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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: “Parents of 545 Children Separated at the Border Cannot Be Found” by Caitlin DickersonIn 2017, before the Trump administration’s widely publicized “zero tolerance” immigration policy went into effect, children were separated from their parents…

7. After seeing these images and reading the article, would you want to visit Blood Manor or another haunted house this fall? Why or why not? Would you enjoy being a “scare actor”?Bonus Scary Treat: If you were asked to consult on the design of a haunted house just for you, what elements, scenes, effects…

2. After you have chosen your artwork, use the same questions from the warm-up to formulate your analysis:Then dig a little deeper:What do you notice about the composition, colors, objects and people in the artwork?Why did this artwork stand out to you? What do you find interesting or moving about it?What do you think is…

Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until September 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Armenia and Azerbaijan: The Conflict Explained” by Andrew E. Kramer“A simmering, decades-long conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh erupted in late September into the worst fighting the area had seen since…

Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “With Nowhere to Go, Teens Flock to Among Us” by Taylor LorenzAmong Us is a multiplayer game where four to 10 players are dropped onto an alien spaceship. Each player is designated a private role…

4. How did Ms. Samudio’s class eventually test its question about fireflies aboard the rocket? What did the results show?5. How did the project undertaken by Ms. Samudio’s classes lead to Indiana getting a state insect?6. The article concludes:“Several parents told me that the simple question of asking their child what they had done in…

4. In the interview, Alora Young, 17, said, “I think that poetry is vital in this time period, because I don’t think there’s ever been a lonelier time in history.” Do her words resonate with you? Do any of the poems in the article help you to understand, process or get through the challenges of…

Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until September 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “‘Everything Is Closed Down.’ The Lack of Youth Sports Is a Crisis,” by Kurt StreeterAccording to several experts, despite a glut of sports on TV, there is a lack of youth leagues and teams during…

During the Warm Up to this lesson, we asked you to list the sources of your information. How reliable do you consider them? How reliable do you consider The New York Times, the source of information in this lesson so far? Why?As the teacher and writer Kelly Gallagher suggests in the Twitter message above, taking…

Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until September 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “35 Thoughts About Mario on Super Mario’s 35th Anniversary” by Stephen Totilo“Almost exactly 35 years ago, Super Mario Bros., the iconic video game from Nintendo, debuted — making a high-jumping plumber named Mario the Japanese…