Lesson Planet
Search educational resources
  • Sign In Try It Free
  • AI Teacher Tools
    • Discover Resources Search reviewed educational resources by keyword, subject, grade, type, and more
    • Curriculum Manager (My Content) Manage saved and uploaded resources and folders To Access the Curriculum Manager Sign In or Join Now
    • Browse Resource Directory Browse educational resources by subject and topic
    • Curriculum Calendar Explore curriculum resources by date
    • Lesson Planning Articles Timely and inspiring teaching ideas that you can apply in your classroom
    • Our Story
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Testimonials
    • Contact Us
  • Pricing
  • School Access
    • Your school or district can sign up for Lesson Planet — with no cost to teachers
      Learn More
  • Sign In
  • Try It Free

Hi, what do you want to do?

Create a lesson plan
Create a lesson plan
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Find a teaching resource
Find a teaching resource
Choices: Teaching With the News: Cuba and the United States: A New Chapter Unit PlanChoices: Teaching With the News: Cuba and the United States: A New Chapter Unit Plan
Publisher
Choices Program, Brown University
Resource Details
Curator Rating
Educator Rating
Not yet Rated
Grade
9th - 10th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
2 more...
Resource Type
Unit Plans
Audiences
For Administrator Use
2 more...
Lexile Measures
890L
Unit Plan

Choices: Teaching With the News: Cuba and the United States: A New Chapter

Curated by ACT

Current and relevant learning resource from Brown University in which students explore the changing relationship between the U.S. and Cuba, interpret political cartoons and monitor news media coverage of U.S.-Cuba relations over time. Lesson plan and resources, including articles, PowerPoint, and handouts.

3 Views 0 Downloads

Concepts

current events, cuba

Additional Tags

cuba and the united states history, u.s. and cuba, cuba relaxes restrictions

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

See similar resources:

Lesson Plan

Intelligence of Authentic Character - News Coverage and John Brown's Raid

West Virginia Department of Education
The resource, a standalone, shows how news coverage of John Brown's Raid began when the event happened and how that reporting shaped perception in West Virginia history. The resource includes interesting anticipatory discussion...
6th - 12th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Do Journalists Shape or Report the News?

University of the Desert
Analyze the presence of negative stereotypes and biased reporting in news media, and how this affects one's understanding of other cultures. Learners read newspaper excerpts and quotes from famous personalities to discuss...
9th - 12th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Election in the News

Discovery Education
Young people are the future voices of the country. In order to be knowledgeable about local and federal elections, future voters must first become aware. Bring an informative lesson plan to your social studies class, in which middle...
6th - 12th Social Studies & History
Lesson Plan

The Press and the Presidency: Friend or Foe? How the President Is Portrayed

Newseum
In theory, news reports should be fair and unbiased. Young journalists test this theory by selecting a current news story covered by various media outlets about the President of the United States. They then locate and analyze five...
6th - 12th English Language Arts
CCSS: Designed
Lesson Plan

How to Analyze the News

Media Smarts
Teach kids how to watch television, specifically the news, with this creative idea for learners of all ages from the Media Awareness Network. The elementary school plan focuses on presenting news as a story and uses Jon Scieszka's story...
5th - 12th English Language Arts
Lesson Plan

A Lesson To Accompany "The First Bank of the United States: A Chapter in the History of Central Banking"

Curated OER
Here is an interesting topic. Learners examine the economics that led to the founding of the First Bank of America. They participate in a reader's theater experience depicting the debate between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson...
9th - 12th Social Studies & History
Lesson Plan

End of the Cold War

Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
How significant was the Cold War during the 20th century? After reading and analyzing speeches by Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, learners consider the historical context of foreign policy decisions made during the Cold...
9th - 12th English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Facing Risk: Journalists and their Families

Pulitzer Center
Facing Risk is a powerful film that urges journalists who are committed to reporting from the world's hotspots to engage in difficult but essential conversations with their families before leaving on assignment. Interviews with...
9th - 12th Social Studies & History
Instructional Video

What Gives a Dollar Bill Its Value?

TED-Ed
What makes a one hundred-dollar bill valuable? Here is an excellent, straight-forward animated video to help your learners grasp the concept of inflation and the purpose and policies of the Federal Reserve System.
4 mins 10th - 12th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Interactive

Inaugural Words: 1789 to the Present

The New York Times
One of the reasons presidential inaugural speeches are so inspiring is the way word choice reflects the historical context of the time. An interactive timeline invites learners to click on their president of choice and view the most...
6th - 12th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Try It Free
© 1999-2026 Learning Explorer, Inc.
Teacher Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Resources

Sign up for the Lesson Planet Monthly Newsletter

Open Educational Resources (OER)

  • Health
  • Language Arts
  • Languages
  • Math
  • Physical Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Special Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts
View All Lesson Plans

Discover Resources

  • Our Review Process
  • How it Works
  • How to Search
  • Create a Collection

Manage Curriculum

  • Edit a Collection
  • Assign to Students
  • Manage My Content
Contact Us Site Map Privacy Policy Terms of Use