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With the trial results this afternoon, Donald Trump’s convictions are in the news, and will likely be for quite awhile.
To get started in the classroom, The NY Times Learning Network has just published a simple lesson plan, What Is Your Reaction to Trump’s Conviction on 34 Felony Counts?
Their earlier lesson plan, Lesson Plan: What Does the Indictment of Donald Trump Mean for the Country?, could also be useful.
You might also want to check out these other resources:
THE BEST VIDEOS EXPLAINING DONALD TRUMP’S JAN. 6TH INDICTMENTS
WAYS TO TEACH ABOUT TODAY’S INSURRECTION – SHARE YOUR OWN
The Best Posts & Articles On How To Teach “Controversial” Topics
THE BEST RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Other teaching ideas:
Maybe time for a review of 'unprecedented' ;-). I can only imagine. I also think it would be an interesting exercise for them to write up what they think *will* happen and what *should happen*. Compare, contrast with classmates.
— Diana Laufenberg (@dlaufenberg) May 31, 2024
I have a go to strategy for all current events that I have to immediately address: We look at a wide spectrum of media sites and we track images used, headlines, quoted sources, and language (adjectives, verbs). Then we contrast the sites. Then- we build a list of emerging ?s
— Shari Conditt, NBCT (@ShariConditt) May 31, 2024
Donald Trump’s Conviction: 3 Takeaways for Educators is from Ed Week.
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