Lesson of the Day: ‘1.5 Million New Yorkers Can’t Afford Food. Pantries Are Their...
6. What did you learn from this piece that you didn’t know before? What would you most like to remember from it?Going FurtherOption 1: Listen to a Podcast About a Food PantryListen to the first 35 minutes of “The Daily” podcast episode “A Day at the Food Pantry.” You can follow along with the transcript…
Lesson of the Day: ‘The Exquisite Angst of Applying to College in a Deeply...
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “The Exquisite Angst of Applying to College in a Deeply Anxious Year,” by Anemona HartocollisAs a new season for college applications begins, the coronavirus has upended the process, forcing millions of students to learn…
Lesson of the Day: ‘Old Dogs, New Research and the Secrets of Aging’
7. Which research was most fascinating, memorable, provocative or surprising to you and why? Does it confirm or revise your perspective on how dogs age? What questions about how aging in dogs, animals in general or humans do you still have?Going FurtherOption 1: Tell Us About a Meaningful Relationship You Have Had With a Dog…
Lesson of the Day: ‘Oxford’s 2020 Word of the Year? It’s Too Hard to...
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Oxford’s 2020 Word of the Year? It’s Too Hard to Isolate” by Jennifer SchuesslerEvery year, Oxford Languages, the publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary, chooses what it considers the “word of the year,” a…
Introduction to ‘Lesson of the Day’
Every school day we post a new lesson plan that addresses the news. Whether it’s the development of artificial intelligence, the crisis at the United States-Mexico border or the longstanding issue of segregation in schools, we have a library of hundreds of lesson plans related to current events that is growing all the time. Our…
Lesson of the Day: ‘Designed to Deceive: Do These People Look Real to You?’
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Designed to Deceive: Do These People Look Real to You?” by Kashmir Hill and Jeremy WhiteDid you know that advances in artificial intelligence over the last few years have made it possible to feed…
Lesson of the Day: ‘Chris Nikic, You Are an Ironman. And Your Journey Is...
4. How did Nikic prepare for the Ironman competition? What role did Dan Grieb, a volunteer coach, play in helping him to reach his athletic goal?5. At the end of the piece, Mr. Streeter returns to that make-or-break moment from his opening paragraphs when it looked like Nikic couldn’t go on. How was Nikic able…
Lesson of the Day: ‘What if They Could Make the Pandemic Go Poof?’
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “What if They Could Make the Pandemic Go Poof?” by Kenneth Sturtz“As the coronavirus snuffed out live entertainment, magicians, like so many others, have been forced to adapt, trading traditional in-person performances for virtual…
Lesson of the Day: ‘What Makes Sand Soft?’
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “What Makes Sand Soft?” by Randall MunroePeter S. from Brooklyn asked, “What is the softest sand in the world? Why is some sand softer than others?” Randall Munroe, a former NASA roboticist turned web…
Lesson of the Day: ‘How the Space Station Became a Base to Launch Humanity’s...
5. Mr. Chang writes that the space station has “turned into the linchpin for spurring capitalism in space.” What evidence does he provide to support that claim?6. What is the future of the International Space Station? What will happen when it is retired? What role will private companies play?7. The article concludes with the reflections…
