Middle School
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A lesson plan for close reading and guided discussion of Bryan Stevenson's essay "Mass Incarceration," which traces the legacy of slavery in the contemporary criminal legal system.
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Students analyze reporting recounting a North Korean woman and her children's journey to a new life in South Korea, understand the factors that pushed her to flee, and encounter challenges she faced.
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Students explore the effects of climate change on the identities, homes, and livelihoods of communities living in the Great Lakes region.
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Students explore reporting about four Black Americans' decisions to 'repatriate' to Ghana, analyze their motivations, and make connections between Black History figures and current events.
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Lesson Plans
The Weekly: Analyzing the Impacts of Chronic Disease
Students learn about sickle cell disease and the first teen to undergo an experimental new treatment, while also exploring issues of chronic illness and access to medical care more broadly.
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Students explore reporting on Indigenous youth activism in the Amazon, analyze the causes of plastic pollution, and consider how they can make a difference in reducing waste in their own communities.
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1. Warm-up reflection: where does your food come from, and what happens to the waste it creates? 2. Introducing the lesson: exploring the Amazon river and the Indigenous youth defending its...
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1. Warm-up reflection: where does your food come from, and what happens to the waste it creates? 2. Introducing the lesson: exploring the Amazon river and the Indigenous youth defending its...
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Lesson Plans
Using Oral History in Reporting
Students learn about the techniques and value of oral history by looking at examples used in reporting, and developing their own projects by connecting historical events to their own community.
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Students learn about how gold from illegal mines in Colombia winds up in American electronics, and the violence, labor conditions, and environmental consequences that result from this trade.
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Students learn about the asylum-seeking process and family separation at the U.S.-Mexico border, while also exploring themes connected to migration and refugees more broadly.
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Lesson Plans
Evaluating and Reshaping Timelines in The 1619 Project: New York Times for Kids Edition
This lesson plan guides students in exploring a special kids' section of The New York Times titled "Why You Should Know About the Year 1619."
