Interesting+topics

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 * Humans of New York: **

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=StoryCorps=

[|Teacher resources]

[|Dave Isay]

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[|Best Graduation Speeches]

[|What the Point of College? The New York Times magazine]

[|The Minimum Wage: How Much is Too Much?]

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= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =__//**The New York Times:**//__=

//**[|18 New York Times Articles You Should Read Before You Turn 18]**//

//**[|Found Poems]**//
 * **//[|Found and Headline Poems]//**

==**[|22 Ways to Teach and Learn About Poetry with The New York Times]**==

==**[|Over 50 Reusable Activity Sheets]**==

==**[|650 Prompts for Personal and Narrative Writing]**==

==**[|Year-End Roundup, 2015-16 / All Our Lessons Plans, All In One Place]**==

==**[|192 Questions for Writing or Discussion] **== [|183 Questions for Writing or Discussion (2015)]

==**[|Year-End Roundup, 2014-15 | Language Arts, Journalism and the Arts] **==

==**[|Year-End Roundup 2014-15 | Social Studies, History, Geography and Civics] **==


 * [|Year-End Roundup 2014-2015: Math, Science, Health and Technology] **

[|500 Prompts for Personal and Narrative Writing]
==**[|401 Prompts for Argumentative Writing] **==


 * [|Teaching and Learning with Hamilton] **

[|10 Ways to Explore and Express What Makes Your Community Unique]

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T[|eaching with Protest Music]

[|Teaching Star Wars with the Times]

[|Telling Stories with Data]

[|A Nation in Transition: Marijuana]

=Skills and Strategies: =

[|Fake News vs. Real News] [|Making Inferences] [|Skills and Strategies: Annotate to Engage, Analyze, Connect and Create]

[|Before, During and After: Strategies From our news Q's]

[|Understanding Plagiarism in a Digital Age]

[|10 Intriguing photographs to teach Close reading]

[|Drawing for Change: Analyzing and Making Political Cartoons]

[|Exit Slips]

= = [|40 Intriguing Photos to Make Students Think]

[|How to Teach With Our Picture Prompts (and Other Times Images)]

[|8 Compelling Mini-documentaries to Teach Close Reading and Critical Thinking Skills]

**[|Film Club:]**
[|Film Club|Jay Z: 'The War on Drugs Is an Epic Fail']

[|The War on Drugs Is an Epic Fail Annotated]

[|An Education]

===//[|New York Times: Snow Fall The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek]// ===

===//[|New York Times - Invisible Child - Girl in the Shadows: Dasani's Homeless Life]// ===

[|Destini's Brother]

[|50 Ways to Teach With Current Events - The New York Times]

[|25 Mini-Films for Exploring Race, Bias and Identity With Students]

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 * Know Your Why**

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 * Steve Harvey - A Short Motivational Speech**

[|Calling Bull*^%$]

**Everyday Creativity:**
//Everyday Creativity// teaches a surprising truth about creativity: that it’s not a magical, mysterious occurrence, but a ready tool that enables you to look at the ordinary and see the extraordinary. Hosted by photojournalist Dewitt Jones, this best selling training program shares Dewitt’s inspirational stories, memorable locations, and stunning examples of his work. ([]).
 * //Because there is more than one right answer...//**

[|Everyday Creativity Video]

The Nine Key Concepts:
 * 1) Creativity is the ability to look at the ordinary and see the...extraordinary.
 * 2) Every act can be a creative one.
 * 3) Creativity is a matter of perspective.
 * 4) There's always more than one right answer.
 * 5) Reframe problems into opportunities.
 * 6) Don't be afraid to make mistakes.
 * 7) Break the pattern.
 * 8) Train your technique.
 * 9) You've got to really care.

The American Dream:
[|What is the American Dream?]

Plagiarism:
[|Avoiding plagiarism]