Middle School
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Lesson Plans
The Impact of the Atomic Bomb
Students examine two stories about the atomic bomb and create a documentary poem synthesizing the stories and demonstrating understanding of the event.
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AI powers captions, voice assistants, and translation tools. But who designs these systems and who gets left out? Journalist Joanna S. Kao investigates AI and accessibility.
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Students are invited to enter poems written in response to news stories to the Fighting Words Poetry Contest. This workshop guides teachers and students in how to craft a successful entry.
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Lesson Plans
Fighting Words: Concurso y taller de poesía
Se invita a estudiantes a entregar poemas escritos en respuesta a noticias al concurso de poesía del Pulitzer Center. Esta página incluye directrices del concurso y un taller para guiar el proceso de...
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Journalist Molly Knight Raskin discusses the sudden withdrawal of U.S. foreign aid from several African countries, its impacts, and how she investigated this story in this recorded presentation.
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Students are invited to make their voices heard this election season by writing a letter to a decisionmaker that explains the global issue they want to see prioritized. Deadline: November 14, 2025.
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Lesson Plans
Babies Can’t Wait: Addressing Maternal Matters during War and Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo
This lesson explores the impact of geography, conflict, and resilience in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through the lens of healthcare and community support systems by centering a maternity...
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Lesson Plans
Resource Guide: What Japan’s Atom Bomb Survivors Have Taught Us About the Dangers of Nuclear War
This resource guide includes lessons, videos, and additional texts to support student engagement with the Retro Report short film, “What Japan’s Atom Bomb Survivors Have Taught Us About the Dangers of...
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Lesson Plans
Unveiling Unseen Realities in Arizona's White Mountain Apache Indian Reservation and the World
Student analyze the historical, cultural, and systemic factors that influence global issues by connecting Pulitzer Center reporting to their own community, the White Mountain Apache Tribe in Arizona.
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Lesson Plans
Ode to Healthy Futures
Make connections to the science that shapes our lives and share your vision for a healthy future through poetry.
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Students examine the impact individuals, governments and corporations have on what might be our most precious natural resource: drinking water.
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Students analyze how advances in artificial intelligence affect the health of First Amendment rights in an increasingly digital world.
