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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students incorporate current events into the daily classroom routine by completing and maintaining a current events journal to be used throughout the year. They write and present a news report that includes an event from the past, an event from the present and an event in the future. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate current events. They conduct research on a selected current event, read and analyze opinion pages from different newspapers, and write an article in a newspaper-style column format. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the contents of several periodicals and then create a current events newsletter using technology and community resources. Students compare the differences between newspapers and magazines, determine the role of a headline, and practice finding the differences between facts and opinions before writing their own articles. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students read a recent article about the likelyhood of a decrease or increase in prices of a specific consumer good. Using the internet, they examine current events and make predictions about their effect on the economy. They write an essay expressing their thoughts and shares it with the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 10th
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Students investigate some of the problems that face the world with the study of current events. They research a problem of personal choice. The goal of the lesson is to encourage critical thinking skills to come up with a solution. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students record Current Events in a journal over the course of the semester to instill in them the importance of watching history unfold and use the Internet as the only resource to learn about the world around them. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students discuss current events and importance of understanding historical context for events today. They research current event and its historical context, and plan, shoot, and edit iMovie video essay using AppleWorks storyboard. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th
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Students read and evaluate current events of East Asia. They select an article, read and summarize the article and identify the key people, places, dates, and events in the article. As they summarize, they write a personal reflection and share their articles with the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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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