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January 6th, 2021 Resource Guide
Based on the resource list developed by the NYC Department of Education's History and Civics Department, these materials are intended to assist teachers discussing the events surrounding the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021.
Teacher Facing Resources
Student Facing Resources
Florida Civics Curriculum
Lesson Plans and Teacher's Guides
Associated Press: Timeline of Events
Brookings: How tech platforms fuel U.S. political polarization and what government can do about it
Choices Program: “This is Not WHo We Are.” Or is It? Historians Contextualize the Capitol Riot
Christopher C. Martell: Teaching About the Capitol Insurrection
Constitution Center: Electoral College Count Resources
CSPAN Classroom: Congressional Power of Impeachment
CSPAN Classroom: The 25th Amendment: Presidential Disability and Succession
Facing History: Fostering Civil Discourse
Facing History: Mob Violence, Human Behavior, and the Capitol Insurrection
iCivics: News Literacy
iCivics: Peaceful Transfer of Power
iCivics: Your Roadmap for Teaching Controversial Issues
KQED Learn: Are Conspiracy Theories Harmless Fun, a Serious Problem or Something in Between?
Lawfare: Presidential Immunity, the First Amendment and Capitol Riot
Learning for Justice: Teaching the Historical Context of January 6
Learning for Justice: When Bad Things Are Happening
Megan Kate Nelson: Historians Contextualizing the Capitol Insurrection
Mikva Challenge: Lesson Ideas: Attack on the Capitol/ Insurrection in Washington, DC on January 6, 2021
New York Times: Teaching Resources to Help Students Make Sense of the Rampage at the Capitol
PBS NewsHour Extra: Three Ways to Teach the Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol
Resources to Support Discussions On Racism and Systemic Inequality
Sharemylesson: How to Engage Students in Civil Discourse Following the Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol
Sharemylesson: Navigating Unprecedented Historical Events
Sharemylesson: Three Ways to Teach About the Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol
UC Berkeley: California History-Social Science Project, Discord and Crisis: The 2020 Election
US Department of Justice: One Year Since the Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol
US House of Representatives: Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
What's in Your News?
Yale: Managing Emotions in Times of Uncertainty & Stress
Washington Post: A Majority of the People Arrested for Capitol Riot had a History of Financial Trouble
PBS Learning Media: Assault on the U.S. Capital/American Insurrection
Resources
CNN: A Confederate Flag At The Capitol Summons America's Demons
Constitution Center: A List of Electoral College Count Resources
Constitution Center: Interactive Constitution
Constitution Center: The Constitution and the Election Educational Resources
Facing History: Explainer - Free and Fair Elections
Facing History: Explainer - Political Polarization in the United States
Facing History: Fostering Civil Discourse: How Do We Talk About Issues That Matter?
Facing History: Responding to the 2020 Election
Facing History: Responding to the Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol
Holocaust Encyclopedia: Beer Hall Putsch (Munich Putsch)
ITV: Trump Supporters Storm US Capitol Building As Protest Turns To Riots
Mother Jones: Among the Thugs: Stunning Photographs of the Capitol Under Siege
News Literacy Project: Practice Good Information Hygiene - Sanitize Before You Share
New York Times: Far-Right Groups Are Behind Most U.S. Terrorist Attacks, Report Finds
New York Times: Watch Out For This Misinformation When Congress Meets To Certify The Election
New York Times: Watch out for this misinformation when Congress meets to certify the election.
New York Times: ‘Sedition’: A Complicated History
PBS: Helping Kids Navigate Scary News Stories
Teaching Tolerance: When Bad Things Are Happening
University of California, Berkeley: Discord and Crisis: The 2020 Election
Washington Post: Why January 6 Is A Key Date for Trump’s Election Gripes
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