History of Political Speech in America
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Grades: 6 - 12

Video Description: Diana Bartelli Carlin, creator of the national research project Debate Watch, provides a brief overview of the history of political speech in America.

Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: First Amendment-2**

Quick Ideas for Using the Video:

  • Use the video to help provide historic context to a class discussion/activity focused on political speech today.< li>

 

*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.

**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.

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