Current Events

Current Events

 

Oh, current events! There can be a mixed reaction from teachers and from students. There are so many ways that you can teach current events. 

Ways that You can Teach Current Events: 

• make a quarterly current event journal packet
• pick a day of the week and have it be a news day
• make students sign up for a current event report/presentation
• make it a homework assignment once or every two weeks
• have a current event blog where students post about a current event (video or written) 
• current event bulletin board or poster where students can comment on the news of the day
• Create a padlet for current events 
•  infuse current events into your units
• have current events as your starter/bell ringer

I have included current events in numerous ways through my teaching career. I developed this current event sheet as I was trying to incorporate more reading strategies into my curriculum. I included a digital link, and posted copies below for your convenience. I would assign a current event every other week as homework. On the day the current event was due, I would have students get into groups and discuss their new stories. Students then could ask me questions. The first current event would be Utah news, second would be U.S. news, third would be World news, and the 4th would be Watch the news. Then I would go through the cycle again.


Digital Copy of my Utah Studies Current Event: Utah Studies Current Event 
Digital Copy of my Watch the News Current Event: Watch the News Current Event

Name: _____________________________  Period: _____  Date: ________________

Utah Studies Current Events

Topic:________________________

Due Date:______________________

Title of Article :_________________________

1. Find the Utah section of any newspaper—in print form or online. As you read it, write down 5 facts that seem important. Include who, what, when, where and how.

1. Who-

2. What-

3. When-

4. Where-

5. How-

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2.  Write one sentence that describes the main idea of the news item.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.  List three supporting details of the main idea.

• ________________________________________________________________
• ________________________________________________________________
• ________________________________________________________________

4. Why was this article written? What was the cause of the event? What is the effect?

5. Make a prediction. What do you think will happen next?

6. What is your personal reaction to the event? (Write at least 3 sentences)

In the box below, create a picture that represents the news article.  Make sure that your picture gets the main point of the news across.  Also, try to incorporate the details you’ve listed above.

 

Possible News Sources:

Deseret News http://www.deseretnews.com

Salt Lake Tribune http://www.sltrib.com

KSL News: http://www.ksl.com/

PBS News Hour: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/

BE SURE TO ATTACH THE ARTICLE OR WRITE DOWN THE ENTIRE URL ADDRESS (web address)

http://_______________________________________________

Name: _____________________________  Period: _____  Date: ________________

Watch the News

Utah Studies Current Event

News Station___________________________

Due Date:______________________________

Date Watched: ___________________________

1. Pick a Utah News station and watch the news. As you watch the news, write down 8 important news stories or facts from the news.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

2. Pick one of the stories from the news.  What was the cause of the event? What is the effect?

Cause

Effect-

5. Make a prediction. What do you think will happen next?

6. What is your personal reaction to the event? (Write at least 4 sentences)

In the box below, create a picture that represents the news article.  Make sure that your picture gets the main point of the news across.  

 

Possible News Sources:

(Depending on your TV/Cable/Satellite Provider)

KUTV Channel 2 News

Fox 13 Now News

KSL Channel 5 News

ABC Channel 4 News

Parents please sign that your student has watched the news.

Thank you!

Parent Signature:____________________________________________