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Making sense of Capitol violence through poetry 12 Jan 2021 Police stand guard after a day of riots at the US Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6. File/Associated Press Michael Melija and Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press A teacher in Alabama presented photographs of the insurrection at the US Capitol without commentary and asked students to write poems in reflection. A Minnesota instructor fielded comparisons to the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing. And a civics educator in Connecticut urged her rattled students to work toward making the country better. Social studies teachers nationwide set aside lesson plans to help young people make sense of the scenes of the violent siege in Washington by supporters of President Donald Trump. ....