Stories of Migration Teacher Fellowship Unit Plans
The following units were created and facilitated by educators who participated in the spring 2021 Pulitzer Center Teacher Fellowship program on Stories of Migration. Each unit includes a downloadable unit plan with daily lessons, teaching materials, evaluation rubrics, and evidence of student work. For more information on our Teacher Fellowship program, or to find out how you can apply for a fall 2021 Teacher Fellowship, email [email protected]. The Pulitzer Center is so proud to have had the opportunity to work with this incredible team of Teacher Fellows, and to support the truly inspiring projects below.
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Students learn to identify perspectives and their implications by reading The Tempest, alongside other literary and journalistic texts, and analyzing themes of colonialism, xenophobia, and migration.
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Students examine news stories about youth displacement, and how youth respond with resilience and improve society. Students then script and film videos to capture personal connections to the stories.
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Lesson Plans
Which Way Home? Exploring the Relationship Between Migration and Identity Through Personal Narrative
Students explore definitions of home, how migration and media representation influence identity, and dispel stereotypes about migrants through close reading, analysis, and discussion.
