Current Event Assignment
Your assignment is to find a current event that interests you and that you can talk about.
1. Give me the name of the article and the link (cut and paste this into your comment box.)
2. Summarize the article: who, what, where, when, why etc... I need some details here!
3. Give me your opinion on the issue, this needs to be thoughtful, if you cannot do this then you did not choose the right article!
4. Respond to someone else's article in a thoughtful way. This means that you will not always choose your buddy to respond to but to an article/ story that is interesting to you.
Your assignment is to find a current event that interests you and that you can talk about.
1. Give me the name of the article and the link (cut and paste this into your comment box.)
2. Summarize the article: who, what, where, when, why etc... I need some details here!
3. Give me your opinion on the issue, this needs to be thoughtful, if you cannot do this then you did not choose the right article!
4. Respond to someone else's article in a thoughtful way. This means that you will not always choose your buddy to respond to but to an article/ story that is interesting to you.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 ~ Black Death Skeletons Revealed!
http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/03/30/skeletons-reveal-secrets-of-black-death-that-plagued-europe-600-years-ago-and-its-unfortunate-victims/
http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/03/30/skeletons-reveal-secrets-of-black-death-that-plagued-europe-600-years-ago-and-its-unfortunate-victims/
Thursday, March 27, 2014 ~ Today in the News!
You are to check out one of these news articles listed below and give me a summary of what is going on. I then would like you to give your educated opinion on the issue/event. In addition I want you to respond to someone else's opinion on the same article. This will be done on the class blog!
http://www.cbc.ca/news/aboriginal/how-hockey-offered-salvation-at-indian-residential-schools-1.2583531
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/washington-state-mudslide-some-victims-may-never-be-recovered-1.2588012
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ban-the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower-from-schools-says-b-c-dad-1.2587041
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/malaysia-airlines-flight-mh370-search-crews-race-to-beat-weather-1.2586654
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/stephen-harper-angela-merkel-condemn-vladimir-putin-s-ukraine-actions-1.2588283
You are to check out one of these news articles listed below and give me a summary of what is going on. I then would like you to give your educated opinion on the issue/event. In addition I want you to respond to someone else's opinion on the same article. This will be done on the class blog!
http://www.cbc.ca/news/aboriginal/how-hockey-offered-salvation-at-indian-residential-schools-1.2583531
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/washington-state-mudslide-some-victims-may-never-be-recovered-1.2588012
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ban-the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower-from-schools-says-b-c-dad-1.2587041
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/malaysia-airlines-flight-mh370-search-crews-race-to-beat-weather-1.2586654
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/stephen-harper-angela-merkel-condemn-vladimir-putin-s-ukraine-actions-1.2588283
Monday, February 24, 2014
Kiev, Ukraine
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/02/140219-pictures-kiev-ukraine-protests/
Kiev, Ukraine
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/02/140219-pictures-kiev-ukraine-protests/