The first presidential debate focused on foreign policy. These issues promise to be at the forefront as the presidential election approaches. Teaching resources posted to The CHOICES Program's TEACHING WITH THE NEWS will give your students the tools to consider a range of perspectives on these and other topics being discussed.

"Iraq: The Challenge of Securing the Peace" is a newly updated online lesson plan. It includes four diverse policy options, and links to suggested background resources including key speeches by President Bush and Senator Kerry.

"Responding to Terrorism: Challenges for Democracy" is excerpted from the published unit by this title. It includes a lesson plan, policy options, and links to suggested background resources.

"The U.S. Role in the World" features four distinct alternatives - or Futures - that frame the current debate and an online student ballot that allows your students' opinions to be included in a nationally distrubuted report.

These online resources are updated frequently, and they are FREE.

See The CHOICES Program's web site at http://www.choices.edu.

The CHOICES Program is a program of Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies.