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Pulitzer Center Update
This Week: Private Security for the Rich
Protecting the Rich Claire Provost In a trend that highlights the growing global gap between rich...
May 16, 2017 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Bridging Divides: Madeleine Albright and Stephen J. Hadley in Philadelphia
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former National Security Advisor Stephen J. Hadley...
March 10, 2017 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Eighth Graders Investigate Hope, Courage and Resilience in "Fractured Lands"
Teacher Faraz Chaudry describes how he used "Fractured Lands" to examine the unraveling of the...
February 20, 2017 -
Lesson Plans
Interpreting "Fractured Lands" through Geometric Art
This art lesson is an examination of the conflict in the Middle East. Students will learn about the basics of Islamic Art, and create their own artwork to contribute positively to this global crisis.
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This global affairs lesson plan engages students in Scott Anderson's "Fractured Lands," a gripping examination into the unraveling of the modern Middle East through the stories of six individuals.
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These lesson plans present close reading, writing, discussion, and hands-on activities that explore "Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart," Scott Anderson's New York Times Magazine story.
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Pulitzer Center Update
Chicago High School Devotes Eight Weeks to "Fractured Lands"
A 9th grade teacher describes how exploring "Fractured Lands" provided her students with a much...
November 7, 2016 -
Lesson Plans
Is There Really Religious Conflict?
This lesson challenges students to take a position related to what is causing or fueling conflicts that could be labeled religious. Students create an argumentative research paper and presentation.
![](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/01-16-17/img_5110.jpg.webp?h=a5eb5da0&itok=vxjdvGcG "Holmes Middle School Global Awareness teacher Faraz Chaudry introduces "Fractured Lands" to students with exercises assessing students' background knowledge of the region. He and Information Literacy Specialist Tracy Crowley went on to design and facilitate an eight-week unit connected to the story. Image by Tracy Crowley. United States, 2016.")
![](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/11-07-16/fractured_lands_timeline_6th_pd_1.jpg.webp?h=a5eb5da0&itok=DaVjFFjI "Ninth-graders at Whitney Young Magnet High School in Chicago present a completed timeline that compares events in the Middle East to highly publicized news stories in the U.S. over the course of the nearly two decades explored in Scott Anderson's "Fractured Lands." Students in World Studies classes at Whitney Young spent eight weeks processing Anderson's story through discussion and close-reading. Image by Anne-Michele Boyle. Chicago, 2016.")
