Social Studies
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Lesson Plans
Working with Fractured Lands in Middle East History
After discussing “Fractured Lands,” groups of students will present on a particular character’s story, contextualizing it in terms of contemporary history, geopolitics, and conflict.
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This lesson plan is designed as a guide for engaging students in Scott Anderson's "Fractured Lands," a gripping examination into the unraveling of the modern Middle East.
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Students analyze Scott Anderson's characterization of a former ISIS fighter in "Fractured Lands" to evaluate media depictions of ISIS and argue for or against the main character's death sentence.
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In this lesson, students analyze the impact of reporting the conflict using virtual-reality through discussion and individual reflection.
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Lesson Plans
Religion and the Environment in China
Students analyze the structure and purpose of "Searching for Sacred Mountain," a 20-minute documentary that explores connections between Buddhism and environmental sustainability practices in China.
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This global affairs lesson plan for middle and high school teachers is designed as a guide for engaging students in Scott Anderson's "Fractured Lands," a gripping examination into the unraveling of...
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This college-level lesson is designed to supplement the article “Fractured Lands” by writer Scott Anderson and photojournalist Paolo Pellegrin with a series of prompts for discussions and exercises.
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This lesson plan is designed as a guide for engaging students in Scott Anderson's "Fractured Lands," a gripping examination into the unraveling of the modern Middle East.
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Education Resource
Meet the Journalist: Ben C. Solomon
"The Fight for Falluja" is a virtual reality film that allows viewers to experience, firsthand, the...
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Lesson Plans
Running for the Future of Congo
This lesson uses “What Makes the Kids of Congo Run” by Daniel Socha to introduce students to the situation in Eastern Congo, the challenges youth face, and ways to effect change.
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Students analyze how an author structures articles in different ways to report on malnutrition. The articles come from the project “1,000 Days: To save women, children and the world” by Roger Thurow.
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Lesson Plans
Economic and Political Contradictions in Nigeria
Students will examine the effect the discovery of a valuable resource such as oil has on the political culture of that country.