Current Events
Welcome to Current Events! I hope you that you are ready to get to work. This course will be very different from some of the other classes you have taken. There will be no textbook; instead we will rely on the media for the topics we will study.
Tentative Outline:
Daily journal on current news events
Weekly review & discussion of news stories
Research developing stories
Presentations related to current news
Special Reports – CNN Student News
Projects to be determined, as related to current topics
Media Bias
The Middle East- oil, terrorism, religion, conflicts etc
Africa- AIDS, Genocide, poverty
China- rise to power, Tibet, Human Rights, population control
American Politics
The following are possible resources that we can use for our topics:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/ we will focus on the “Day in
pictures” from this website everyday in class.
http://www.time.com/time/ Can use hard copy
http://www.pjstar.com/ Can use hard copy
Materials:
You will need a binder or notebook for daily journaling. You will be responsible for bringing this and a writing utensil everyday to class. Occasionally you will need to bring colored pencils or markers. We will utilize technology so I would suggest that you get a jump drive to save and transfer your work.