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Does President McKinley’s Front Porch campaign ring a bell? How about Harry Truman’s Whistlestop campaign? Have students find patterns by studying these five presidential campaigns. Continue reading
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Explore what polls and early voting numbers can tell us about an election and what won’t be known until after Election Day Continue reading
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NewsHour EXTRA, PBS NewsHour’s website devoted to news in the classroom, has developed a new interactive learning resource called Journalism in Action designed to help middle and high school students examine the ways the free press has covered historical events…
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Lesson Plan: Five memorable presidential campaigns
Does President McKinley’s Front Porch campaign ring a bell? How about Harry Truman’s Whistlestop campaign? Have students find patterns by studying these five presidential campaigns. Continue reading
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Lesson Plan: Contested elections in American history
Learn more about contested elections in US history and explore possible legal challenges for the 2020 election Continue reading
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Lesson Plan: Four mini-lessons on presidential debates
Explore what makes a debate format work and why presidential debates are important to voters, then watch the next presidential debate Continue reading
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Lesson Plan: Should the Electoral College stay or go?
What do students think about the Electoral College? Do they think it is fair? Would they like to see the system changed? Continue reading
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Lesson plan: After helping Pilgrims, today’s Wampanoag tribe fight for their ancestral lands
This Indigenous Peoples Day on Oct. 12, have students examine current issues facing the Wampanoag people, the ancestors of the Native American tribes who welcomed and helped the Pilgrims. Continue reading
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