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Whether you’re teaching online or in the classroom, Close Up has a series of engaging lesson plans, student activities, and guided debate structures to help you facilitate civil discussion about current issues and help your students take real, effective action in their community. Many of our ELA (English Language Arts) units seamlessly integrate our Controversial Issues in the News reading materials into classroom discussions and debates that are productive and engaging while offering multiple perspectives.
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
By the middle of the 19th century, the nation had developed two distinct economies and identities.
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
Just before the Civil War, writers all across the United States began telling stories about people and places they knew well.
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
Many American historians view the late 19th century in terms of technology and science, identifying the dynamism that helped drive the massive social changes of the period.
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
American history is full of individuals agitating for change. However, between the end of the Civil War and World War I, writers and lecturers poured forth ideas for improving society from a particularly deep well.
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
In 1880, the sultan of Turkey closed the Turkish diplomatic mission to the United States, believing it to be a waste of money on a second-rate nation.