Browse and adapt hundreds of standards-aligned lesson plans for K–12 classrooms. Lessons encourage students to make local connections to global news stories, while strengthening skills such as critical thinking, media literacy, and communication. Click here to send feedback to our team.
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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.
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Students are invited to make their voices heard this election season by writing a letter to their representative that explains the global issue they want to see prioritized. Deadline: November 15...
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Concurso de Cartas por Nuestros Bosques y Océanos
Si tienes entre 15 y 24 años, esta es tu oportunidad para escribir por nuestros bosques y océanos.
