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Weighing the Pros and Cons of Working Abroad
Students will read articles and watch videos as preparation to an empathy-building exercise that will help them understand why people choose to leave their families to seek out employment overseas.
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Objective: Examine current events in Cuba, now that the US and Cuba have restored diplomatic ties. Essential Question: Is Cuba in the midst of positive change, negative change, or stagnation?
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Objective: To introduce journalism students to the concept of convergence. Essential Question: Why does convergence journalism make a story more powerful?
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Everyday Africa
A lesson guide to be used to in conjunction with the Everyday Africa curriculum, and visits with Peter DiCampo and Austin Merrill.
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Cancer Alley
Student will discuss the difference between essential facts, secondary facts, and emotive statements.
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Students will make connections between history 600 years ago and present problems confronting South American Countries such as Brazil and Peru.
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Language and Nationalism
This lesson will help students apply knowledge of language to understand how it functions in different cultures and contexts.
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Eva Nepal: Improving the World on a Small Scale
This lesson will give students a close-up view of a successful program dedicated to an aspect of global public health abroad.
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Russia’s Rustbelt: The Decline of Monotowns
"Russia's Rustbelt": The decline of Monotowns. Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.9 Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea...
