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Lesson Plan January 5, 2016

Blue Sky Days: Tomas van Houtryve Visit Prep

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Questions for "Meet the Journalist: Tomas van Houtryve"

  1. Before watching the video: What do you know about the United States' drone program?
  2. After watching the video: What did you learn? If you didn't know much about the drone program, why do you think that is? What can you do as a U.S. citizen about the kind of information you receive from the government and the media?
  3. Try to put yourself in the shoes of 13-year-old Zubair Rehman, the boy who told U.S. lawmakers, "I no longer love blue skies. In fact, I now prefer gray skies. The drones do not fly when the skies are gray.” Discuss. 
  4. Think about other ways in which official government records could be used to create art and/or journalism, as van Houtryve has done with this work. Try out, or plan out, a project of your own.

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