How Student Survivors Are Fueling a Gun-Control Movement – YouTube (5:30)https://youtu.be/V5V2TVPHjkM

In the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., that left 17 people dead, student survivors have started a movement for greater gun control.

CNN Explains: The 2nd Amendment – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/BDv1qFBJh1o

CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin helps us understand the U.S. Constitution’s 2nd Amendment. For more CNN videos,

Generation Lockdown — March For Our Lives – YouTube (2:11)https://youtu.be/0IM4p62p3M0

A child’s most important lesson shouldn’t be how to survive.

WHAT DOES THE GUN SAY (parody of) What Does the Fox Say | Don Caron – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/tUqDVKwWSZw

Lyrics available below the video

20 Years of School Shootings (1:33)http://www.wsj.com/video/20-years-of-school-shootings/68473965-DFBC-47D8-8BEE-AF8CFBEC7AB1.html

Since 1998, there have been more than a dozen shootings at kindergarten, elementary, middle and high schools that resulted in multiple deaths. These are some of the victims.

GUN BLESS AMERICA – JS Houle ft. Virginie Fortin – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/eUembNyodAo

“This song was written several years ago,” says Jean-Sébastien Houle, “but the issue is as sadly relevant today as it was then.”

FIREARMS TUTORIAL
https://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/TUTORIAL/GUNS/GUNTERM.htmlAction: The part of a firearm that loads, fires, and ejects a cartridge. Includes lever action, pump action, bolt action, and semi-automatic. – Terminology of firearmsFire Arm Parts

New! Gun Violence Lesson Plans and Resources| Share My Lessonhttps://sharemylesson.com/collections/addressing-gun-violence-lesson-plans-and-resourcesThis Share My Lesson collection explores facts, history, laws, and players on the issue of gun violence in the United States.

ESL Lesson Plan on Gun Violence – Breaking News English Lessonhttps://breakingnewsenglish.com/1802/180227-gun-violence-5.html

English News Lessons: Free 27-Page lesson plan / 2-page mini-lesson – Gun Violence – Handouts, online activities, speed reading, dictation, mp3… current events. (Yr 8-9)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/07/learning/lesson-plans/the-power-to-change-the-world-a-teaching-unit-on-student-activism-in-history-and-today.html

How much of a difference can young people make in addressing the problems our society faces? What makes their voices uniquely powerful?

New! What to Know About the School Shooting in Uvalde, Texashttps://www.nytimes.com/article/uvalde-texas-school-shooting.htmlNineteen children and two teachers were killed in a massacre at an elementary school. It was the deadliest school shooting in the United States in a decade.
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Anguished Tweets from Florida School-Shooting Survivors – The Atlantichttps://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/02/parkland-shooting-teen-survivor-tweets-righteous-anger/553634/Students have mourned and rallied the public after the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High that left 17 dead.  (Yr 8-9)

Columbine Shooting – HISTORYhttps://www.history.com/topics/columbine-high-school-shootings

At Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, two teens went on a shooting spree on April 20, 1999, killing 13 people and wounding more than 20 others (Yr 8-9)

The Columbine Massacre School Shooting April 20, 1999https://www.thoughtco.com/columbine-massacre-1779624

On April 20, 1999, in the town of Littleton, Colorado, high-school seniors Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris enacted an assault on Columbine High School. (Yr 8-9)

Nikolas Cruz: Depressed loner ‘crazy about guns’ – BBC Newshttp://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43067530

Students at the school described Nikolas Cruz, 19, as an “outcast” known for making threats. (Yr 8-9)

Texas Students Can Bring Guns to College (3:52)https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/texas-students-can-bring-guns-to-college/3446102.html

If you go to college at a state college in Texas, you can now carry a concealed handgun. Audio with the transcript from VOA

Program Trains Teachers, Students to Deal with School Shootingshttps://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/school-shooting-simulation/4192418.htmlAlthough it is designed as a video game, the EDGE training program is meant to train students and teachers how to react if a shooting takes place. The goal is to save lives. A video (2:18) and audio (4:30) with the transcript from VOA

Passionate Speech By Marjory Stoneman Douglas Student Emma Gonzalez At Anti-Gun Rally – YouTube (12:05)https://youtu.be/PQPr3iMTL98

Emma Gonzalez, a student at the Parkland high school where 17 people were killed, calls out President Trump and the NRA at an anti-gun rally in Fort Lauderdale.

Texas students can now bring guns to class – BBC News (0:32)http://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/headlines/36949971/texas-students-can-now-bring-guns-to-classA new law means students in Texas can now take their guns to class.

Evan | Sandy Hook Promise – YouTube (1:48)https://youtu.be/A8syQeFtBKc

As the school year winds down, one student finds himself starting an unexpected relationship. – Includes an unexpected message.

Guns With History – YouTube (3:27)https://youtu.be/1nAfWfF4TjM

States United To Prevent Gun Violence opens a “gun store” in NYC as a hidden camera social experiment to debunk safety myths. Every gun has a history.

Dear Mom and Dad- get to work saving my life! – YouTube (3:49)https://youtu.be/TBhdMHsDFOU

A plea from our kids… Enough is enough. Please share this important message.

Parkland Student vs NRA ad (1:30) https://www.facebook.com/Upworthy/videos/1876366089328568/

This Parkland student was fed up with the NRA’s advertisement so she made her own version. (via Brut)

ESL Discussions: Conversation Questions: Speaking Lesson: GUN CONTROLhttps://esldiscussions.com/g/gun_control.html

ESL Discussions: Free worksheet and online activity on Gun Control.

New! 12 stats to help inform the gun control debate

The Pros and Cons of Gun Control – Absolutenglishhttp://absolutenglish.free.fr/?The-Pros-and-Cons-of-Gun-Control

The Pros and Cons of Gun Control The drawing Here can be a good start to tackle the issue of gun control. – Download the .pdf worksheet found in the text.

In pictures: US gun-blessing ceremony – BBC News (Yr 8-9)http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43231638

Hundreds of World Peace and Unification Sanctuary church members get their guns blessed in Pennsylvania.

America’s gun culture in charts – BBC Newshttp://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41488081

Charts explaining some of the key statistics behind gun ownership and attacks linked to guns in the US.