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All you need to know about the midterm elections in the USA

October 26, 2026 Ann S. Michaelsen

Lesson Plan: Understanding U.S. Midterm Elections Level: Upper Secondary / High School (B1-B2 English) Topic: U.S. Midterm Elections and Congress

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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: Media Monopoly, Agenda-Setting, and Democratic Risk

March 6, 2026 Ann S. Michaelsen

Who Sets the Agenda? Media Monopoly, Power, and Public Understanding in the United States Overview In this lesson, students examine

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Planet America

Lesson Plan: Understanding Politics, Economics, Health, and Media through Planet America

May 22, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Planet America is a weekly Australian current affairs program, broadcast by the ABC and co-hosted by John Barron and Chas

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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: Analyzing the Shift from Evidence-Based to Intuition-Based Language in U.S. Political Speeches

April 30, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Overview This lesson plan is designed for advanced high school or undergraduate students studying political science, linguistics, or media studies.

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Lesson plan; Timothy Snyder Speaks to Democrats Abroad

August 2, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

Background Snyder is a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books and the New York Review of Books

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