Weekly outline

  • General

    • News Log Directions:

      Watch/Listen/Read the news for 20 minutes outside of class instruction. 

      Respond in this forum: add a new discussion post, subject Your last name.

      1. What program/app/source did you engage with for the 20 minutes.
      2. List the headlines/stories
      3. Choose 1 to analyze - tell me what you think about it.

  • 17 August - 23 August

    Welcome to Current Events!

    • Mon/Tues - Teacher Work Days

      Wed - Freshmen & Sophomores Only

      Thurs -  Seating chart, Socrative questionnaire; NY Times News Quiz

      Fri - Teacher Work Day

  • 24 August - 30 August


    • Daily assignment News Log

      Mon - Syllabus Things to know: RNC starts tonight, Treatment for COVID w/Plasma, Conways leave WH, Shooting in WI, New Zealand Mosque shooter in court

      Practice News Log

      Tues -Things to know: WI Shooting sparks protests, RNC Don Jr. Speaks

      CE from the summer of 2020

      Report to class on US News from May, June, July, & August

      Wed - Things to know: Hurricane Laura, WI Shooting aftermath, Hong Kong pro-democracy arrested

      Democratic Convention Recap-watch Biden's full speech

      Thurs - Things to know: Hurricane Laura, New Zealand terrorist gets life

      Republican Convention

      Watch VP Pence full speech

      Fri - VIRTUAL LEARNING TODAY News Log 8/28 completed in Virtual class today. For your 8/28 news log watch President Trumps Acceptance speech. (Use ear buds) What do you agree/disagree with?



    • News Log 8/24 (due before class starts Tuesday 8/25) Forum

      Directions:

      Watch/Listen/Read the news for 20 minutes outside of class instruction. 

      Respond in this forum: add a new discussion post, subject Your last name.

      1. What program/app/source did you engage with for the 20 minutes.
      2. List the headlines/stories
      3. Choose 1 to analyze - tell me what you think about it.


  • 31 August - 6 September


    • Mon - Things to know: Protests, Coronavirus, Election 2020, TikTok
      Discuss: Agree/Disagree w/ Candidate Statements (pictures of speeches from last week)

      Tues - Things to know: Can you beat Cognitive Bias?


      Think (Create an example for each of the 5 types of cognitive bias), Pair (discuss in groups your examples and pick the best for each type), Share (each group share with the whole class examples of bias). 

      Today's News Log = 5 types of bias w/an example.


      Thurs - Things to know: Coronavirus, election, Russia, China

      How to spot fake news = News Log in class

      Fri - Things to know: Vaccine, Coronavirus, China, Election

      How to overcome fake news: Recognize, Consider, Research = Choose your own theory to research.



  • 7 September - 13 September


    • Mon/Tues - No School Labor Day & Jr. Fair Day

      Wed/Thurs/Fri - 9/11 a day that changed the World



    • 9/11 - Patriot Day Forum
      You may interview an adult to help you complete...
      1. What have you learned about the events of 9/11 2001
      2. What was life like before 9/11? How did it change after 9/11?
      3. Do you think the events of 9/11 justified this change? Why or why not?

  • 14 September - 20 September




  • 21 September - 27 September


  • 28 September - 4 October


  • 5 October - 11 October


  • 12 October - 18 October




    • 10/12 Columbus Day Forum

      Should we celebrate the second Monday in October as "Columbus Day" or "Indigenous Peoples Day" or both? Explain. You must give a minimum of 3 reasons to support your argument. 

    • Mon - Headlines: Columbus day and/or Indigenous Peoples Day; Livestream of confirmation hearings

      NPR

      USA Today

      Student News Day

      Tues - Headlines; Editorials choose topic, research

      Wed - Headlines; Editorials Outline due by end of period

      Thurs - Headlines; Write Editorials

      Fri - Presidential Debate #2 Editorials DUE by 3:09 - Proofread in class

  • 19 October - 25 October

    • 10/19 and 10/20 - Read Editorials, Answer qs Forum

      For each category of Editorials: READ each editorial in the category and then answer the question that correlates.

      1. President: Did the editorials change your mind? Give you new information? Influence who you would vote for? Explain.
      2. Wildfires/Climate:  How have the editorials influenced your opinion on our climate and causes of the California Wildfires?
      3. BLM: What have you learned about the goal/purpose of the BLM movement?
      4. Vaccine: Will you get the Vaccine for COVD when available? Why/Why not - use information from the editorials.
      5. Masks: Do masks help? Should we continue to use them? Should there be a national mandate? Explain.
      6. SCOTUS: Should the nominated Justice Barrett be approved? Why/Why not? Should we add more justices to SCOTUS? Why/Why not?

