Middle School
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Lesson Plans
Feature Writing Workshop
This resource outlines tips for feature writing that can be applied to a variety of events. Students in the DC metro area used these tips to reflect on workshops with Pulitzer Center journalists.
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This lesson pools resources on youth movements in 4 countries and asks students to examine: what matters to young people the world over, what matters to you, and how do you fit into a global picture?
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Students explore an interactive story map of a journalist's journey on foot along the Silk Road to think critically about subjective perceptions of geography and to design their own creative maps.
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Students explore a multimedia story about refugee families to identify causes and possible responses to the refugee crisis and connect with those affected by it.
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Lesson Plans
Outwitting Nature’s Greatest Killer
Students will use information from a multimedia story to examine and debate different strategies for combating mosquito-transmitted illnesses.
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Lesson Plans
Reporting on Epidemics [15 minutes]
Students will explore how health topics are presented in the news media using behind the scenes videos from Carl Gierstorfer’s Ebola project and Jon Cohen’s HIV/AIDS project.
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Students will learn about the concept of epidemiology and how it is used to control or prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
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In this short lesson, students view photos that tell stories about hurricanes very differently and think critically about how to spread natural disaster news in a useful, respectful way.
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Estudiantes exploran leyes de expropiación en la construcción de la cerca fronteriza entre los EE.UU. y México para crear un recurso para miembros de su comunidad sobre los derechos a la tierra.
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Students explore eminent domain law in the construction of the U.S./Mexico border fence through text and video to create a resource outlining and advocating for their community members’ land rights.
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Lesson Plans
Evaluating Policies Impacting Deaf Students in China
Students will be able to analyze details from an article about policies impacting Deaf students in China in order to write a short essay evaluating the challenges and benefits that result from those...
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Students explore the process, purpose, and impact of investigative journalism in order to create a resource that clearly and engagingly conveys information about the Paradise Papers.