Students will analyze the recent history of immigration reforms, as well as read accounts from DACA recipients. Students will investigate arguments for and against immigration reform and synthesize that information into a writing piece that expresses their own viewpoint.
In this resource from The Lowdown: Connectiong Newsroom to Classroom from KQED News, students will look at four major impacts post 9/11: I. Ongoing Wars; II. Immigration and Deportation; III. The Friendly-ish Skies; and IV. Big Surveillance. Videos accompany each section, as well as a hyperlink to a printable PDF lesson plan focused on the Lasting impacts of 9/11.
In this resource from The Lowdown: Connecting Newsroom to Classroom from KQED News, students will analyze the historical factors and current issues surrounding the protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline project on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
In this resource from The Lowdown: Connecting Newsroom to Classroom from KQED News, students will analyze how youth have been at the forefront of the Dakota Access Pipeline protests.
Sudents will explore the gender pay gap in the United States through an interactive map.
In this resource from The Lowdown: Connecting Newsroom to Classroom from KQED News, students will examine the goals and demands of the March on Washington and the Civil Rights Movement and how they measure up today.
Students will investigate the history of sexual harrassment in the workplace and reflect on ways to address it.
In this resource from The Lowdown: Connectiong Newsroom to Classroom from KQED News, students will look at the Newark, NJ and Detroit riots in 1967. Students will watch videos about the riots and explore the Kerner Commission and its role in investigating the causes of civil unrest. An accompanying pdf lesson plan, "Police, Race, and Unrest in America's Cities," is hyperlinked in the sidebar. Students will consider how the historical riots connect to the current issues in America, with a focus on Ferguson.
In this resource from The Lowdown: Connectiong Newsroom to Classroom from KQED News, students will examine the goals and outcomes of the March on Washington in 1963 and evaluate the current state of economic disparities between black and white Americans.