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In this NewsHour lesson, students will examine the message and goals of poet Amanda Gorman as she prepares to speak at the presidential inauguration. Continue reading
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Plan an inaugural ceremony fit for the moment. Continue reading
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Use this lesson plan to discuss Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” following the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
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“Strongman” author Kenneth C. Davis on how democracies fall and teaching the Capitol insurrection
authoritarianismKenneth C. Davis/Photo by Nina Subin In these NewsHour educator Zooms, historian Kenneth C. Davis and author of “Strongman: The Rise of Five Dictators and the Fall of Democracy” (Henry Holt & Co. 2020) discusses the role of teachers…
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Lesson Plan: Discuss 22-year-old Amanda Gorman’s inaugural poem “The Hill We Climb”
In this NewsHour lesson, students will examine the message and goals of poet Amanda Gorman as she prepares to speak at the presidential inauguration. Continue reading
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Lesson Plan: History of presidential inaugurations and how to plan your own ceremony
Plan an inaugural ceremony fit for the moment. Continue reading
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Lesson Plan: MLK Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” and the Capitol Hill Riot
Use this lesson plan to discuss Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” following the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
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Lesson Plan: Write your own presidential inauguration speech
Learn about the importance of inaugural addresses in U.S. civic life, then write your own. Continue reading
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Lesson Plan: Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech as a work of literature
Students will study Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and discuss the literary influences on King’s speech. Continue reading
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