Teaching Materials

• Justice Talking Listening and Learning Guide Acrobat PDF (Alternate Format: MS Word)
• The New York Times Learning Network: Lesson Plan Archive
• Annenberg/CPB Channel (Online Streaming Video)

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
	Casting a Wary Eye?: Examining Views of Race in the Wake of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks Drawing the Line at Freedom?: Exploring Ways in Which the Rules of Democracy Have Changed in an Age of Terrorism For the Sake of Security: Analyzing Civil Liberties in the Wake of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks Public I Or Private I: Considering the Pros and Cons of National Identity Cards Safety Up in the Air : Learning About Controversial Airline and Airport Safety Measures More Lesson Plans on Civil Liberties in Wartime
	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 Burning Hatred: Discussing the Constitutional Conflict Over Cross Burning Does Free Speech Exist in School? Exploring Students' First Amendment Rights Fight for Your Rights: Exploring First Amendment Issues at Columbia University Freedom of Hate Speech?: Investigating Hate Group Propaganda and Free Speech on the Internet More Lesson Plans on Free Speech
	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
	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 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 Test Case for Individual Rights : Assessing Whether Student Drug Testing Is a Violation of Student Rights Another Way of Life: Examining the Amish Culture and Traditions Laws and Force in Law Enforcement: Exploring Police Brutality and Individual Rights True Crime: An Exploration of Urban Crime Statistics Student Violence in America's Schools - Issue in depth