Monday, May 8, 2006

Current Events activity

What news strikes you as interesting and/or relevant to our course? Find a reputable news source (like the ones listed below, and come up with a one-page (max!) news review which a) identifies the source and title of article, b) highlights the main pionts of the news artcile, c) discusses how or why this article could be used to explore concepts in SS11 (course tie-in), and d) gives your response, reaction, opinion to the article and connected issue. Keep a hard copy of your one-pager in your binder as part of a current events log. Good places to start a current events search include:
Mainstream media:
CBC news
Global Canada news
BBC news (UK)
Guardian news (UK)
New York Times (USA)
Alternate media sources
Z mag news
OneWorld.net
Alternet
Internet news
Google news
Wikipedia front page
Yahoo News

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