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Help your students understand the relevance of history in their lives with this powerful and engaging slide deck. Perfect for the first week of school, this “Why We Study History” PowerPoint includes 9 thought-provoking journal prompts designed to foster critical thinking, reflection, and historical understanding. ✏️ What’s Inside: 9 Slides, each with a journal prompt and explanatory contextTopics include:Learning from past mistakesBuilding empathy through diverse perspectivesUnderstanding cau

Looking for a way to connect economic theory to real-world events in your Principles of Economics course? I created a this assignment to evaluate student-written analyses of current news articles through an economic lens. This assignment helps students apply classroom concepts to real situations, build critical thinking skills, and improve their writing.

This fully editable assignment template is designed for college-level economics or public policy courses. Students are tasked with selecting a current U.S. social or economic issue and developing a research-backed plan to address it using either fiscal or monetary policy. The structure promotes critical thinking, policy evaluation, and academic research skills. Assignment Features: Clear step-by-step instructions Prompts students to define the issue, select a policy tool, and develop a proposed