Skip to main content

Home/ Groups/ Soc. Studies Gr. 8
Kate Harrigan

Pathways to Freedom | Following the Footsteps | You are a young Maryland slave... - 0 views

  •  
    Interactive about Underground Railroad
Kate Harrigan

Debate Watch Kit | Debate, Decide, 2012: The IDEA Guide to the US Presidential Election - 0 views

  •  
    First debate: Wednesday, October 3, 9:00 p.m. EDT
Kate Harrigan

With Tattoos, Young Israelis Bear Holocaust Scars of Relatives - NYTimes.com - 1 views

  •  
    Interesting article on Holocaust family members getting tattoos of their # on their arms to pass on legacy.
Kate Harrigan

Track My T - 0 views

  •  
    Cool site that shows how a t-shirt is are, from cotton gin to store.
Kate Harrigan

Slave Resistance, Freedom's Story, TeacherServe®, National Humanities Center - 0 views

  •  
    Slave Resistance, I might use this in replacement of Florida site. just doesn't cover maroonage...
Kate Harrigan

Daniel Augustus Tompkins, 1851-1914. Cotton Mill, Commercial Features. A Text-Book for ... - 0 views

  •  
    Crazy amount of info/stats on the cotton industry, 1840-1900. 
Kate Harrigan

2012 Election Lessons: Unit Plan, Activities and Projects - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  •  
    NYTIMES Election Lessons and related materials...
Kate Harrigan

The Media Map: Who's Reading What And Where [Interactive] - Forbes - 0 views

  •  
    Cool graphic on who reads/watches certain media outlets
Kate Harrigan

Making Choices: An Exploration of Political Preferences - 1 views

  •  
    Cool lesson on how people make choices about candidates based on their views of certain key issues
Kate Harrigan

Media - 0 views

  •  
    Interesting questions to pose about media bias
Kate Harrigan

NewsBusters.org | Exposing Liberal Media Bias - 0 views

shared by Kate Harrigan on 21 Jun 12 - Cached
  •  
    Conservative blog highlighting 'liberal media bias'. part of Media Research Center (MRC)
Kate Harrigan

Newspapers & Magazines - 0 views

  •  
    Great source of links to newspapers around the world, organized by continent. It clearly explains what language it is written in.
Kate Harrigan

II. Benefits of Teaching Controversial Issues - ProCon.org - 0 views

  •  
    Thanks Adam! Great compelling piece and resources on how to teach controversial topics...
Kate Harrigan

Teachable Moment - - 0 views

  •  
    Some ideas for how to break up class into different small groups, depending on activity. A cool idea about "believing game" where you are forced to take on viewpoint you don't agree with and figure out if there is anything you would agree with
Kate Harrigan

Room for Debate - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  •  
    NYTimes site on topics that are debatable and have opposing viewpoints shared by variety of voices. Interesting, wide ranging topics.
Kate Harrigan

Making Informed Decisions & Critical Thinking . NOW Classroom . NOW | PBS - 1 views

  •  
    Interesting quotes and lesson on how to teach critical thinking and making informed decisions/opinions
Kate Harrigan

Bias in News Sources - Lesson | MediaSmarts - 0 views

  •  
    Lesson on bias in news sources. could be an interesting way of looking at the presidential election coverage
Kate Harrigan

Advertising and Male Violence - Lesson | MediaSmarts - 0 views

  •  
    Interesting topic about whether there is a link between advertising and violence in men
Kate Harrigan

WOOD-RIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS Current Issues Curriculum - 0 views

  •  
    NJ school district's Current Issues class course description. Some interesting topics/ideas for class. Geared toward what looks like 12th grade, but some def. overlap
« First ‹ Previous 481 - 500 of 584 Next › Last »
Showing 20 items per page