CHOOSE YOUR STORY
Peace and Conflict includes stories about conflicts around the world, what drives them, how they impact people, and pathways to peace. Explore the stories below to find one that moves you. Then, use this worksheet to support you with writing your Fighting Words poem.
Stories for Grades 3 and Up
Story | Media | Publication | Content Warnings |
“Safe in School” by Jaime Joyce | Photo, Text | TIME for Kids | N/A |
“Uncertain Futures: Ukrainian Refugees in Turkey, One Year On” by Diana Rayes | Photo, Text | Pulitzer Center | Discussion of mental health crises |
Stories for Grades 6 and Up
Story | Media | Publication | Content Warnings |
“‘We Must Not Show ... Fear’: Colombia’s Children Learn To Defend Their Way of Life” by Nadège Mazars and Steven Grattan | Photo, Text | The Guardian | Discussion of violence |
“Rebellion in Resistance: Profile of a Palestinian Educator” by Laila Shadid | Photo, Text | Fenjan | Discussion of violence |
“Afghanistan: In a New Light” by Bram Janssen and Rodrigo Abd | Video | Associated Press | Sounds of gunfire |
“Art on the Front Lines of a Changing Sudan” by Antoaneta Roussi and Matteo Lonardi | Photo, Text | Al Jazeera | N/A |
“The War of the Past Is Still Present” by Colleen Digney | Photo, Text | Pulitzer Center | Discussion of violence |
Stories for Grades 9 and Up
Story | Media | Publication | Content Warnings |
“How the World’s Deadliest Crises Go Unseen” by Amy Maxmen | Photo, Text | Undark Magazine | Descriptions of violence |
“From an Old-Style Afghan Camera, a New View of Life Under the Taliban Emerges” by Rodrigo Abd, Elena Becatoros, and Bram Janssen | Video, Photo, Text | Associated Press | N/A |
“The Confession: A Colombian Colonel Faces His Victims” by Bruno Federico, Simone Bruno, and Jeremy Raff | Video | Al Jazeera | Descriptions of violence |
“Mexican Government Vows To Continue Legal Fight Against U.S. Gun Manufacturers” by Stephania Corpi Arnaud and Toya Sarno Jordan | Audio, Text | Texas Public Radio | N/A |
“These Women Are Bringing Some Peace to War-Stricken Congo” by Hugh Kinsella Cunningham, Sifa Bahati, and Camille Maubert | Photo, Text | National Geographic | Discussion of violence and sexual assault |
“For a Century, the American Way of War Has Meant Killing Civilians” by Nick Turse | Text | The Intercept | N/A |
“How Ukrainians Saved Their Capital” by Luke Mogelson and James Nachtwey | Photo, Text | The New Yorker | Descriptions of violence, discussion of sexual assault, and a graphic photo |
“The U.S. Military Is Embedded in the Gaming World. Its Target: Teen Recruits” by Rosa Schwartzburg | Text | The Guardian | N/A |