Day 3 of Jan. 6 committee hearing examines how Trump pressured Pence to overturn 2020 election
Day three of the Jan. 6 hearings focused on the public and private efforts of former President Trump to pressure former Vice President Pence to overturn the election results
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Lesson Plan June 08 2022

Be MediaWise lesson 1: How Images Help Spread Misinformation

Learn how to sort through misinformation online in this lesson produced by Student Reporting Labs and the Poynter Institute
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Lesson Plan June 06 2022

Lesson plan: D-Day stories from WWII veterans

Learn about D-Day with your students using this PBS NewsHour lesson plan
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk talks at the Automotive World News Congress at the Renaissance Center in Detroit
Daily News Lesson April 25 2022

Elon Musk buys Twitter — and other news for April 26, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
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Lesson Plan April 08 2022

Lesson plan: Build a 'media literacy survival kit'

In this media literacy lesson, students design media literacy survival kits to help combat misinformation and conspiracy theories online
FILE PHOTO: Illustration picture of Tiktok with U.S. and Chinese flags
Lesson Plan April 06 2022

Lesson plan: How to fight truth decay through media literacy

In this media literacy lesson, students learn tools for verifying information online and spotting propaganda and conspiracy theories
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Lesson Plan April 05 2022

Lesson plan: An experiment in misinformation

Discuss how conspiracy theories get started in this experiment in misinformation
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