    • Mon/Tues - Editorials READ editorials, Answer question

      Tues - World News events #1, #2, #3

      Wed - Two Americas: A look at 5 racial inequalities in America

      Thurs - Post Office Panic

      Fri - Final Presidential Debate

  • 26 October - 1 November


  • 2 November - 8 November



  • 9 November - 15 November


  • 16 November - 22 November



    • Mon - Headlines: Covid, MI shutdowns, Alex Smith

      60 minutes - Obama

      Tues - Headlines: COVID Vaccine,

      TikTok

      Wed - China Goes Back to School, DeWine press conference - curfew

      Thurs - Stay at home advisory, curfew, hospital surge, Biden Build Back better speech

      Fri - COVID numbers, Senate Bill 311; American Voices: A Nation in Turmoil

    • 11/18 Forum
      1. What does the Article suggest about why China has been able to resume in-person education for its 195  million students?
      2. What are some of the safety measures Chinese schools have implemented?
      3. What are some of the complaints with those precautions that are mentioned in the story?
      4. Sofia Tany says, "If we handled this at all like they are handling it overseas, there would be riots." What does she mean?
      5. Summarize DeWine's new order (curfew) and his reason/logic behind it.

  • 23 November - 29 November


  • 30 November - 6 December



    • Mon - Headlines: Coroavirus, Election, Iran, Switzerland, Thailand

      Complete News Log - on your own

      Tues - Headlines

      When you can't trust your eyes (News log = discussion questions from article)

      Wed - Headlines

      Speaking out on Race (News log = discussion questions from article)

      Thurs - Headlines: All Sides (News log = choose 4 stories, read and summarize)

      Fri - Headlines. DeWine Press Conference



    • 12/1 When you Can't trust your eyes Forum

      1. What is the difference between deepfakes and shallowfakes?

      2. Why are media experts worried about both deepfakes and shallowfakes?

      3. Why does Claire Wardle think teens will be able to help stop the spread of misinformation?

      4. What do experts say you should do when you see something online that causes a strong emotional reaction?

    • 12/2 - Speaking Out Forum
      1. Yohuru Williams says the country needs young people who "have the knowledge and humility to drive that conversation forward while recognizing our shared humanity." What do you think he means by that?
      2. What prompted Brandon Griggs to form Hear the Truth?
      3. What does Jeffrey Jin mean when he says "Asian Americans have a particular role to play in this moment"?
      4. Why does Alivia Wynn find it "exhausting" to be one of the few Black students in her school?

  • 7 December - 13 December


    • Mon - Headlines: Coronavirus, CA Lockdown, WH Transition, Marijuana, DACA

      Tues - Headlines: Coronavirus, Transition team; allsides

      Wed - Headlines Introduce PRO/CON assignment

      Thurs - Headlines PRO/CON work

      Fri - Headlines PRO/CON work

    • 12/8 Forum
      1. What's the basic idea behind the creation of the social progress index?
      2. What does Michael Green mean by describing Costa Rica as a "superstar" country? Based on the information, what other country might he also be inclined to describe that way?
      3. How does Michael Porter characterize U.S. performance according to the social progress index? Do you agree or disagree with his assessment? Why?
      4. What does Green mean when he says "GDP isn't destiny"?

  • 14 December - 20 December



    • Google Meet URL

      Click on the link to join class from home!

    • Mon - Headlines. PRO/CON work

      Tues - Headlines. PRO/CON due end of period.

      Wed - Headlines. Presentation of PRO/CON

      Thurs - Headlines. Presentation of PRO/CON

      Fri - 1st & 2nd EXAMS Presentation of PRO/CON

  • 21 December - 27 December

    • Mon - 3rd, 4th, 5th EXAMS

      Tues - 6th, 7th, 8th EXAMS

    • 2020 Final Exam Forum

      2020 Final Exam. 

      You will respond in essay format to the prompt below. You must use all of the terms in parenthesis.

      1 paragraph minimum per topic (4).

      Recall the leading headlines this fall. Imagine you have been chosen by the Biden team as an advisor from the state of Ohio. You should give your advice (based on your knowledge of current events this semester) to the president elect on the following....

      1. Environment (CA wildfires, hurricane season)
      2. Criminal Justice Reform (BLM, police shootings, protests, racial inequality)
      3. Election 2020 takeaways (debates, fraud lawsuits, Biden's first 100 days in office, Electoral college)
      4. COVID 19 (Ohio's response, stay at home, vaccine, curfew, Ohio Senate Bill 311)