Whatever happened to the days when students researched and shared information about ‘what’s happening’ around town, the state, the country, or the nation? These mini projects were called Current Events…
A current event project allows students the opportunity to practice quite a few skills: researching-via newspaper/magazine or on-line, reading to analyze information, summarizing and presenting, while their classmates are critically listening and taking notes to ask viable questions.
This resource contains:
Teacher Guide
Student-Friendly Rubric
5 x 8 Index Card Template.
This resource covers the following focused standards:
Reading Information 1
Writing 1 & 2
Speaking & Listening 2
Language 1 & 2
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