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Lesson Plans
Reporting on Epidemics [15 minutes]
Students will explore how health topics are presented in the news media using behind the scenes videos from Carl Gierstorfer’s Ebola project and Jon Cohen’s HIV/AIDS project.
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Students will learn about the concept of epidemiology and how it is used to control or prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
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The world is currently experiencing the largest refugee crisis in history and many displaced people...
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Students learn about the history of globalization and how it impacts their lives. They will analyze how journalists visualize global stories and make connections between global and local issues.
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Students evaluate how visual images work in tandem with words to create stories and produce writing that pairs text with visuals to describe the story of textile manufacturing in Winston-Salem, NC.
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Lesson Plans
Weaving Connections Documentary Film: Prep (1 of 3)
Students learn about the global textiles industry using photography, texts, and interviews and evaluate the connections between the industry in 19th c America and modern Bangladesh.
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In this short lesson, students consider the role of the media and their own relationship with journalism by exploring a story on press freedom in Morocco.
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Education Resource
Meet the Journalists: Nadja Drost and Bruno Federico
Venezuela is in freefall after years of recession, skyrocketing inflation, and a formidable food...
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Education Resource
Meet the Journalists: Kiah Collier and Julian Aguilar
A decade ago, the federal government swept into South Texas and began seizing land to build a border...
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Estudiantes exploran leyes de expropiación en la construcción de la cerca fronteriza entre los EE.UU. y México para crear un recurso para miembros de su comunidad sobre los derechos a la tierra.
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Education Resource
Meet the Journalist: Jackie Spinner
Jackie Spinner traveled to Morocco in August 2017 to spend a little more than three months living...
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Estudiantes explorarán cómo el gobierno se apoderó de tierra tejana para una cerca fronteriza. Estudiarán políticas federales y estatales de expropiación y compartir esa información con su comunidad.
