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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: State of the Union and Bingo card activity

Learn what happens in the annual State of the Union address and predict what will be covered
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Lesson Plan February 16 2024

Lesson plan: Analyze 2020 and 2024 presidential campaign ads

In this lesson plan, students will discuss what makes advertisements effective and examine ads produced by the 2020 presidential campaigns.
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Daily News Lesson January 27 2024

You have to speak up: Lessons from the Holocaust

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, hear from Reva Kibort, and her warning: "it can happen again"
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Daily News Lesson August 02 2023

Understanding the high cost of staying in touch for the incarcerated
Families of incarcerated people in the U.S. spend as much as $500 a month to keep in touch with loved ones
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Lesson Plan August 01 2023

Lesson plan: Dolores Huerta — a lifetime of activism

Learn about activist Dolores Huerta, who has spent her life defying the oppressive labor systems created to bring down farmworkers.
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