Objective: Students will critically analyze the key components, potential impacts, and controversies surrounding Project 2025 as discussed by Robert Reich and other sources.
Materials:
- Videos: “Project 2025: The MAGA Plan to Take Your Freedom” and “Trump Is Project 2025” by Robert Reich
- Article: “We should all be terrified of Trump’s Project 2025” from The Guardian
Lesson Outline:
- Introduction
- Briefly introduce Project 2025 and its significance in current political discourse
- Explain the importance of critically analyzing political plans and their potential societal impacts
- Video Viewing (10 minutes)
- Watch the video “Project 2025: The MAGA Plan to Take Your Freedom.”
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- And Trump is the Project 2025
- Discussion
- Discuss the main points presented in the videos.
- Encourage students to share their thoughts and reactions.
- Group Activity
- Divide students into small groups.
- Assign each group a specific section of the video to analyze.
- Have each group present their findings to the class.
- Q&A Session (10 minutes)
- Ask the following questions to check for understanding:
- What is Project 2025?
- Who is behind Project 2025?
- What are some of the key goals of Project 2025?
- How does Project 2025 plan to extend Trump’s influence?
- What role do nonpartisan government agencies play in Project 2025?
- How does Project 2025 aim to restrict abortion?
- What is the significance of the Comstock Act of 1873 in Project 2025?
- How does Project 2025 plan to handle immigration enforcement?
- What are some of the environmental policies mentioned in Project 2025?
- What are the potential consequences of Project 2025 for American society?
- How does Project 2025 propose to change the structure of federal agencies?
- What are the potential impacts of Project 2025 on the judiciary system?
- How might Project 2025 affect healthcare policies in the United States?
- What are the proposed changes to education under Project 2025?
- How does Project 2025 plan to address issues related to LGBTQ+ rights?
- What economic policies are highlighted in Project 2025, and how might they impact the economy?
- How does Project 2025 propose to handle foreign policy and international relations?
- What are the potential consequences of Project 2025 on civil liberties and individual freedoms?
- How might Project 2025 influence the balance of power between the federal and state governments?
- What are the criticisms and concerns raised by opponents of Project 2025?
- Ask the following questions to check for understanding:
Key Points from the Video:
- Project 2025 Overview: A plan to extend Trump’s influence into various aspects of American life.
- Government Agencies: Turning nonpartisan agencies into arms of the MAGA agenda.
- Abortion Restrictions: Plans to further restrict abortion without needing new laws from Congress.
- Immigration Enforcement: Treating immigration enforcement like a war, with military deployment and holding camps.
- Environmental Policies: Anti-environmental policies that prioritize drilling and mining over clean energy.
