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Painting Inside the Lines

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Students examine how freedoms of expression and religion are shaped within democracies. They consider reactions to controversial art exhibit in Moscow. They compose reaction papers supporting or refuting a quotation from the article read in class.

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freedom of speech, constitutional amendments, freedoms

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freedom of expression, english language arts
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6th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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