We are currently facing four converging crises — COVID-19, the resulting economic crisis, climate change, and racial inequity. Today, President Biden took actions to combat
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Amanda Gorman makes history as youngest known inaugural poet
Amanda Gorman Captures the Moment, in Verse Lesson plan Read the articles below and watch the speech held by Amanda Gorman. Comment on the text
Teaching Women’s’ role in power, in the USA and the rest of the world.
Women of Color Were Shut Out of Congress For Decades. Now They’re Transforming It. More women of color are serving in the 117th Congress than
Inauguration in a period with civil unrest and Corona
Lesson plan Read the article below and write an article about the inauguration on the 20th of January 2021. Comment on the differences between Biden
Teaching American history with Hamilton the musical.
Hamilton wrote 51 essays in six months Background Hamilton was the Broadway success story of 2015 and now you can watch the musical online. Disney
Teaching the movie “Hidden Figures”
The film Hidden Figures reveals the untold true story of a team of African-American women mathematicians, or “human computers” who helped the success of the
Teaching speech to text
How to use speech-to-text on Microsoft Word to write and edit with your voice Most schools are experiencing some one kind of lockdown these days.
Teaching “the 13th documentary”
The United States is home to 5% of the world’s population, but 25% of the world’s prisoners. Think about that. —Former President Barack Obama Our
Teaching “Two kinds” by Amy Tan
Background Two Kinds” is a story in Amy Tan’s immensely successful first book, The Joy Luck Club. Tan intended the book to be read as
Teaching the different extremist symbols and groups.
Flags, signs and symbols of racist, white supremacist and extremist groups were displayed along with Trump 2020 banners and American flags at Wednesday’s riot at
Teaching short stories by Roald Dahl
Pre-study activities: To learn about Roald Dahl and his writing. Roald Dahl was born in Wales on the 13 of September 1916 by Norwegian parents.His
Teaching about the importance of English as a world language
English – World Language Number One One goal in the Norwegian curriculum is to describe key features of the development of English as a world
Teaching the aftermath and the consequences of the rioters attack against Capitol
What will happen in the days after the 6th of January? Summary Top Democrats have called for President Trump to be removed for “inciting” Wednesday’s
Teaching what happened when congress met to count Electoral College votes
Counting the Electoral College votes? What is the process behind this procedure and what usually happens when this is done 2 weeks before the new
Teaching students how to enjoy reading and general book club questions
Literature In class, we are currently reading a book. The choice is between The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and About a boy. See