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Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “France Battles Over Whether to Cancel or Celebrate Napoleon” by Roger CohenWhen President Emmanuel Macron of France laid a wreath at Napoleon Bonaparte’s tomb on the 200th anniversary of his death, he entered into…

Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “In a First, Researchers Discover a Pregnant Egyptian Mummy” by Allyson WallerArchaeologists and scientists in Poland were shocked to discover that a mummy that had previously been identified as a priest was in fact…

Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “A Jane Austen Museum Wants to Discuss Slavery. Will Her Fans Listen?” by Jenny GrossJane Austen’s House, a museum based in a home where the writer lived, is expanding its interpretation to include information…

Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “The U.K. Spy Agency MI5 Joined Instagram. It Wasn’t for the Likes.” by Marie FazioMI5, the British domestic intelligence agency known for its spying and secret-keeping, is now on Instagram. It joins other intelligence…

If you are reading this from India, The Times would like to hear from you. As the editors of this call-out write, “We want to see what you see and understand what you have endured, and we want to know what you’re doing to comfort one another and pass the time until India can return…

4. Read the introduction of chapter two, “Relationships,” that begins with, “During this journey….” Then, as you read the rest of the section, choose one image and one quote that you think best illustrates the main idea from the introduction. Explain why you chose the image: What about it was particularly moving or evocative to…

Going FurtherOption 1: Learn more about seed storage projectsHave you heard or read about other seed storage projects, including perhaps the two mentioned in the article — the doomsday-prevention crop seed vaults and Indigenous food sovereignty efforts? Read the two excerpts below to learn a bit more.“Arks of the Apocalypse,” by Malia Wollan, focuses on…

In “What Is to Be Done About American Policing?,” published last July, Spencer Bokat-Lindell presented three paths to policing being debated in the streets, in the press, in academe and in Congress at the time. Here are some excerpts:Abolish the policeThe idea of eliminating policing as we know it is foreign to most Americans, but…

Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “How Working From Home Changed Wardrobes Around the World” by The New York TimesHow much has your fashion style changed during the coronavirus pandemic? Which styles do you think are here to stay and…

2. What are muons? What did Chris Polly, a physicist, observe that was unusual about their behavior?3. How does this recent experiment at Fermilab relate to a similar experiment at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in 2001?4. What did Dr. Polly mean when he asked, “What monsters might be lurking there?” Do you have this same…