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Lesson plan; Lesson Plan: The Rich and Powerful Want to Live Forever. What if They Could?

April 27, 2026 Ann S. Michaelsen

Perhaps you saw this video last September, when it went viral: The two most powerful autocrats in the world —

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Are We Speaking Less? Language, Technology, and Human Connection

April 14, 2026 Ann S. Michaelsen

We’re losing 338 spoken words every day The spoken word is in decline, according to new research from the universities of Missouri-Kansas

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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: The Politics of Plaques — Public Memory, Rhetoric, and Media Framing

December 18, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Lesson overview Students analyze reporting on new, highly partisan plaques added to a White House “Presidential Walk of Fame,” a

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Lesson Plan: Exploring Hillbilly Elegy Through Literature, Film, and Politics

November 27, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

Lesson Objectives Analyze the themes of family, culture, and socio-economic mobility in Hillbilly Elegy. Examine J.D. Vance’s political evolution and

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