Grades 4-8. This unit offers multiple entry points into developing an understanding of media literacy around the War of the Worlds broadcast. It includes a midpoint writing assessment, whole class capstone debate, and final independent writing assessment.
Archival Education
The War of the Worlds, Fake News, and Media Literacy
Explore Further
New Research
New Research: Chinese Agricultural Science, Race in Brazil, Journalism Philanthropy, and PUMC Campus
This round-up brings together reports on agriculture in China, race relations in Brazil, foundation support for journalism, and the impact of the Japanese occupation on the Peking Union Medical College.
New Research
New Research: Sites of Conscience, Arid Climate Agriculture, African American Dance, and Lincoln Center
This latest edition of our “New Research” series especially highlights the global nature of our archives, citing records from the Ford Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Trust for Mutual Understanding, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and the Office of the Messrs. Rockefeller, as well as from the papers of John D. Rockefeller 3rd and Edgar B. Young.
Environment
Global Engagement
Timeline
Timeline: American Philanthropy, Agriculture, and the Challenges of Feeding the World
From demonstration farms launched when farming was still unmechanized to confronting climate change in the twenty-first century, American philanthropy has played a key role in shaping and supporting efforts to lift rural communities out of poverty through agriculture.