Politics
From democracies to authoritarian regimes, government policies can have life and death stakes for citizens. Pulitzer Center stories tagged with “Politics” feature reporting on elections, political corruption, systems of government and political conflict. Use the Pulitzer Center Lesson Builder to find and create lesson plans on politics.
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Project
Speaking About China
China is a vast land but our understanding of it is dominated by views from Beijing and Shanghai. In...
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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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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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Project
An Investigation into Turkey
The failed coup of July 15 brought Turks together to defeat an anti-democratic action by the...
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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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What difference did it make that Hurricane Katrina struck during major US military deployments in...
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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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Pulitzer Center Update
This Week: When the Arab World Came Apart
Reactions to "Fractured Lands," the last leprosy patients in Sri Lanka, and the health effects of...
August 23, 2016 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Readers in U.S. and Middle East Respond to 'Fractured Lands'
Landmark reporting project with The New York Times Magazine strikes a chord with readers around the...
August 22, 2016
