Hiroshima Lesson Plan

The Nature of News

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

To tie in the novel to the ongoing debate about graphic images in the news and the balance of journalistic integrity and responsibility

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1

Structure:

One aspect of Hiroshima's continued contemporary resonance is the ethics of graphic news reports and especially images or video. Hersey wanted Hiroshima to make an impact, which, it is often argued, is the point of showing graphic videos. Recently in the news, viewers have been bombarded with graphic images of police shootings and violence, not to mention wars abroad. What are...