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Students are invited to make their voices heard this election season by writing a letter to their representative that explains the global issue they want to see prioritized. Deadline: November 13
Students explore news articles and instructional videos to evaluate how they can find and analyze under-reported stories in the news, and in their own communities
Students learning about the coronavirus (COVID-19) explore, analyze, and make connections to how the world has responded to the spread of infectious diseases in the past.
Students reflect on stories they have seen and heard about migration, and then analyze text and photography from eight short articles about women from different parts of the world who were forced...
This lesson examines an infographic from “Women On The Move” that provides a closer look at migration patterns. Students will actively engage with the infographic to analyze migration trends...
Reach out to the Pulitzer Center education team to connect your students with an award-winning photojournalist.
This lesson will explore the art of telling individual stories through different mediums while engaging with the reporting from The COVID-19 Writers Project (C19WP).
In this lesson, students will explore five components of media literacy (Access, Analyze, Evaluate, Create, and Act) through engagement with Pulitzer Center news stories.
In this lesson, students read reporting and examine the complex role of Illinois museums in the face of COVID-19 and anti-racist protests across the country.
This viewing guide for the documentary "America’s Medical Supply Crisis” leads students in discussion, reflection, and projects that increase public awareness about the PPE shortage in the U.S.
This resource includes quotes, key terms/names/historical events, and guiding questions for each of over 30 essays and creative works that compose The 1619 Project.
In this lesson, students analyze how journalists use interviews to research and tell under-reported stories. They then apply those tips to planning, conducting, and editing their own interviews.
