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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Lesson Plans
The Bodies We Forget
Students will read reporting on disabled pregnant women in Malawi and explore how hospitals can dehumanize or protect patients in order to create advocacy pieces that call for dignified care for all...
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Students compare human development data between Argentina, the United States, and Native American communities to plan for an advocacy campaign focused on women’s health.
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Health in the Shadows of Gold
Students analyze a French news article on artisanal gold mining in Uganda and Burundi to explore its environmental and health impacts and propose possible solutions.
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Students analyze Fabiola Torres' reporting on insulin access and participate in Pulitzer Center's Local Letters contest and create advocacy campaigns.
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Lesson Plans
Insulin Access Gaps in Latin America
By investigating the lack of affordable insulin in Latin America, students analyze the power dynamics of global health disparities and explore their relationship to underreported news stories.
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Students examine the four types of diffusion, evaluate how information spreads through the media, and then practice incorporating diffusion strategies into public health campaigns.
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The Health and Politics of School Lunch
Students analyze reporting to evaluate the impacts of school lunches on public health and create a compelling public service announcement that highlights the most crucial aspects of school lunch for...
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Students diagnose cholera patients, model the biological mechanisms of an infection, and learn about vaccine issues in Bangladesh and local vaccine challenges.
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Lesson Plans
The Impact of the Atomic Bomb
Students examine two stories about the atomic bomb and create a documentary poem synthesizing the stories and demonstrating understanding of the event.
