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"Don't Be Uneasy, My Children": Finding Strength in Stories of the Enslaved

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Gilbert, Lisa – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2014

Tackling challenging topics in history can be difficult, and sometimes teachers struggle to find age-appropriate ways to help students confront painful stories from the past. About four years ago, this author spearheaded a focus group with the purpose of taking on such a challenge. In the initial meetings, members of the group (four educators from…

Descriptors: Social Studies, Slavery, History Instruction, Teaching Methods

Making Politics Palatable: Using Television Drama in High School Civics and Government Classes

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Journell, Wayne; Buchanan, Lisa Brown – Social Studies, 2012

The authors make a case for using "The West Wing," a political drama that aired on NBC from 1999 to 2006, as an instructional tool in high school civics and government classes. The show offers a realistic portrayal of life in the White House through the eyes of Democratic President Josiah Bartlet and his senior staff that can further students'…

Descriptors: Civil Rights, Civics, Political Issues, Television

CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides, April 2002.

Cable News Network, Atlanta, GA. – 2002

These classroom guides, designed to accompany the daily CNN (Cable News Network) Newsroom broadcasts for the month of April 2002, provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, student handouts, and a list of related news terms. Top stories include: Israeli soldiers attack Yasser Arafat's headquarters in Ramallah,…

Descriptors: Class Activities, Current Events, Discussion, Educational Television

CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides, January 2002.

Cable News Network, Atlanta, GA. – 2001

These classroom guides, designed to accompany the daily CNN (Cable News Network) Newsroom broadcasts for the month of January 2002, provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, student handouts, and a list of related news terms. Top stories include: tensions escalate between Pakistan and India, (January 3-4); the…

Descriptors: Class Activities, Current Events, Discussion, Educational Television

CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides, December 2001.

Cable News Network, Atlanta, GA. – 2001

These classroom guides, designed to accompany the daily CNN (Cable News Network) Newsroom broadcasts for the month of December 2001, provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, student handouts, and a list of related news terms. Top stories include: President Bush responds to the recent acts of terrorism in Israel,…

Descriptors: Cable Television, Class Activities, Current Events, Discussion

CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides, March 2002.

Cable News Network, Atlanta, GA. – 2002

These classroom guides, designed to accompany the daily CNN (Cable News Network) Newsroom broadcasts for the month of March 2002, provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, student handouts, and a list of related news terms. Lead stories include: the U.S. expands the War on Terrorism into the Republic of Georgia and…

Descriptors: Class Activities, Current Events, Discussion, Educational Television

CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides, February 2002.

Cable News Network, Atlanta, GA. – 2002

These classroom guides, designed to accompany the daily CNN (Cable News Network) Newsroom broadcasts for the month of February 2002, provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, student handouts, and a list of related news terms. Top stories include: Afghanistan's interim leader is making a global impression (February…

Descriptors: Class Activities, Current Events, Discussion, Discussion (Teaching Technique)

CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides. July 1-31, 1995.

Cable News Network, Atlanta, GA. – 1995

These classroom guides for the daily CNN (Cable News Network) Newsroom broadcasts for the month of July provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, student handouts, and a list of related news terms. Topics covered by the guides include: (1) British Prime Minister John Major, trade and Tijuana, sports physics, and…