Throughout our study of history we should be asking/observing what is happening around us to see how the event impacts our lives today. Sometimes this will be very obvious and other times you may have not had the lived experience to identify it.
Learning about history should help us better understand our present.
Incorporating time to browse through current events can give us a structured time to have these conversations about how historical events impact our daily lives. Our Current Events time will shift between different mediums of getting news
Learning about history should help us better understand our present.
Incorporating time to browse through current events can give us a structured time to have these conversations about how historical events impact our daily lives. Our Current Events time will shift between different mediums of getting news
- video form of the news, CNN10
- an audio form, NPR Up First
- online news organizations such as azcentral.com, kjzz.org and bbc.com
Frequently Asked Questions:
What if we don’t get a newspaper at home and do not have internet access?
Then you need to set up a time with me, bi-weekly, before or after school, when you can either use an iPad, computer or the classroom newspaper.
Is this a world, national or local news article?
I can’t find the date.
Use the date of the newspaper or the date of when you printed it. Be sure to include the month, day, & year.
I can not find the Why/How question for this article.
If Why/How is not answered in your article, (such as in an article on the bird flu) you may simply write, “Why and How are not answered in this article.” This tells me that you did not forget to answer these questions so if you do not write this statement, you will lose 1 point.
What if we don’t get a newspaper at home and do not have internet access?
Then you need to set up a time with me, bi-weekly, before or after school, when you can either use an iPad, computer or the classroom newspaper.
Is this a world, national or local news article?
- It is a world news article if it takes place in another country or is about a worldwide issue such as the bird flu.
- A national article takes place in the United States or is about an American issue such as the Presidential election.
- A local article takes place in Minnesota.
I can’t find the date.
Use the date of the newspaper or the date of when you printed it. Be sure to include the month, day, & year.
I can not find the Why/How question for this article.
If Why/How is not answered in your article, (such as in an article on the bird flu) you may simply write, “Why and How are not answered in this article.” This tells me that you did not forget to answer these questions so if you do not write this statement, you will lose 1 point.