Connect current events to your curriculum and help teens make sense of what's going on in the world today
Here’s how Upfront gets teens thinking critically about their world:
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National and world news articles are adapted from The New York Times for a teen audience.
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Captivating photography from world-renowned Times photographers draws students into the text by piquing their interest.
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Common Core Support: Complex informational texts, challenging writing prompts, and thought-provoking discussion questions help you meet standards for reading informational texts and literacy in history/social studies.
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Debates on major news topics task students with defending their positions on controversial issues.
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Times Past history feature uses reporting from The New York Times archive to connect the past to today’s issues.
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Political cartoons, timelines, maps, and graphs give students insight into the news.
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Two FREE Poster Series include 6 News Maps: America's Challenges Around the World and 6 Great Moments in U.S. History.
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FREE 2013 World Affairs Issue is a complete up-to-date atlas and almanac for every one of your students.
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Teacher’s Guides with every issue bring you complete lesson plans, standards alignments, reproducible quizzes, and more!
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FREE access to Upfront Online includes videos, interactive debates, games, digital issues, and more for your whiteboard, computer, or projector.
Place your FREE-Trial order now to bring The New York Times Upfront into your class.
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