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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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- 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 - 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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- 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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- 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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- 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 »
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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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