06+Current+Affairs

=Teaching Current Affairs =

=Website = Description:This is the CNN Student News site. This site gives all the lates breaking news that adults and families are hearing about but in an easier to understand format for students. This should be used for upper level grades. This could be used fro lower grades but it would be difficult. I would use this for 5th grade and above. [|CNN Student News]

=Worksheet = Description:This is a who, what, when, where, why, how, and conclusion graphic organizer that can be used for students to go out on their own and find a current event and easily summarize it. [|Current Event Organizer]

=Video = Description:This video is an update on the BP Oil Spill: 4 Months Later. This video can be used to teach about what current events are and it could be used on a classroom where current events are used on a daily basis. This video is appropriate because it covers a catstrophic event that has been plaguing the coast for many months now. [|Fox News]

=Game = Description:The news mania game is good for students who want to see how current they are on whats going on in the world. It is fun, interactive, and visually appealing. The content in the game can be as fresh as the same day an event is taking place. [|News Mania]

=Quiz = Description:This site test students' news IQ. It is a test students can take to see how current they are on the things going on in the world. The questions in the quiz are based on current newspaper, magazine, and tv news productions. [|NewsIQ]

=<span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Lesson Plan = <span style="color: #18b458; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Description:This lesson is off of the New York Times web site. This has tons of social studies lessons that include useful videos and resources. This lesson is based on the currrent dispute over the Mosque near ground zero. The lesson shows how current events can be integrated into the curriculum. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|New York Times] <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">