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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: “Hollywood’s Obituary, the Sequel. Now Streaming.” by Brooks BarnesIn the 110-year history of the American film industry, never has so much upheaval arrived so quickly and on so many fronts, writes Brooks Barnes, a…

Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “The College Athletes Who Are Allowed to Make Big Bucks: Cheerleaders” by Tess DeMeyerThe National Collegiate Athletic Association has rules that prevent college athletes from using their fame to make money. But because cheerleading…

5. What do you think about the innovative ways that student music groups are using to perform together safely? What is your reaction to the article?Going FurtherOption 1: What role do arts and extracurricular activities play in your life?Are you a musician? Do you play an instrument or sing? How important is practicing and performing…

Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “A ‘Front-Row Seat’ to the Birth of a Comet” by Robin George AndrewsSpace is so vast and expansive that generally scientists see only slivers of it at any given moment, which makes the identification…

5. What challenges do teachers in schools providing remote-only learning face? Why does Dwayne Reed, a fourth- and fifth-grade social studies teacher, believe the burdens are particularly heavy for educators of color like himself who teach young Black students?6. How are some administrators, districts and state governments providing additional supports for teachers during this crisis?…

Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Who Will Get the Coronavirus Vaccine First?” by Abby GoodnoughA panel of experts advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued its recommendations for who should be the first to receive coronavirus…

6. What did you learn from this piece that you didn’t know before? What would you most like to remember from it?Going FurtherOption 1: Listen to a Podcast About a Food PantryListen to the first 35 minutes of “The Daily” podcast episode “A Day at the Food Pantry.” You can follow along with the transcript…

Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “The Exquisite Angst of Applying to College in a Deeply Anxious Year,” by Anemona HartocollisAs a new season for college applications begins, the coronavirus has upended the process, forcing millions of students to learn…

7. Which research was most fascinating, memorable, provocative or surprising to you and why? Does it confirm or revise your perspective on how dogs age? What questions about how aging in dogs, animals in general or humans do you still have?Going FurtherOption 1: Tell Us About a Meaningful Relationship You Have Had With a Dog…

Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Oxford’s 2020 Word of the Year? It’s Too Hard to Isolate” by Jennifer SchuesslerEvery year, Oxford Languages, the publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary, chooses what it considers the “word of the year,” a…