Teaching Resources to Help Students Make Sense of the Rampage at the Capitol Dozens of lesson plan ideas, activities and Times materials for exploring the causes and consequences of this assault on democracy in the United States. Pro-Trump extremists overruning the Senate chamber. Hundreds of protesters roamed the halls of the Capitol on Jan.6, taking photos and breaking into offices. Related ArticleCredit...Win McNamee/Getty Images By The Learning Network Published Jan. 7, 2021Updated Jan. 15, 2021 Not since the War of 1812, when British forces set fire to the Capitol, have the halls of power in Washington been overtaken by violent intruders as they were on Jan. 6, writes The Times.