The following units were created and facilitated by educators from 12 U.S. states who participated in the 2023-2024 Pulitzer Center Teacher Fellowship program, our second fellowship focused on "Asking Critical Questions: Underreported Stories & Media Literacy in the Classroom." Each unit includes a downloadable unit plan with daily lessons, teaching materials, evaluation rubrics, and examples of work by students who participated in the units. These units were facilitated by fellows in spring 2024 and reached over 1,300 students. Each unit link includes examples of formative and summative assessments from students who engaged with the unit plan, and many include images from the teaching process. For more information on our Teacher Fellowship program, or to find out how you can apply for future fellowships, email [email protected]. The Pulitzer Center is so proud to have worked with this incredible team of Teacher Fellows, and to support the truly inspiring projects below. For more about their projects, check out the blog, "Pulitzer Center Teacher Fellows Inspire 1,300 Students."
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Lesson Plans
Everyday Youth Telling Their Own Stories
Students employ the framework that drives underreported global stories to investigate and document stories from their community, elevating teen perspectives of underreported stories in Chicago
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Our Immigration Cuentos
Students will examine underreported stories related to immigration and relate the articles they read to themes of querencia. Working in groups, they present the story they investigated to the class...
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Fake News + Text Analysis
Students will analyze how algorithms employed by social media platforms influence their perspective on an underreported global issue.
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Unmasking the Story: Masquerades as Social Lessons
By engaging in global news stories, students discover the cultural connection between masks and social issues, ultimately employing the art form to amplify an issue central to their cultural and/or...
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Investigating, Informing, Influencing: Exploring Current Issues on a National and Global Scale
Students use a thinking routine to analyze a curated list of seven news stories on a global issue they select. Working in groups, they evaluate connections in the reporting, formulate claims about the...
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Students analyze how advances in artificial intelligence affect the health of First Amendment rights in an increasingly digital world.