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Lesson Plan: “Conspiracy, prediction & pop culture – The Simpsons case”

November 11, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

For more than three decades, The Simpsons has not only entertained millions but also become an unlikely lightning rod for

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Lesson Plan: Patriotism, Perspective & Challenging Official Narratives in The Greatest Beer Run Ever

July 14, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

For the Love of Beer and His Buddies. “The Greatest Beer Run Ever” tells the story of Chickie Donohue’s unlikely

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Cory Booker Breaks Record For Longest Ever Senate Speech

Lesson Plan: The Filibuster in U.S. Senate History and Its Impact on Civil Rights Legislation

April 2, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Cory Booker Condemns Trump’s Policies in Longest Senate Speech on Record. The New Jersey senator spent much of his speech,

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Perplexity CEO on ‘Internal Knowledge’ AI search, AI race and competition

October 25, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

Aravind Srinivas, Perplexity AI CEO, joins ‘Closing Bell’ to discuss AI search function, the AI race and competing in search

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Lesson Plan: Understanding Election Night Reporting and the Role of the Associated Press

October 17, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

Election season is well underway. Candidates are campaigning, absentee ballots are being mailed out, and early votes are being cast.

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How to Use ChatGPT With Siri on Your iPhone

June 7, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

Unleash the Power of ChatGPT with Siri on Your iPhone. You don’t have to wait to use ChatGPT with Siri

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Lesson plan; “Decoding Political Rhetoric: A Study of Donald Trump’s Campaign Speeches”

May 6, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

“If we lose this election, we’re not going to have a country left”: In this article in the New York

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Lesson plan; Teach About Climate Change With 30 Graphs From The New York Times

February 6, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

Unveiling Climate Change: A Data-Driven Exploration A new collection to explore our planet’s warming oceans, intensifying storms, and rising air

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Lesson plan; “Tetris prodigy beats the game: A lesson on video games and achievement”

January 4, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

Topic: Tetris prodigy beats the game Level: Intermediate (B1-B2) Skills: Reading, speaking, writing, vocabulary, grammar Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students

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Lesson plan, The Cuban Missile Crisis and Its Relevance Today

December 9, 2022 Ann S. Michaelsen

This lesson plan is from The New York Times by Jeremy Engle. Lesson Overview Sixty years ago this week, the

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Lesson Plan: ‘How Many Languages Could a Child Speak?’

November 25, 2022 Ann S. Michaelsen

Make a guess and then find out the answer in this lesson. This Lesson plan is from the New York

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The Year in Pictures 2021

January 10, 2022 Ann S. Michaelsen

In this lesson, students will explore a visual story of the past 365 days and reflect on the power of

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