Social Studies
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Students will compare two kinds of visual journalism documenting the end of the war in Afghanistan.
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Lesson Plans
The Journey North: Exploring reasons behind migration to the U.S. from Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala
In this lesson we will look at three reporting projects: violence in Honduras; violence in Guatemala; and the abduction of students in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico.
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Lesson Plans
Population Bomb: Is Population Control the Answer?
This lesson uses reporting by Sarah Weiser and others to examine how population pressures have been dealt with in various regions.
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Lesson Plans
Why They Flee: Understanding the Migration of Minors
Students investigate multiple perspectives on migration by children and teens to the U.S. from Central America in order to ultimately propose ideas for immigration reform to their state senators.
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Students will explore the potential impact of Pope Francis's call for ecological preservation and contrast trends in China that are prompting Buddhists there to be better environmental stewards.
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Lesson Plans
The Geography of Poverty
Objective: Use viewing skills and strategies to interpret visual media.
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Education Resource
Meet the Journalist: Reese Erlich
U.S. and European sanctions have long isolated Iran's economy, raising the costs of even the most...
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Lesson Plans
Clean Water: A Global Challenge
In this lesson, students explore the causes and consequences of the fragile water and sanitation infrastructure in Nepal.
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This global affairs lesson plan asks students to watch a short video and read a newspaper article to learn about the Rana Plaza factory collapse, and then compare it to historical industrial trends.
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Lesson Plans
Weighing the Pros and Cons of Working Abroad
Students will read articles and watch videos as preparation to an empathy-building exercise that will help them understand why people choose to leave their families to seek out employment overseas.
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Objective: Examine current events in Cuba, now that the US and Cuba have restored diplomatic ties. Essential Question: Is Cuba in the midst of positive change, negative change, or stagnation?
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Lesson Plans
Everyday Africa
A lesson guide to be used to in conjunction with the Everyday Africa curriculum, and visits with Peter DiCampo and Austin Merrill.
