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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The Country a U.S. Corporation Left Behind
Students explore the impacts of the century-long relationship between Alcoa, an American corporation, and Suriname. They then debate the terms of Alcoa's exit from the country.
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How to Write a Commentary
In this lesson, students listen to a journalist discuss their reporting and then write a commentary. Students were expected to ask questions, take plenty of notes, and come up with a thesis statement.
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The Nanny's Child: Economic Factors in Migration
This lesson uses a photo essay as a primary source so students can identify the Seven Economic Principles in a real world situation.
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Green energy vs. non renewable energy
THE THREE MAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN RENEWABLE AND NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY Renewable energy comes from natural sources such solar, wind, geothermal, biomass sources. Whereas non-renewable energy comes from...
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Climate Change
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Refugee boom
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The Dangers of Being an Environmental Activist
In this lesson, students learn about Berta Cáceres, the risks that environmental activists face in Honduras, and how threats to activists fit into larger political, social, and cultural conflicts.
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This Masters level lesson introduces journalism as an important tool for public health students and researchers to communicate complex public health issues in an accessible way for the general public.
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Proposing a Win for Women Worldwide
Students will integrate information from multiple news sources in order to explore gender inequality issues.
