Conflict
Conflict takes many forms, from disagreements between different political parties to indigenous communities battling government and corporate interests to full-blown warfare. Pulitzer Center grantee stories tagged with “Conflict” feature reporting that covers adversarial politics, war and peace. Use the Pulitzer Center Lesson Builder to find and create lesson plans on conflict.
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Lesson Plans
Peacebuilding: Taking Home Lessons Learned in Africa
Students explore the concept of peacebuilding, then use what they have learned to evaluate peacebuilding efforts in their community and suggest peacebuilding projects of their own.
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This digital interactive notebook was created to help middle school students grasp the important information presented in the Preface section of “Fractured Lands” by Scott Anderson.
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Lesson Plans
International Adoption: Ethics and Effects
This is a multi-week unit on international adoption and ethics. Students will examine how international adoption agencies work and the role of culture, ethics, local policy, and international law.
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Pulitzer Center Update
"Fractured Lands" at Columbia School of Journalism
A panel discussion on the people and issues behind "Fractured Lands," a landmark issue of The New...
September 13, 2016 -
Pulitzer Center Update
News Bites and Lesson Plan of the Week: Arab Spring Monologues
This week's newsletter highlights lessons that explore "Fractured Lands" and the "Power of Poetry"
September 8, 2016 -
Students will illustrate their critical reading of "Fractured Lands" and their assessment of the causes and effects of the crisis in the Arab World by creating a 30-foot timeline.
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Pulitzer Center Update
This Week: Syria's Lawless Land
Impunity for Syria's war criminals, new HIV treatments in South Africa, and a new approach to...
September 7, 2016 -
Lesson Plans
The Arab Spring Monologues
This lesson provides guidelines for students to create their own play based on "Fractured Lands," a story published by The New York Times Magazine in the print edition on August 14, 2016.
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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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Education Resource
Meet the Journalist: Paul A. Kramer
What difference did it make for the U.S. government's preparation and response to Hurricane Katrina...
