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Helping Students Read Between the Lines: Identifying Bias and Viewpoint in the Press through Analysis of Newspaper Features Related to the Election of 1912

By Deborah Thomas

The four highlighted newspaper items can launch an engaging study of media influence and election campaigns in the shifting political landscape of 1912.

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Slavery and its Legacies: Marking the Sesquicentennial of the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

By Ana Lucia Araujo

A close look at the struggle to pass the 13th Amendment will ignite a stimulating classroom debate on the legacies of slavery that persist today.

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The Art of Sedition

By Christopher Zarr

The story of Henry Glintenkamp, indicted during World War I for an anti-draft political cartoon, offers an excellent starting point for a discussion of free speech restrictions and the Espionage Act.

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Teaching about Global Warming and Its Significance

By C. Frederick Risinger

These exceptional websites provide resources and lesson plans with connections to Common Core standards for teaching about climate change.

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Teaching about the Berkeley Free Speech Movement: Civil Disobedience and Mass Protest in the 1960s

By Robert Cohen

The non-violent protests on UC Berkeley's campus in the 1960s present a case study of civic action initiated by young people that changed policy and impacted the entire nation.

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The New York State K-12 Social Studies Toolkit: An Introduction

By and John Lee, S.G. Grant, Kathy Swan

This special section presents a rich set of curriculum resources based on the C3 Framework, created by teachers for all grade levels

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Bringing the C3 Framework to Life

By and John Lee, Kathy Swan, S.G. Grant

The New York State Social Studies Toolkit offers a rich array of inquiries with blueprints that outline the key components of each instructional plan while leaving room for teachers to tailor investigations.

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The New York State Toolkit and the Inquiry Design Model: Anatomy of an Inquiry

By and S.G. Grant, John Lee, Kathy Swan

The Uncle Tom's Cabin inquiry illustrates the Inquiry Design Model structure as students examine Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel to explore how words can affect public opinion.

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Creating an Engaged Classroom: An Interview with April Francis

A teacher who reviewed and piloted the New York State Toolkit inquiries describes her experience teaching the Uncle Tom's Cabin inquiry.

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By Teachers, For Teachers: The NYS Toolkit and C3 Teachers

By and S.G. Grant, Kathy Swan, John Lee

A collection of turnkey professional learning materials and a collaborative network of hundreds of teachers aims to empower teachers as they wrestle with the big ideas and instructional implications of the C3 Framework and the Inquiry Arc.

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How Did the Industrial Revolution Move People?

This high school inquiry explores the major population shifts and the social and economic transformations fueled by the Industrial Revolution.

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Does It Matter How Leaders Are Chosen?

In this elementary level inquiry, students explore diverse political systems and consider the implications of how government leaders are chosen.

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We Shall Overcome! Two Films about Selma

By David Wolfford

Two recent films present powerful portrayals of the struggle for voting rights in America.