Developed in partnership with The Bank Street College of Education for grades 6-12.
THE COURSE OF THE WAR, 2003-PRESENT
Reflecting on Five Years of War in Iraq(3/19/2008)
The Voice of a New Generation
Examining Iraqi Youth Perspectives (3/5/2008)
A Fresh Start?
Discussing the Implications of a Resignation at the Department of Defense (11/9/2006)
Exploring the Ups and Downs During Three Years of War in Iraq (4/20/2006)
Same News, Different Stories
Evaluating Breaking News of Al-Zarqawi's Death (6/9/2006)
Examining New Developments in the Iraq War (11/10/2004)
Examining Controversies of International Humanitarian Law (10/22/2004)
Justice for Whom?
Assessing the Reasons to Bring Saddam Hussein to Trial (7/5/2004)
Taking Stock of Iraq
Learning About and Teaching Important Information on Iraq’s Transition (6/28/2004)
Abuse of Power
Examining and Reacting to the Abuse of Iraqi Prisoners in American Custody (5/6/2004)
The Captive's Audience
Analyzing the Capture of Deposed Iraqi Leader Saddam Hussein (12/15/2003)
Examining How Close (or Far) Coalition Forces Are from Achieving Their Goals (4/11/2003)
Weathering the War
Exploring How Weather and Topography Have Shaped Military Operations (3/26/2003)
DEBATE ABOUT THE WAR, 2002-PRESENT
Instability in Iraq
Analyzing the Debate on the Future of United States Involvement in Iraq (12/6/2006)
Exit to the Left
Exploring Community Reactions to the Iraq War (9/18/2006)
Weighing the War
Debating For and Against the War in Iraq (9/22/2004)
The Aftermath of War
Debating the Pros and Cons of U.S. Policy in Iraq (10/29/2003)
For Whom Does the Bell Toll?
Gauging Public Opinion about Death During War (4/9/2003)
Exploring Feelings About Invading Iraq Through Creative Writing (3/21/2003)
Acts of Defiance?
Contemplating War in Iraq (3/19/2003)
Europe's Last Resort
Understanding the European Union’s Position on the Use of Force in Iraq (2/19/2003)
Enacting a Meeting of the United Nations Security Council (1/29/2003)
And Then What Happened, Inspector?
Developing Interactive Scenarios about the United Nations Inspections in Iraq (12/4/2002)
To Inspect or Not to Inspect, That Is the Question
Exploring the Points of View of Those Involved in the Decision Whether to Allow U.N. Inspectors into Iraq (11/13/2002)
Exploring the Potential of United States Military Action Against Iraq (8/28/2002)
IRAQ AND DEMOCRACY
Exploring United States Interventions in the Middle East (4/29/2002)
A Good Government Is Hard to Build
Understanding Issues in Iraq's Government-Building Through a Student Simulation (3/30/2005)
And Now, the News from Iraq
Researching the Iraqi Election to Create a Television News Hour (1/31/2005)
Intimidation of a Nation
Analyzing Threats to the Scheduled Elections in Iraq (12/22/2004)
Operation Iraqi Democracy
Exploring International Models of Government (6/29/2004)
Assessing the Iraqi Interim Constitution's Purpose and Viability (3/10/2004)
By the People, For the People
Examining Key Elements of Democracy as the System Is Introduced in Iraq (6/23/2003)
A Tale of Two Wars
Comparing and Contrasting Vietnam and Iraq (10/30/2006)
Exploring the Endings and Consequences of Major Conflicts in Modern World History (12/16/2005)
Dictating the Future
Learning from the History of Overthrown Governments to Assess the Future of Iraq (5/26/2004)
Intervene or Interfere?
Exploring Forty Years of United States Intervention in Foreign Affairs (4/7/2003)
Changing of the Guard
Examining the Role of the United States in Democratic Transitions Around the World (4/28/2003)
Examining the Development of American Foreign Policy (3/17/2003)
Exploring the Evolution of Weapons Technology (11/14/2002)
Drums of War
Exploring How Historical Events Repeat Themselves (10/14/2002)
Exploring How Politics Shapes American War Policy (9/23/2002)
The Tug of War
Exploring the Rationale Behind Potential Future Military Strikes in the War Against Terrorism (1/9/2002)
IRAQ AND THE MEDIA
All the News That's Fit to Blog
Gathering First-Hand News Accounts through Web Logs
Imagining the Life of a War Correspondent in Iraq
That's News to Me
Examining the Escalating Violence in Iraq through Reporting (4/14/2004)
Learning to Write Persuasive Editorials about Current News (7/24/2003)
Exploring Marketing Strategies During Wartime (3/27/2003)
Interviewing Veterans to Help Create Need-Based Programs (5/25/2007)
Commemorating American Soldiers Who Have Lost Their Lives in Iraq (1/3/2007)
Reflecting on the Lives of Soldiers and Their Families (10/27/2005)
Gathering First-Hand Reports of a Soldier's Experience Far from Home (3/5/2003)
Test what you know about the war in Iraq by playing this interactive News Quiz. Each question relates to an article published in The New York Times from 2003-2007.
Explore recent New York Times graphics, videos and photographs about the war in Iraq.
Interactive Feature: Faces of the Dead (Ongoing)
Interactive Timeline: Iraq 5 Years In (3/19/2008)
Slideshow: A Tale of Three Cities (6/20/2008)
Interactive Graphic: Baghdad Neighborhoods (9/9/2007)
Video: Bush Addresses U.S. Troops in Iraq (9/2007)
Op-Chart: Benchmarks for Iraq (9/3/2007)
Photographs: 82nd Airborne Division (5/22/2007)
Video: A Search for Missing Soldiers (5/22/2007)
BAGHDAD BUREAU BLOG
"Iraq From the Inside" by reading a blog written by Times reporters in Baghdad.
Each News Snapshot features a Times photo and related article along with a 6-question student worksheet and a teacher answer key. The Snapshots below, about the war in Iraq, were published from March 2003 on.
The Reach of War
The Solace of Soccer
Serving the Country
War, What Is It Good For?
A Vote for Freedom
A Grand New Flag
Rehearsing for the Real Thing
American Friends, American Foes
A Message of Hope
A Nation at War
MORE FROM NYTIMES.COM
Visit NYTimes.com's The Reach of War special for the latest news and editorials from The New York Times.
FROM THE LEARNING NETWORK ARCHIVE
In response to Operation Desert Fox in 1998, The Learning Network created the special feature
Timeline: U.S. Intervention in Iraq - 1991 to 1998. In it, you'll find historical New York Times articles from that time period, lesson plans and a brief Web guide.
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Learning Network classroom resources on a wide range of topics.