Creator: Washington Post | visit site
Grade Range: 6 - 11
The unmasking of "deep throat," the shadowy informant in the Watergate saga, has prompted a new wave of interest in the sandal that changed American government forever. This retrospective from the Washington Post provides not only a current summary, but a review of the original coverage, from the newspaper that broke the story.
In the Classroom
Introduce this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Then have students explore this site independently or in small groups. Have students explore the site with the intentions of creating a summary of the most important events. Have cooperative learning groups create online books using a tool such as Bookemon, <a href="/single.cfm?id=10404">reviewed here</a>. Students can write the book from the perspective of Nixon or Deep throat...a great way to introduce the topic in a non-lecture format.
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Social Studies, Social Studies, Social Studies, Social Studies, American History, Government/Civics: U.S,