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Pbs Teachers: Global Trade: Trade Impasse (Lesson Plan)
A useful lesson for classes debating the value of free trade and U.S. trade policy.
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Pbs Teachers: Debating Our Destiny: Teacher Guide
Explore the relevance of presidential debates by examining debate transcripts and video clips from 1976-1996.
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Pbs Teachers: Understanding the Bush Tax Cut Plan (Lesson Plan)
A lesson plans that requires students to calculate income tax rates, interpret data tables and tax tables, critically analyze articles detailing a tax cut plan proposed by the Bush administration, and form opinions about the impact of...
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Pbs Teachers: 1963 March on Washington and Its Impact (Lesson Plan)
A lesson plan that examines the events and conditions that led to the 1963 March on Washington and the impact of the march on civil rights in the United States. Students learn about the concept of "separate but equal" and the philosophy...
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Pbs News Hour: The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake (Lesson Plan)
A lesson that directs students through an examination of primary documents related to the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. The plan also provides instructions for leading students through a discussion of how personal narratives...
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Pbs News Hour: The Ethics of Embedded Journalists (Lesson Plan)
Directions for helping learners identify the ethical problems and issues that confront embedded reporters, their editors, and their television networks and for discussing the "picture" of war that embedded journalists paint.
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Pbs Teachers: Military Strategy: Powell Doctrine (Lesson Plan)
A lesson for examining U.S. military policy through study of the so-called Powell doctrine. Young scholars learn about events that have shaped Colin Powell's thoughts about warfare and about the concept of "overwhelming force."
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Pbs Teachers: Military Women (Lesson Plan)
Explore the history and status of women in the U.S. military and their roles in the war in Iraq with this "NewsHour" lesson plan. Calls for students to examine their personal feelings as well as national policy about women serving in the...
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Pbs Teachers: Covering the Campaign Trail: Progress or Chaos? (Lesson Plan)
Examine the methods used today for covering political campaigns. Includes comparing and contrasting the technologies used today with those of the past and evaluating the effectiveness of current methods of coverage.
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Pbs News Hour: On Trial: Anonymous Sources (Lesson Plan)
A lesson in which learners investigate issues of journalistic ethics revolving around the reporting of leaked information, promises of confidentiality, and the public's right to know. Learners also conduct a mock trial, attempting to...
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Pbs Teachers: Unspoken Words of Media Ethics (Lesson Plan)
A lesson that takes young scholars through an exploration of the codes of ethics for journalists and the unspoken rules that govern the media and the news we hear. Students also examine the ethical dilemmas faced by reporters.
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Pbs Teachers: Comparing Satellite and Broadcast Radio Landscapes (Lesson Plan)
A lesson in which students research the development of satellite technology and how it has evolved over the last 50 years. Students will examine the impact of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and discuss the role of a diverse, free...
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Pbs News Hour: Vanishing Verbs
Ever noticed how tv news reporting sounds so different from conversation and from academic writing? Explore this topic with your learners using the resources and plans at this site. Handouts, discussion questions and vocabulary practice...
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Pbs News Hour: Our Changing Economy (Lesson Plan)
A lesson in which students learn about the indicators that economists use to judge the health of the U.S. economy. Explore varied aspects of the U.S. economy and determine the impact of economic downturns on diverse segments of society.
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Pbs Teachers: What Can You Do for Your Country?
A lesson for exploring the history of the U.S. armed forces and conscription of military recruits. A good lesson for debating the value of required military service in America.
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Pbs: The President's Cabinet: Choosing the Right Members (Lesson Plan)
A lesson that involves pupils in explaining the confirmation process of presidential appointees by testing the system of checks and balances and the separation of powers. The lesson also requires students to simulate the confirmation...
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Pbs Teachers: The Presidential Debates (Lesson Plan)
A lesson activity that has students investigating media coverage of presidential debates and discussing how viewers are influenced by things other than the issues being debated. Students will also explore techniques that can help viewers...
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Pbs Teachers: The United Nations and Reform (Lesson Plan)
A lesson for examining the history, structure, and accomplishments of the United Nations. Students will discuss the structural and operational problems the United Nations has experienced, examine current and past criticisms of the...
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Pbs News Hour: The Electoral College (Lesson Plan)
A lesson that involves students in defining, analyzing, and debating the pros and cons of the electoral college system.
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Pbs Teachers: Analyzing Election Cartoons (Lesson Plan)
A instructional activity that helps students identify symbols and caricature in political cartoons. Students will analyze how political cartoons portray messages, opinions, and points of view and will then compare them with written...
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Pbs News Hour: Remembering September 11 (Lesson Plan)
A lesson that focuses on the impact of 9-11 alongside a review of the symbolic and historic importance of the Gettysburg Address. Learners will compare and contrast differing viewpoints on 9-11 and write about how America has changed...
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Pbs Teachers: The Rights of Detainees at Guantanamo Bay (Lesson Plan)
A instructional activity for investigating the clashing concerns of civil liberties and national security during wartime. Students will identify the legal issues involved with detaining terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Pbs News Hour: International Criminal Court's History and Uses (Lesson Plan)
A lesson that asks learners to analyze the history of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and to discuss what constitutes an international crime. The lesson also directs young scholars to compare the ICC to U.S. courts and to discuss...
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Pbs Teachers: Democracy in the Middle East (Lesson Plan)
A instructional activity for exploring where democracy exists in the Middle East and for evaluating the types of political rights that citizens experience in individual Middle Eastern countries. Students will also examine the prospects...