Same-Sex Marriage

Historic Events

Int – High Int
Teens & Adults

Students read about the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which was signed into law in the US in 1996 and ruled unconstitutional in 2013. The lesson also discusses how same-sex marriage became legal across the US. Students review reciprocal pronouns.

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Focus

topic-based
4-skills
history
social justice
marriage
US
reciprocal pronouns
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

union
non-recognition
federal
bar
benefit
veteran
repeal
unconstitutional
milestone
vow
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