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    New Beginnings: Born a Crime

    Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood is a memoir by Trevor Noah about his upbringing in South Africa and how he became a popular comedian in America as host of The Daily Show.

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    Analyzing Historians' Perspectives on the Rwandan Genocide

    The following lesson plan uses the historical thinking skills of comparative and cause and effect to analyze two historians' perspectives on the...

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    New Beginnings: Tokyo Ever After

    Tokyo Ever After: A Novel by Emiko Jean has been climbing the charts as one of the most popular books right now for young adults. With Netflix’s “The...

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    AP® Euro: The Age of Reformation

    For well over a millennium, Western Europe was unified by religious orthodoxy to the Roman Catholic Church. Although the church had been challenged...

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    New Beginnings: Let's Get Lost

    Adi Alsaid has released many young adult books since his first title, Let’s Get Lost, but I can promise you, this one blazes through as just as good,...

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    AP® Government: The Civic Engagement Project

    I was pleasantly surprised with my students’ efforts and results on the Civic Engagement project in COVID spring 2021. The student-government...

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    New Beginnings: Some Girls Do

    Many students endure the (not-so-fun) ritual of moving schools mid-year. In Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan, this is the reality of one of the two...

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    APUSH: Start Small, Finish Strong—the SAQ

    Early in a school year it can be a real challenge to know how to begin teaching students critical skills they need to score on the AP® U.S. History...

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    Rhetorical Analysis: Letter from a Birmingham Jail

    This resource will introduce students to each element of the rhetorical situation as it relates to a complex text, “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” by...

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    AP® Literature at The Middle of the Year

    It’s December. You’re tired. You are fairly certain that you cannot lead another discussion about—or design another activity around—something like...

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