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Lesson Plan: Would You Apply for a “Backup Passport”?

March 24, 2026 Ann S. Michaelsen

After Canada relaxed parts of its citizenship-by-descent rules in December 2025, many Americans began combing through their family trees to

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Illustration: Nate Kitch/The Guardian

Lesson plan; The Real Story on Iran: Oil Greed and the Chaos It Creates

March 20, 2026 Ann S. Michaelsen

Energy Security, Fossil-Fuel Price Shocks & the Case for Net Zero Oil has empowered capitalism, and some of the world’s

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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: 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: Recognizing Democratic Erosion and Authoritarian Shifts

September 2, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Text: Garrett Graff, “America Tips Into Fascism” (August 25, 2025) The United States, just months before its 250th birthday as the

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Lesson Plan: Five Failures in the Oval Office

March 1, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Objective Students will analyze and understand the five key failures identified in a recent Oval Office meeting between President Trump,

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Lesson plan: The view from Europe; Analyzing Transatlantic Relations in the Context of President Trump’s Second Term

February 13, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Objective: Students will critically assess the evolving dynamics between the United States and Europe during President Trump’s second term, focusing

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Lesson Plan: U.S. Interest in Greenland – History, Implications for NATO, and Europe

January 10, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Lesson Objectives Understand the historical significance of Greenland in relation to the United States, Europe, and global geopolitics. Analyze the

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