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- 4th - 12th
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Students read current event magazines and newspapers, and highlight questions and answers that are to be used for a class Jeopardy Game. They participate in class Jeopardy Game. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students read an online article about blogging and its culture especially in the workplace. They create their own blogs based on current events. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students read a newspaper thoroughly, choose one current event and write a short paragraph describing the event. The next day in class they play a scavenger hunt game looking for information about specfic stories in the newspaper. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students discuss recent currents events as a class. Using one of the events, they write a poem about how they feel about the event in question. They choose specific symbols that relate to event and write a poem about it as well. They share and discuss each poem with the class. 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 »
- 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 investigate the current events and how the media reports them. They interpret information and determine the likelihood of its accuracy. Sections strengthen geography skills while investigating portions of the world experiencing the most hardship. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students analyze current events. They explore their current events for themes of conflict. They identify the location on the map of their current events and share their articles in small groups. They summarize the events, people involved, locations, and its relevance to students' lives. 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with finding an issue that is in the current events. They conduct research from newspapers and other periodicals in order to find more information. It is used to create a project for class assessment. Full Review »
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