Browse and adapt hundreds of standards-aligned lesson plans for K–12 classrooms. Lessons encourage students to make local connections to global news stories, while strengthening skills such as critical thinking, media literacy, and communication. Click here to send feedback to our team.
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Students will learn about tannery and e-waste pollution in India and the connection with American consumer goods. They will design a presentation based on what they learn.
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Students will analyze how the writer's point of view shapes articles written about the U.S.-North Korean nuclear crisis.
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Visualizing Stories: Preparing to connect with journalists Peter DiCampo and Austin Merrill
This short lesson introduces students to how journalists tell stories with images and prepares them to connect with grantees Austin Merrill and Peter DiCampo.
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Addressing Taboos Through Afghan Poetry
In this lesson, students investigate landai poetry and the women who create them in order to write poems that address taboos facing their own communities.
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What the World Did on Summer Vacation
Students explore four international topics (North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, and climate change) that made news this summer using photography-based activities.
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What the World Did on Summer Vacation
Students explore four international topics (North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, and climate change) that made news this summer using photography-based activities.
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Facing Risk: Journalists and their Families
This lesson, designed for journalists and journalism students, uses the film "Facing Risk" to guide a conversation about the impact of reporting dangerous stories on journalists and their families.
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World Religions, Science, and Beliefs
This unit asks middle school students to explore the varying roles beliefs play in people's lives through the lenses of world religions, science, and social relationships.
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Students will discuss how they use water, predict the impacts of a reduced groundwater supply, investigate articles and video, and create advocacy campaigns in support of groundwater regulations.
