Periodically throughout the year, you will be presenting a Current Event, a newsworthy story that has happened within the last month, to the class. (Sign ups coming soon!)
You will read and analyze the article and answer the questions in complete sentences on the form below. You will print off the article and staple it to the form (DUE the day you present).
On your presentation day, you will share briefly (2 min or less) the who, what, where, why, when of the article. You will be graded on: voice clarity, voice volume, posture, and eye contact--so know your article well!
Use a reliable news source like one of the following:
*** NO sports, entertainment, gossip or advertisement kinds of articles.***
BBC
CNN Student News
World Affairs
Student News Daily
Student News Net
National Geographic News
Use these websites to connect directly to what we're studying in Social Studies:
Geography
World History
U.S. History
You will read and analyze the article and answer the questions in complete sentences on the form below. You will print off the article and staple it to the form (DUE the day you present).
On your presentation day, you will share briefly (2 min or less) the who, what, where, why, when of the article. You will be graded on: voice clarity, voice volume, posture, and eye contact--so know your article well!
Use a reliable news source like one of the following:
*** NO sports, entertainment, gossip or advertisement kinds of articles.***
BBC
CNN Student News
World Affairs
Student News Daily
Student News Net
National Geographic News
Use these websites to connect directly to what we're studying in Social Studies:
Geography
World History
U.S. History