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There are about 30,000 garment workers in Lesotho, mostly women, with 12,000 making clothes for US brands in Chinese- and Taiwanese-owned factories. Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

Lesotho Is on the Map: A Mini-Campaign on Global Trade, Trump’s Tariffs, and Forgotten Workers

August 4, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Lesson Plan: Lesotho, Tariffs, and the Human Cost of Protectionism Grade Level: High School (Grades 10–12)Subjects: Social Studies, Economics, Global

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Lesson Plan: History, Memory, and Ethics in Contemporary Conflict—A Case Study of Orit Kamir’s Gaza Article

July 30, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Author Reference (Introduction to the Lesson): Orit Kamir is an Israeli professor of law, renowned for drafting Israel’s sexual harassment

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Lesson Plan: “I Used to Think I Loved America” — Analyzing Rhetoric and Language Features in the Writing of John Pavlovitz

May 23, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

About the Author: John Pavlovitz John Pavlovitz is an American pastor, writer, and social justice advocate known for his outspoken

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Pope Leo XIV greets the public for the first time from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica. Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images

Lesson Plan: The New Pope in a Time of Global Crisis

May 15, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Title: Hopes for the New Pope: Understanding Papal Influence in Contemporary Global Affairs Grade Level: Upper Secondary / College Prep

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Lesson Plan: Empathy and Activism in Jane Fonda’s SAG Awards

February 24, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Objective Students will analyze Jane Fonda’s SAG Awards speech to explore how persuasive literary devices, historical allusions, and political commentary

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Lesson Plan: Understanding “Rabbit-Proof Fence” and the Stolen Generations

February 12, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Subject Areas: History, Social Studies, English, Indigenous Studies Objective: By the end of this lesson, students will: Understand the historical

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Hinkley residents are weighing whether they want to keep fighting with PG&E over chromium-6 levels. (Kyle Grillot for The Washington Post)

Lesson plan; Teaching about pollution and consequences with the movie Erin Brockovich

December 3, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

Lesson Plan 1. Introduction Activity Start the lesson by discussing the role of activism and how one person can drive

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Lesson Plan: Teaching The Talk – Race in America

November 18, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Objectives Objectives By the end of this unit, students will: Understand the concept

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Lesson Plan: The Power of One – Nicholas Winton’s Story

September 17, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

Objective: Students will learn about Nicholas Winton’s humanitarian efforts during World War II and reflect on the impact one person

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Lesson plan; Nelson Mandela vs Donald Trump

October 24, 2023 Ann S. Michaelsen

What do they have in common? A lot, according to the latter. Donald Trump said in a speech in New

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Lesson plan; teaching; “THE HATE U GIVE”

January 2, 2018 Ann S. Michaelsen

Literature This lesson plan is from 2018, but the topic seems to be just as relevant today.  The book is

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Teaching about “The National Union of Mineworkers strike” and “gay rights” using the movie Pride

April 21, 2015 Ann S. Michaelsen

Background PRIDE is inspired by an extraordinary true story.  It’s the summer of 1984, Margaret Thatcher is in power and

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