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An Educator’s Guide to Teaching Gun Control Issues | The Lowdown Lesson PlanAn Educator’s Guide to Teaching Gun Control Issues | The Lowdown Lesson Plan
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An Educator’s Guide to Teaching Gun Control Issues | The Lowdown

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The topic of gun control is vast, controversial, and difficult to introduce to students. This gem of a resource covers both sides of the issue and provides topic background, various multimedia and print resources, analysis questions, and implementation strategies. Use it as a source for a research topic or for content-knowledge development.   

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Grade
6th - 10th
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English Language Arts
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5 days
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