Lesson Plans

This Zika Virus-focused lesson plan for English teachers, history teachers, humanities teachers and science teachers, uses journalist-grantee Laura Bassett's article "The Zika Virus Could Force Women...

The following global health lesson plan for English teachers, history teachers, humanities teachers and science teachers introduces students to journalist Rob Tinworth's The Life Equation project. It...

Students will illustrate their critical reading of "Fractured Lands" and their assessment of the causes and effects of the crisis in the Arab World by creating a 30-foot timeline.

Anne-Michele Boyle
Lesson Builder User

This lesson provides guidelines for students to create their own play based on "Fractured Lands," a story published by The New York Times Magazine in the print edition on August 14, 2016.

Kem Sawyer
Pulitzer Center Alum

After discussing “Fractured Lands,” groups of students will present on a particular character’s story, contextualizing it in terms of contemporary history, geopolitics, and conflict.

This lesson plan is designed as a guide for engaging students in Scott Anderson's "Fractured Lands," a gripping examination into the unraveling of the modern Middle East.

Tracy Crowley
Guest Contributor

Teachers will... 1) Learn about the Pulitzer Center and its education resources 2) Meet with a professional journalist and engage in her reporting through discussion and a Q&A 3) Reflect on how they...

Pulitzer Center Education
Lesson Builder User

Students analyze Scott Anderson's characterization of a former ISIS fighter in "Fractured Lands" to evaluate media depictions of ISIS and argue for or against the main character's death sentence.

Patrick Reilly
2017 Reporting Fellow