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.

  • This week

    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 - Headlines

      Thurs - Headlines

      Fri - Headlines