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Download a lesson based on political cartoons and print it out for use in your classroom. (PDF format)
This week's lesson: Mosque debate: Intolerance vs. insensitivity
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Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
Proposal would penalize movies showing actors smoking with an R-rating
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Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
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