Middle School
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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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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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Lesson Plans
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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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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It has been said that journalism is the literature of democracy. What is journalism? Why is it important? You will soon have a chance to find out!
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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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Use PBS Newshour video reporting on the causes and consequences of attacks by Al Shabaab in Kenya to lead discussions around the causes and consequences of community violence.
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Explore the structure of "The Panama Papers," an investigative reporting project exposing the use of offshore firms by politicians, companies, celebrities and governments to conduct illegal activity.
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Lesson Plans
Malnutrition in Guatemala
In the following nutrition lesson plan, students will investigate educational resources using diverse media in order to articulate the issue of malnutrition in Guatemala.
