Middle School
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Lesson Plans
Deportation and the Cycle of Violence in El Salvador
This lesson asks students to examine Salvadoran gang violence in the U.S. and El Salvador, evaluating the role deportation plays in stoking violence and considering its impact on multiple actors.
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Students learn about health problems associated with solid fuel cooking, alternative cooking methods that would reduce the incidence of these problems, and the difficulties of implementing changes.
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Students will summarize text about undocumented mothers and the ankle monitors. Students will then create an argument using details from the text.
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Students will analyze how the writer's point of view shapes articles written about the U.S.-North Korean nuclear crisis.
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What the World Did on Summer Vacation
Students explore four international topics (North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, and climate change) that made news this summer using photography-based activities.
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Visualizing Post-Chavez Venezuela
Students analyze the use of images to visualize the human impact of the socioeconomic changes in Venezuela in order to select an image that encapsulates the economic struggles facing Venezuelans.
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Reporting on North Korea
Students explore two recent reporting projects on North Korea, comparing and contrasting the journalists' purpose, content, and style.
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Women Learning and Practicing Law in Saudi Arabia
Students learn about the emerging cohort of women lawyers in Saudi Arabia and explore the history, culture, and politics of Saudi Arabia to understand the situation for women lawyers and law students.
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The World's Most Toxic Town
Use reporting on Zambia’s lead mines by Damian Carrington and Larry C. Price to explore the causes, effects and responses to toxic lead poisoning.
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Planning Like a Journalist
In this lesson, students learn about the experience of international reporting from Iona Craig’s work in Yemen and her reflections on the reporting process.
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Examining the 2017 French Election
Students use journalist Sarah Wildman’s analysis on the 2017 French election to discuss and write about differing perspectives on the final two presidential candidates.
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The Nanny's Child: Economic Factors in Migration
This lesson uses a photo essay as a primary source so students can identify the Seven Economic Principles in a real world situation.
