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- 5th - 8th
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Students review the results of a recent of historical history event of interest to them. Using the results, they put their own personal feelings to it and discuss as a class. They use a picture of the person and list the words describing him or her on the outside of their picture in which they write and share a poem about them. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students read "Time Magazine for Kids" and identify a current event they would like to know more about. They access the Internet and conduct further research on the event and then write a summary of their findings to hand in. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students investigate the Internet to find a current events article from the assigned websites. They work in a group to find either an article about a local, national, or global current event before evaluated the five W's in the article. They complete a WebQuest before designing a PowerPoint presentation with the information. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students, assessing a sense of world events, issues, and the media's influence on student's attitudes and perceptions about developing nations and issues, participate in a current events scavenger hunt. Emphasis is placed on the Millennium Development Goals and Canada's involvement with other countries. Students write their reflections on each day's activities in their journals. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students explore the media's reporting of world events and issues. After identifying countries reported in newspapers, students locate the country on a map. Using the internet and other sources, groups of students search for as many countries in the news as possible. They write a brief summary of each article. Full Review »
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- 6th - Higher Ed
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Students collect political, socioeconomic, geographical, and other data about 10 countries and record their data in a spreadsheet. The information is used to fuel current events discussions. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students begin to become aware of issues from around the world. Using various types of media, they discover how the same issue is showing in different countries. In groups, they focus on how Canada is shown differently through the media and what they can do to solve the problem. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students research current events and simulate a newscast of a current news story. They watch the evening news and write a summary of a story of interest, conduct Internet research and complete a worksheet on a current event, and videotape a newsreport of a story. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 7th
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Students explore current events that are most prominently observed by the US Department of State. Using the internet and a US Department of State website, students observe a list of issues that are of concern to the United States. Students identify the location of the country of concern and research the issues in that country. They share their information with the class. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students use one newspaper article and the internet to research their current event. Using the information, they write a summary and create a PowerPoint presention. To end the lesson, they share their research with the class and discuss. Full Review »
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