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Lesson Plan January 19 2022

Lesson Plan: Pandemic poetry

Students will watch Jasmine Gardosi perform her poem on an actual roller coaster and then craft their own poem
A general view from a New Zealand Defence Force P-3K2 Orion surveillance flight shows ash covered homes and vegetation over Nomuka in Tonga
Daily News Lesson January 19 2022

The science behind the Tonga volcanic eruption, tsunami
Learn why the explosion that accompanied a Pacific Ocean volcano was so enormous, and what scientists still don't know about it
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Daily News Lesson January 17 2022

MLK Jr. would be ‘greatly disappointed’ by Senate inaction on voting reform, son says
Learn about Congressional plans for protecting voting rights and how they align with Martin Luther King, Jr.'s vision
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Jim Crow 2021: The Latest Assault on the Right to Vote, in Washington
Daily News Lesson January 13 2022

Sen. Warnock on the prospects for voting rights legislation: ‘This is about our democracy’
Hear from one Democratic senator on why his party sees voting rights as a priority in Congress
Low stock store shelves in Washington
Daily News Lesson January 12 2022

Inflation surged at the fastest pace in 40 years. What will it mean for consumers?
Learn why inflation has risen quickly during the COVID pandemic, and how that might affect the everyday economy
A hand written sign reads "No Covid Tests" in Somerville
Daily News Lesson January 11 2022

COVID hospitalizations reach record high as the White House rushes to ramp up testing
Hear why many are frustrated by lack of tests available during the omicron surge, and what the Biden administration is doing to address the problem
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in Washington
Daily News Lesson January 07 2022

Jan. 6 attack was a ‘warning shot’, experts say. Here’s why
Hear from four authors on why the attack on the Capitol is a sign of ongoing dangers
FILE PHOTO: Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump protest outside the Capitol in Washington
Daily News Lesson January 05 2022

How disinformation around Jan. 6 riot has downplayed violence, divided Americans
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Daily News Lesson January 05 2022

Texans describe what animated their loved ones, neighbors to storm the Capitol
Hear about the misinformation and other forces in one community that helped drive an attack on the Capitol
Schumer speaks at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
Daily News Lesson January 05 2022

Jan. 5, 2022: Schumer, McConnell butt heads over the filibuster amid voting rights bill fight
Black lawmakers sue Michigan over district lines, U.S. Labor Department claims record numbers quit jobs in November
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