September 28 reading ideas
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Both years include International Day for Universal Access to Information, Teachers' Day in Taiwan / Confucius's traditional birthday, W. C. Handy's 'Memphis Blues' publication. Use the questions to compare details, evidence, or viewpoints across topics.
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The UN’s International Day for Universal Access to Information is September 28. The selected readings connect access to public information with questions about who can find, understand, and use it. Ask students to compare a source’s claim with the evidence it provides.
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How to Spot a Trustworthy Website: A Guide for Digital Detectives supports International Day for Universal Access to Information: Three public-information/digital-literacy readings are one topic.
Read passageThink Before You Share: A Step-by-Step Guide to Fact-Checking Online Claims supports International Day for Universal Access to Information: Three public-information/digital-literacy readings are one topic.
Read passageWho Can Find and Use Public Information? supports International Day for Universal Access to Information: Three public-information/digital-literacy readings are one topic.
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W. C. Handy’s “Memphis Blues” was published in 1912. The passage follows how a published song helped carry blues music to wider audiences, while recognizing the Black musical traditions and musicians that shaped the genre.
W. C. Handy and the Sound of the Blues supports W. C. Handy's 'Memphis Blues' publication: No matching music biography/history reading found in fetched bodies.
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Taiwan observes Teachers’ Day on September 28, a date traditionally associated with Confucius’s birthday. The passage explains the connection and how the day recognizes teachers; it treats the traditional birthday as a convention, not a certain historical date.
Why Taiwan Honors Teachers on September 28 supports Teachers' Day in Taiwan / Confucius's traditional birthday: Clearly label as Taiwan's observance and Confucius's traditionally observed birthday; don't state a historically certain birth date.
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Both years include International Day for Universal Access to Information, Teachers' Day in Taiwan / Confucius's traditional birthday, W. C. Handy's 'Memphis Blues' publication. Use the questions to compare details, evidence, or viewpoints across topics.
The UN’s International Day for Universal Access to Information is September 28. The selected readings connect access to public information with questions about who can find, understand, and use it. Ask students to compare a source’s claim with the evidence it provides.
Taiwan observes Teachers’ Day on September 28, a date traditionally associated with Confucius’s birthday. The passage explains the connection and how the day recognizes teachers; it treats the traditional birthday as a convention, not a certain historical date.
W. C. Handy’s “Memphis Blues” was published in 1912. The passage follows how a published song helped carry blues music to wider audiences, while recognizing the Black musical traditions and musicians that shaped the genre.
Choose a fact that should be easy for the public to find. How would access to information, teaching, or music help share it?
