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Student Activities: Decorum and Sanctioning Representatives Jones, Pearson, and Zephyr

These student-facing slides help students understand recent events in the Tennessee and Montana state legislatures and consider the implications of using rules of decorum to sanction state representatives.

Last Updated: May 5, 2023

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English — US

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Advisory
English & Language Arts
Social Studies

Human & Civil Rights
Democracy & Civic Engagement

Decorum and Sanctioning Representatives Jones, Pearson, and Zephyr

Student Activities: Decorum and Sanctioning Representatives Jones, Pearson, and Zephyr

Date of Publication: May 2023

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Mini-Lesson

This mini-lesson helps students understand recent events in the Tennessee and Montana state legislatures and consider the implications of using rules of decorum to sanction state representatives.

Expelled State Rep. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, delivers remarks outside the state Capitol, in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, April 10, 2023. Pearson was sworn in, a week after he and state Rep. Justin Jones were banished for a gun control protest on the floor of the House, in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting.

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Student Activities: Decorum and Sanctioning Representatives Jones, Pearson, and Zephyr

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Subject

Open in Google Drive

Student Activities: Decorum and Sanctioning Representatives Jones, Pearson, and Zephyr

Download a PDF of this resource for free

You might also be interested in…

Responding to Recent Shootings and the Perils of Daily Life

Decorum and Sanctioning Representatives Jones, Pearson, and Zephyr

Disability Rights and the Legacy of Judy Heumann’s Activism

Learning to Navigate Generative AI Content: Media Literacy Strategies

The Ethics of Generative AI in the Classroom

The Common Good in Times of Crisis

Learning to Infer

Mood Meter

Toolbox for Care

Connecting the Past to the Present Using Oral History

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