Middle School

This unit makes space for students to discern local/global sources of hope and pride. Using visual storytelling and interview skills, students make storyboards highlighting people who inspire them.

Charles Sanderson
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Students watch a video about two queer Asian women who have provided critical support amid the COVID-19 pandemic before researching and celebrating local Asian and Pacific Islander leaders.

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Students will examine the challenges of negotiating for the release of a U.S. businessman detained in Iran by watching a short film about his family and their efforts to secure his freedom.

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Students analyze reporting on conflict and Russian intervention in Ukraine over the past several years to gain context for the current crisis.

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Students will explore and discuss the SDGs and Pulitzer Center-supported reporting that connects to all 17 goals. They will then use research, writing, and art skills to engage with the reporting.

Maryel Cardenas
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Students will examine short videos from PBS NewsHour to understand factors that led to the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

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Explore resources and opportunities for sharing 'The 1619 Project' in afterschool education spaces.

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Students analyze a story about a Muslim scholar from Senegal, who wrote the only surviving autobiography in Arabic by an enslaved person in the United States.

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A lesson from the Office of Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Initiatives of Buffalo Public Schools in which students learn about the experience and journey of enslaved Africans along the...

Students analyze how climate change affects migration around the world, make local connections to global climate migration stories, and summarize learning through one-pagers and persuasive letters.

April Wallace
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Students learn to distinguish between breaking news and underreported stories about migration, and consider how perspectives and authorship shape the stories of migration we encounter.

Emily Otten
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This resource serves as a guide for listening, analyzing, and responding to episodes of the "1619" podcast. It includes time-stamped sections, guided questions, and extension activities for each...

Donnalie Jamnah
Pulitzer Center Staff