High School
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Lesson Plans
History Lessons
Students compare how historical events are described in Ireland and Bosnia, then use the strategies of Pulitzer Center journalists and the locals they interview to describe past events relevant to...
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Lesson Plans
The Nanny's Child
This 45-minute lesson uses a radio piece and photo essay to prompt discussion about immigration and the phenomenon of transnational parenting.
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This lesson plan features resources highlighting practices related to food waste both in the U.S. and abroad in order to facilitate a discussion about how to address this issue.
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Lesson Plans
Rearming: Critics vs. Backers
This lesson plan uses current debates surrounding U.S. defense policy to help middle and high school students practice the Common Core Social Studies standards.
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Ireland 100 Years after Easter Rising
Students read an article, watch a film, and ultimately engage in a discussion comparing financial challenges facing Irish communities to financial challenges facing their own communities.
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Ukraine's Internally Displaced
Students investigate educational resources using diverse media in order to understand how journalists use various mediums to tell different accounts of Ukraine's internally displaced persons.
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DCPS Study Abroad Photography Contest
The following describes a photography contest for students that will be studying abroad this summer as part of the DC Public Schools Global Education department's study abroad program.
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Recycling as a Cultural Issue
Students are asked to read two articles related to religion's take on pollution and two articles from nations where there is an attempt to make recycling a part of the culture.
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Lesson Plans
Reporting on Refugee Camps in Europe
The following lesson plan for English teachers, history teachers, humanities teachers, and science teachers asks students to explore how authors use different tones to their reporting.
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Lesson Plans
Reporting and Documenting Your Trip Abroad
This lesson plan for global educators was written to support travel ambassadors leading 8th and 11th grade students from DC public schools on study abroad trips in summer 2017.
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Lesson Plans
Community Support for Syrian Refugees
This global affairs lesson for English teachers, history teachers, humanities teachers, and science teachers examines how a journalist structures online reporting on one community's work to support a...
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The following serves as a resource for DC public school teachers working with the District's tenth grade history standards, providing teachers with a list of Pulitzer Center projects in line with...
