Weekly outline
- General
- 21 August - 27 August
21 August - 27 August
Welcome to Current Events!Mon/Tues - Teacher Work Days
Wed - Syllabus Where do I learn about the News? (Create a list) What is Current Events about?
Thurs/Fri - 2017 Summer News Recap
- 28 August - 3 September
28 August - 3 September
- Mon - USA Today "Catastrophe"1A "Disaster in Texas" 4/5A "Government expects recovery to take years" 5A http://www.cnn.com/videos
Tues - Rearming the police 1A USATODAY Do you agree with President Trumps pardoning of Arizona sheriff? 3A/6A USA Today
Wed - FOG DAY
Thurs - Should N.Korea have nuclear weapons, we do?
Presidential daily brief - Ozy News
"Agony builds as water rises" USA Today Harvey updates
Fri - Harvey in Pictures
"Texans without flood insurance, Hurricane Irma, Goodness flows out of flood" USA TODAY
Hurricane Harvey the week in pictures - What makes Harvey different than Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy?
- Would you have evacuated? Why/Why not
- What role do each of the following have with Harvey: FEMA, National guard, Red Cross
- What makes Harvey different than Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy?
- 4 September - 10 September
4 September - 10 September
Mon/Tues - Labor Day/Jr Fair Day
Wed - News Log brainstorm ATown News "End of DACA". "N.Korean Defectors" USA TODAY
Thurs - ATown News storyboard "Ozy Pres daily brief-Irma, Trump Debt deal" 3 Hurricanes in the Atlantic
Fri - ATown News
- 11 September - 17 September
11 September - 17 September
Mon - 9/11 A day that changed the world
Tues - Final day to submit ATown News segments. USA Today Articles add to log.
Wed - Headlines-Equifax, iPhone X, Edith Windsor, Eddie Gray
Thurs - Headlines
Fri - ATown News Published
- 18 September - 24 September
18 September - 24 September
Mon - Headlines: Trump @UN, Hurricane Maria, St.Louis protests, Opioid crisis
Tues - Drug Overdoses
Wed - FOG DAY
Thurs - Complete Heroin Documentary - Turn in Reflection
"The Wall" "Trump @the UN" USA Today
Fri - USA Today: Trump @ UN, Search for life in Mexico, ISIS caliphate, Equifax
Upfront: Is the World getting more Dangerous?
Answer the Q (Yes or No-provide a direct answer, evidence from sources in class, insert opinion & 1 other source)
- 25 September - 1 October
25 September - 1 October
Mon -News Log due Sunday's NFL National Anthem protests USA Today Articles (6)
Tues - Complete Reactions to the above writing prompts. Different POV from Sunday protest
Wed - Debate
Thurs - 1.Trump Touts GOP Tax Reform - Questions 2. Daily Skimm-Puerto Rico, taxes 3. College Basketball Scandal-USAtoday
Fri - Don't forget Puerto Rico-USA Today 3 storms, 3 Responses - CNN
- 2 October - 8 October
2 October - 8 October
Mon - News Log due Las Vegas Mass shooting
Tues - Using CNN headlines complete the worksheet analyzing the Las Vegas Massacre
Wed - "How much horror can we handle?" "Gunman remains an enigma" "President visits Puerto Rico" USA Today articles
Thurs/Fri - Gun Control debate Preparation
- 9 October - 15 October
9 October - 15 October
Mon - News Logs Due Debate: Gun Control
Wed - The Wall: Eminent domain, Tribal lands, drugs, religion, Ranchers, Border trade, Border patrol, Border flight
Thurs - ATown News
Fri - ATown News
- 16 October - 22 October
16 October - 22 October
Mon - News Logs due ATown News Should we build a wall? WHY?
Tues - Media Bias Trump, NFL Protest Coverage
Wed - Investigate Types of Media Bias: Omission, Selection of Sources, Story Selection, Placement, Labeling, Spin Present to class
Thurs - Fake News-What is it? FactCheck NPR-Fake news is big business
Fri - Racial Profiling
- 23 October - 29 October
23 October - 29 October
Mon - News Log Due Should College Athletes be paid? Should schools punish off campus behavior? Should the minimum wage be increased?
Tues - IN the News: Corker, Puerto Rico, Niger Assign Debate, choose topics
Wed - USA TODAY: Puerto Rico, Flake, Refugees Prepare for the ProCon debate
Thurs - IN the News: Opioid, Republican Party, Lee Harvey Prepare for the ProCon debate
Fri - Prepare for the ProCon debate
- 30 October - 5 November
30 October - 5 November
Mon -News Logs Due 6th-Abortion 8th-Euthanasia
USAToday: Russia, India, Vegas, World Series
Tues - 6th-Marriage 8th-Death Penalty, Medical Marijuana InTheNews: Manafort, Mueller. USATODAY: JFK 2A, Gold Star families 3A, Africa the new front line on terror.
Wed - NYC Terror attack articles/videos 6th-Illegal Immigration, 8th-Medicinal Marijuana
Thurs - InTheNews: NYC, Diversity Immigrant Visas, Astros 6th-Death Penalty 8th-Felons Voting, Abortion
Fri - InTheNews: NYC
- 6 November - 12 November
6 November - 12 November
Mon - News Logs Due Review November Election Issues/Candidates USAToday: Gunmen kills 26 in Texas, Trump in Asia
Tues - Sutherland Springs 6th-Drinking Age 8th-Felons Voting, Golf a sport
Wed - 2017 Election Results 6th-Ronald Reagan 8th-Golf, National Anthem
- 13 November - 19 November
13 November - 19 November
Mon - News Log Due 8th standardized testing 6th Social networking, Animal testing, College education
Tues - In the News now
Wed - 8th Ronald Reagan, Drinking age 6th Video game violence
Thurs - 6th College education/tuition
Fri - 8th Animal testing, Obamacare, Minimum Wage 6th Obesity, Alternative energy
Mon - 8th Social Networking sites, Performance enhancing drugs 6th School Uniforms, Israeli-Palestinian 2state solution
- 20 November - 26 November
20 November - 26 November
News Broadcast
Mon - Headlines, News Quiz
- 27 November - 3 December
27 November - 3 December
Mon - News Quiz 6th School uniforms, Sexual orientation 8th Sexual orientation, Illegal immigration
Tues - 6th Drug use in Sports 8th In the News: Net Neutrality, Cyber Monday, Trump Tax Reform
Wed - 5 Things for 11/29 - CNN
USA Today N.Korea, food fight, Bet on sports
Thurs - The Manhattan Project, the beginning of the Atomic Age
Fri - "New Means of Destruction" petition reflection wks. due
- 4 December - 10 December
4 December - 10 December
Mon - News Quiz
Tues - In the News People/Places wks
Wed - News quiz corrections due California Wildfires, USA Today: Baker case, US Embassy to Jerusalem, Russia Olympic ban
Thurs - In the News: Franken, Jerusalem, LA Blazes, 2018 Olympics, New Mexico shooting, Bitcoin
Fri - Political Issues 2017 isidewith
- 11 December - 17 December
11 December - 17 December
Mon - News Quiz
Tues - Review Video Work
Wed - Review Video Work
Thurs - Review Video Work
Fri - Watch Exam Videos
- 18 December - 24 December