Lesson Plan August 16, 2017
What the World Did on Summer Vacation
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North Korea
1. Did you think about North Korea this summer? Why?
2. What do you know about the country? What is North Korea's relationship with other countries such as the United States, South Korea, China, and Japan?
3. View the following pictures from reporting on North Korea and guess what is going on in each picture.
4. Click on the picture to read more about the context of each image.
5. Does the description of the image match what you thought? Why or why not?
Syria
1. Did you think about Syria this summer? Why?
2. What do you know about the country?
3. Why are people leaving Syria?
4. Where are refugees going when they leave?
5. View the following pictures from reporting on refugees and guess what is going on in each picture.
6. Click on the picture to read more about the context of each image.
7. Does the description of the image match what you thought? Why or why not?
Venezuela
1. Did you think about Venezuela this summer? Why?
2. What do you know about the country and what is going on with its economy and government?
3. View the following pictures from reporting on Venezuela and guess what is going on in each picture.
4. Click on the picture to read more about the context of each image.
5. Does the description of the image match what you thought? Why or why not?
Climate Change
1. Did you think about climate change this summer? Why?
2. What do you know about climate change?
3. What is the current United State administration's stance on climate change?
4. What about other countries?
5. View the following pictures from reporting on climate change and guess what is going on in each picture.
6. Click on the picture to read more about the context of each image.
7. Does the description of the image match what you thought? Why or why not?
At the start of the school year, students might want to discuss some of the global issues that arose over the summer including the threat of nuclear war with North Korea, the ongoing war in Syria and the resulting refugee crisis, the turmoil in Venezuela, and the United States pulling out of the Paris climate accord. This lesson is intended to spark discussion, but not to provide in-depth knowledge about these issues. Educators can use the Pulitzer Center funded projects in the Resource section to design additional activities that further explore each topic.
REPORTING FEATURED IN THIS LESSON PLAN
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Venezuela: A Ticking Time-bomb
As Venezuela’s social and economic crisis deepens, thousands of citizens are taking to the streets...
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China is seen as a poster child for smog, but it is pushing back against air pollution with a wind...
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What is home for war refugees and the communities trying to integrate them? Where do conflicts arise...
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Finding Home
Following the lives of four Syrian refugee mothers and their babies from the day these women gave...
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Going to the cinema. Playing in a water park. Shopping at a supermarket. These are leisure...
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Project
The Office of Hope
In post-Chavez Venezuela, as an economic and political crisis threatens to plunge the country even...
