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Article
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Nancy Reagan's Children Remember Devotion and Humor

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reports on the death of former first lady Nancy Reagan and how she was remembered at her recent funeral.
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Handout
CNN

Cnn: The Reagan Years: Inside the White House

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a cnn.com in-depth special "The Reagan Years", this site provides you with brief explanations of the US in 1980, the 1980 presidential election and assorted topics of Reagan's presidency including the assassination attempt, the...
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Handout
CNN

Cnn: The Reagan Years: A Second Act in Politics

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a cnn.com in-depth special "The Reagan years", this site follows Reagan's evolution from Hollywood movie star to governor of California.
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Handout
CNN

Cnn: The Reagan Years: The Making of a President

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a cnn.com in-depth special "The Reagan Years", this site traces the events of Reagan's early life. From his job as a young sports commentator to his fame as a Hollywood actor that would eventually lead him into his first elected...
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Handout
National First Ladies' Library

National First Ladies' Library: Nancy Reagan

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the story of First Lady Nancy Reagan also known as Mrs. Ronald Reagan. Learn details about her youth, her marriage and family, the White House years, and her later life. Includes links to a bibliography, timeline, and lesson plans.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Ronald Reagan: First

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Ronald Reagan's first inaugural address given on January 20, 1981, at the start of his first presidential term.
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docs Teach: President Reagan and the Cold War: Vision and Diplomacy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
See how Ronald Reagan's rhetoric evolved from his speech calling the Soviet Union an "evil empire" to his signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty by examining photographs and documents.
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Article
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Reagan Laid to Rest After Final Tributes

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, from National Public Radio, not only documents the funeral ceremonies for former president Ronald Reagan (1911-2004 CE) but also provides a wonderful account of Reagan's life and presidency. Also included are audio clips of...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: President Reagan's Speech at the Brandenburg Gate

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "President Reagan's Speech at the Brandenburg Gate" by President Ronald Reagan, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF...
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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911 2004)

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a biography of Ronald Wilson Reagan, a former actor and governor of California, who became a two term president of the United States in 1980.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Reagan Years

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief overview of the decade of the 1980s dominated by the presidency of Ronald Reagan.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: "Morning in America"

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the mood of the United States people in 1980, and see how Ronald Reagan's agenda reflected that mood.
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Article
Country Studies US

Country Studies: The Economy in the 1980s

For Students 9th - 10th
This web-article discusses how the economy of the 1980s was largely influenced by the economic policies of Ronald Reagan, who was president from 1980 until 1988.
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: Watching What?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners will hypothesize what the president and cabinet members were watching on television by analyzing facial expressions, and body language, and the physical environment. Students will learn that President Ronald Reagan and his staff...
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Handout
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Ronald Reagan

For Students 9th - 10th
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Ronald Reagan.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: Period 9: 1980 Present: Reagan and Conservatism

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick check of comprehension over Reagan and conservatism.
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Website
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Economy in the 1980s

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the domestic economic policies of the Reagan administration during the 1980s.
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Article
CNN

Cnn: Walter Mondale vs. Ronald Reagan

For Students 9th - 10th
Highlights of both debates between Walter Mondale and Ronald Reagan, including date, location, moderator and format.
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Curated OER

Ronald Reagan Remembered

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive site from CBSNEWS.com provides a multitude of articles, interviews, and related stories about the life of former president Ronald Reagan.
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Article
CNN

Cnn: Jimmy Carter vs. Ronald Reagan

For Students 9th - 10th
Highlights of both debates between J. Carter and R. Reagan, including date, location, moderator, and format.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Literature: Rhetorical Landscape: Rhetoric

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on rhetoric; it defines it, discusses rhetorical devices, and audience appeals. It includes a student assignment to read "Tear Down This Wall" a speech by Ronald Reagan and then use the comment feature in Microsoft...
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Lesson Plan
City University of New York

American Social History Proj.: Decoding u.s. Foreign Policy: Iran Contra Affair

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the Iran-Contra Affair using a timeline and related documents, and practice critical thinking about US foreign policy during the late Cold War years, and about the actions of officials of Ronald Reagan's government. They...
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Article
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Week of August 1 2016: Hinckley, States Tightened Use of the Insanity Plea

For Students 9th - 10th
The insanity ruling that sent President Ronald Reagan's would-be assassin John Hinckley, Jr., to a government psychiatric hospital rather than prison was handed down 34 years ago, but its repercussions still affect hundreds, if not...
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Unit Plan
Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image: 1980 Reagan vs. Carter vs. Anderson

For Students 9th - 10th
"Are you better off today than you were four years ago?"View presidential campaign advertisement from the 1980electionthat included the slogans"The Time Is Now for Strong Leadership" and "Re-Elect President Carter on November 4"....

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