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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness ([link removed]) is a different kind of history textbook based on narrative, compelling stories in a dynamic digital environment. In partnership with OpenStax ([link removed]) , BRI worked with nearly 100 scholar contributors to craft a resource that invites students to investigate the central themes and ideas of American history. All of the content will be available for review by April 30, 2020, and the resource will be fully launched by August 1, 2020. Want to learn more and be the first to hear about the launch? Register here ([link removed]) .

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BRI Lessons & Resources

Two Views of Religious Liberty: Massachusetts Bay and Rhode Island
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, students will gain an understanding of the roles John Winthrop and Roger Williams played in American history. They will also compare and contrast competing models of religious liberty in the Massachusetts Bay and Rhode Island colonies and assess the significance of each model to the American experiment in religious liberty.

Justice For All Activity: The Foundations of American Justice
Have students read the excerpts from the Magna Carta, the Mayflower Compact, the Petition of Right, and the English Bill of Rights provided in Handouts A-D. They can do this individually, in groups, or for homework** ...Read More. ([link removed])

Anne Hutchinson and Courage: In the Face of Adversity
** In this narrative and lesson from American Portraits ([link removed])
, students will analyze Anne Hutchinson’s courageous actions to support religious freedom in the American colonies.
BRI News

Making New Friends and Renewing Relationships at NCSS 2019
Thank you to all of you who stopped by our booth, or attended one or more of our sessions at last weekend's National Council for the Social Studies Conference in Austin. We made new friends and got to reconnect with treasured ones while sharing some of the new programs and resources on the horizon at BRI. Check out the ** Tenth Period webinar ([link removed])
we recorded on Saturday morning from the exhibit hall floor!

New YouTube Videos on Marbury v. Madison and Tinker v. Des Moines
If you missed it live, please make sure to check out the recording of our recent ** Tenth Period webinar on Marbury v. Madison ([link removed])
on our YouTube channel. We also launched a new Homework Help video last week on the landmark Supreme Court case of ** Tinker v. Des Moines ([link removed])
that you don't want to miss.

Webinar on How to Teach About the Complexities of War
Please join BRI staff members Kirk Higgins and Rachel Davison Humphries, ** Mike Knapp from the American Battle Monuments Commission ([link removed])
, and BRI teacher Sean Redmond next Wednesday, December 4 at 4 p.m. ET for ** Monuments and Their Meanings: How to Teach About the Complexities of War ([link removed])
. During this 45-minute webinar, they will take your questions and discuss military history and the challenges of teaching it.

Educator Spotlight

Meet Karen Washington!
“Time,” that’s how Karen Washington responds when asked what her biggest challenge is as an educator. “So much to teach, so very little time.” So how does Karen, who has been teaching for 19 years, and currently teaches U.S. History at Greater Lowell Technical High School in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, overcome this challenge?** ...Read More ([link removed])
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Hello, dear educators,

I am still reeling from the energy of NCSS. Did you go? Did you stop by our booth? Did I give you a hug? I feel like I hugged everyone.

I am so constantly in awe of history and civics educators doing some of the most important and challenging work in America. So many teachers and administrators we talked with shared their challenges and needs in the face of very difficult conversations in their classrooms and communities. I am so grateful to all of you and the commitment you have to your practice and your students.

This is the season of gratitude, and while** parts of the traditional Thanksgiving narrative n ([link removed])
** eed serious review and reteaching ([link removed])
, when Abraham Lincoln consolidated the holiday in 1863 his expressed desire was to unify America. Lee Cooper said recently in ** his excellent article on Lincoln and Thanksgiving ([link removed])
, "With a national Thanksgiving, Lincoln created a secular sabbath, a day apart for the country to find gratitude and grace “in the midst of a civil war of unequalled magnitude and severity.” In addition to giving us turkey trots and leftovers, Thanksgiving remains an annual reminder that quiet helps to clarify deeper purpose. This is particularly true when popular faith is tested and when we, too, find ourselves consumed by the tumult of the momentous events of our time."

The entire team here at the Bill of Rights Institute wishes you a restful holiday, and we are profoundly grateful that you are part of our community.

Very Sincerely,
Rachel Davison Humphries
Director, Outreach
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