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ISSUE 33 - Peaceful Tomorrows

Lesson Plans:

A Family Member of a 9/11 Victim Writes about Rule of Law:

An Adult Learner Remembers Confronting her Fears as a 14-Year-Old on 9/11:

More Stories about Ordinary Heroes

ISSUE 32 - Staying Safe In A Toxic World

  • Water Is Precious - by Luis Costa
    An excellent 325-word article by ABE Student Luis Costa, exploring problems and solutions regarding water scarcity. Includes engaging images, "Fast Facts about Bottled Water," and discussion questions.

  • Get It For Free With Freecycle - by Nuria Jaumot-Pascual
    This short article describes one woman's experience with Freecycle -- the new worldwide movement to give away and get stuff for free. Engaging images, mountain metaphors, and a matching activity to help students think about what a ton looks like make this a rich piece to bring into the classroom.
  • Who Works For You?
    What if you want to fight toxins in your neighborhood? This chart tells you whom to approach -- on a local, state or national level.

ISSUE 31 - Fashion: The Power, The Peril, and The Passion

ISSUE 30 - Coming Home From War


ISSUE 29 - The Economy

 

ISSUE 28 - Health: The Big Picture

 

ISSUE 27 - Making Sense of Climate Change

 

ISSUE 26 - Democracy in Action

  • This lesson plan, written by Silja Kallenbach, incorporates multiple intelligences. It supplements “First You Have to Believe in Yourself,” by Deeqo Jibril (pp. 5-7).
  • History of Voting Rights Activity,” developed by the Community Leaders Program at the Literacy Project in Greenfield, MA, gets people up and moving around as they learn more about who had the right to vote at what point in history. Supplements pp. 30-32.
  • The Right to Vote in the United States” is a timeline for students that charts the changes in voting rights over time in the U.S. (Also included: a version of the timeline with facilitator’s notes.) This timeline accompanies the “History of Voting Rights Activity” (listed above), developed by the Community Leaders Program at the Literacy Project in Greenfield, MA. Supplements pp. 30-32.
  • Keep the Voting Age 18” by Chris Demers supplements “Why We Should Lower the Voting Age” by Seth Anthony on p. 33.
  • Related to “Election Reform” on p. 42, this short piece by Cara Anaam (called “The Debate over Voter Identification”) covers the recent Supreme Court debate about whether Indiana’s practice of requiring voter identification should stand.

 

ISSUE 24 - Caring for Our Children

 

ISSUE 23 - Immigration: the Current Debate