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Month: January 2026

Lesson plan; The slopaganda, institutional shitposting, and AI images as political communication

January 30, 2026 Ann S. Michaelsen

t started with an image of Trump as a king mocked up on a fake Time magazine cover. Since then

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Lesson plan: Social and Economic Conditions in English-Speaking Countries

January 27, 2026 Ann S. Michaelsen

Main focus: Canada, Australia, and the UK This lesson is made to be easy to follow. You will do lots

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Lesson plan; Analyzing Mark Carney’s WEF Davos Speech (rhetoric, argument, and “rupture” politics)

January 22, 2026 Ann S. Michaelsen

EU leaders would do well to meditate on the seminal lesson that the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, delivered at this year’s

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Lesson plan: Greenland — and why the world is focused on Greenland

January 14, 2026 Ann S. Michaelsen

What can the EU and Nato do to stop Trump from trying to claim Greenland? The Trump administration has said repeatedly

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Lesson plan; the Queen how the Monarch struggles to represent tradition, stability

January 13, 2026 Ann S. Michaelsen

It is 1997, in London, England. Tony Blair’s New Labour Party wins the election in a landslide, Diana, Princess of

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Lesson plan: Democracy Under Pressure

January 12, 2026 Ann S. Michaelsen

This lesson plan uses the NYT video “Day of Rage: How Trump Supporters Took the U.S. Capitol” together with the

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Lesson plan; World ‘may not have time’ to prepare for AI safety risks,

January 9, 2026 Ann S. Michaelsen

World ‘may not have time’ to prepare for AI safety risks, says leading researcher AI safety expert David Dalrymple said

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Lesson Plan: Rhetoric, Literary Devices, and Interpretation in Contemporary Political Commentary

January 7, 2026 Ann S. Michaelsen

Core Text: “The January 6th Insurrection Didn’t Fail, it Just Took Five Years” by John Pavlovitz (as provided)Recommended Level: Upper

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Lesson plan; Teaching students how to reflect on the book they are reading

January 5, 2026 Ann S. Michaelsen

Double Entry Journal? This is a great task to use in class during and after the students have read their

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