Lesson

Return to your journal and write down your first thoughts and reflections after reading the article. Then, make a list of the questions you still have, perhaps sharing your list with others in your class. Finally, choose a question and try to answer it with one of the pieces from the list below, which includes…

Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “The Secret Sounds of ‘Dune’: Rice Krispies and Marianne Faithfull” by Kyle Buchanan, Photographs by Peter FisherDo you ever notice the many sounds in films that help enhance the mood, atmosphere and tone? Do any films stand out to you for their use of audio?In this lesson, you will learn how far…

In Greenwich Village, here in New York City, Christopher Park and Sheridan Square, and the area around the Stonewall Inn, is a place where the LGBT community gathered to celebrate our victories, to mourn our losses. But mostly, to protest. It was a place where the community felt comfortable and safe, because we were all…

Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “As Families Grieve, Grandparents Step Up,” by Paula Span with photographs by Todd HeislerIn the United States, as many as 200,000 children have had a parent die from Covid-19. In the wake of those losses, other family members — often grandparents — frequently step up to support the grieving children.In this lesson,…

This lesson is a part of our Accessible Activities feature, which aims to welcome a wider variety of learners to our site and to The Times in general. Learn more and tell us what you think here.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Why City Pigeons Are Worth Watching” by Rosemary MoscoPigeons are polarizing birds. Some people love them…

Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “A Fast, Frugal Track to a Cook’s Career? Community College.” by Priya KrishnaIn response to larger culinary schools closing their doors and an increased demand from restaurants, several community colleges are developing state-of-the-art culinary programs on their campuses.In this lesson, you will step inside some of these culinary programs and experience a…

Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “In Wisconsin: Stowing Mowers, Pleasing Bees,” photographs and text by Anne Readel from The Times’s The World Through a Lens series.Do you have a front lawn? If not, have you ever fantasized about having one? Why do you think a lush, perfectly manicured lawn is a dream for so many Americans? Did…

Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “How Two Best Friends Beat Amazon” by Jodi Kantor and Karen WeiseChristian Smalls and Derrick Palmer, best friends and workers at Amazon’s fulfillment center in New York City, strategically organized the first successful unionization effort of an Amazon warehouse in the United States, one of the most significant labor victories in a…

Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “We Know the Pledge. Its Author, Maybe Not.” by Sam RobertsMore than a century after a Baptist minister from upstate New York took credit for writing the Pledge of Allegiance, new evidence suggests the possibility of a very different story — that a 13-year-old schoolboy in Kansas might actually have been the…

Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “A Poem (and a Painting) About the Suffering That Hides in Plain Sight” by Elisa GabbertWith war looming, W.H. Auden stood in a museum and was inspired to write. The resulting poem, “Musée des Beaux Arts,” is one of the most famous ever written about a work of art. More than 80…