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7th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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2005
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A New Presidency

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Use this quick informational text to give your class an introduction to President Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton, first lady at the time of the events in the text. Individuals or partners can read the brief text and respond to the three included questions.

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Concepts

hillary clinton, first ladies, bill clinton

Additional Tags

bill clinton, hillary clinton, hillar rodham clinton, new democrat, social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Use this as preparation for a longer unit of study on the Clinton administration or a more involved assignment, such as a formal discussion or essay
  • Research Hillary Rodham Clinton to see what she has done since the events described in the passage

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