Teaching Materials

• Justice Talking Listening and Learning Guide Acrobat PDF (Alternate Format: MS Word)
• The New York Times Learning Network: Lesson Plan Archive
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Lesson Plans for Current Issues

	A Delicate Balance: Debating the Merits of Racial Balancing in Public Schools Action? Affirmative? Reviewing the June, 2003 Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity for All: Developing a Mentoring Plan for Those Facing Obstacles to Success When Action Speaks Louder Than Words: An Exploration of Affirmative Action Laws and Perspectives
	Big Bang Theory: Exploring the Complex Politics of Gun Control Faces Behind the Guns: A Civics Lesson Exploring Who Owns Guns and Why Is It Right to Bear Arms?: Discussing Gun Control Laws in the Social Studies Classroom Safety Catch: Examining the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban and Its Impact on Society Shot Down: Debating the Value of Gun Destruction Programs More Lesson Plans on Gun Control
	Air Conditioning: Analyzing the Role of Government Agencies in Climate Research and Environmental Policy Atmospheric Pressure: Proposing the Future of Climate Change Policy Clearing the Air: Exploring Emissions and Substances that Influence Global Climate Change Is the Environment in Deep Water?: Exploring Natural and Human Threats on Fresh Water and Marine Ecosystems Nurturing Nature: Analyzing the Impact of Humans in Environmental Disasters More Lesson Plans on Energy and the Environment
	A Question of Punishment: Examining the Death Penalty in the Social Studies Classroom An Issue of Life and Death: Learning About Reactions to the Execution of Timothy McVeigh Compassion on Death Row?: Analyzing Clemency and Capital Punishment in the Social Studies Classroom Death Be Not Proud: Considering Perspectives Regarding the Execution of Timothy McVeigh and the Lasting Impact of the Oklahoma City Bombing Decisions, Decisions: Exploring How the Jury Decided Zacarias Moussaoui’s Sentence More Lesson Plans on Death Penalty
	A Safe Place for Hate?: Exploring the Conflict between Free Speech and Social Responsibility on the Internet Freedom of Hate Speech?: Investigating Hate Group Propaganda and Free Speech on the Internet Internet Filter Infiltration: Exploring Internet Filters and Creating School Internet Policies Is the Internet Igniting Violence?: The Internet, the First Amendment, and the Massacre at Columbine High School The First (and Last) Words: Applying the First Amendment to Internet Issues
	A Question of Faith: Exploring Reactions to the Recent Supreme Court Ruling on Organized Prayer at School-Sponsored Events In Whom Do We Trust?: An Examination of the Separation of Church and State Is Evolution Just Monkey Business?: Assessing the Debate Surrounding the Teaching of Evolution in Science Classrooms Mixed Blessings: Exploring the Separation of Church and State in Patriotic Poetry Religious Convictions: Exploring Current Debates Involving the Separation of Church and State More Lesson Plans on Religion in Schools
	Children's Accountability for Their Crimes: A Round-Table Discussion for the Social Studies or Language Arts Classroom Dead "Man" Walking: Considering the Fate of Juvenile Offenders in the Face of Capital Punishment Innocents Lost: Examining the Fatal Shooting of a Michigan Child by a Classmate Taking Age into Account: Exploring Juvenile Accountability for Violent Crimes Teens on Trial: Exploring the Issue of Juvenile Justice More Lesson Plans on Juvenile Justice
	A Test Case for Individual Rights: Assessing Whether Student Drug Testing Is a Violation of Student Rights Constant Craving: How Drugs Interact with the Nervous System Don't Drink to That!: Raising Awareness About the Risks of Driving While Intoxicated Fighting Fire with Fire: Learning About the Effects of Drugs and Drug Treatment Programs in the Science or Health Classroom Foul Ball: Educating Youth on the Dangers of Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports More Lesson Plans on The Drug War