Julie in CA Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 What materials would you use? What would you try to cover? What would you require of the student? I'm purposely leaving my ideas out of this, so I can get a fresh perspective, and some new ideas. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Seriously? I'd put the newspaper on the kitchen table, tell my child to read it and then discuss at the dinner table. Lather, rinse and repeat each day. I think that's one arena where we can save ourselves the stress of planning a course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 Seriously? I'd put the newspaper on the kitchen table, tell my child to read it and then discuss at the dinner table. Lather, rinse and repeat each day. I think that's one arena where we can save ourselves the stress of planning a course. Well, in theory, yes. That's pretty much what I've done with my dc, but I'm advising a friend, and I know she doesn't have much of a background that would help her understand events that have led up to things that are going on now, kwim? It's difficult to just jump in if you've not paid attention before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonor Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 How about looking at some of the Extemporaneous resources by monument publishing? www.monumentpublishing.com. The Gold Book is used for background information on extemporaneous topics. It usually is a very good resource. Just reading through the articles can bring someone up to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Well, in theory, yes. That's pretty much what I've done with my dc, but I'm advising a friend, and I know she doesn't have much of a background that would help her understand events that have led up to things that are going on now, kwim? It's difficult to just jump in if you've not paid attention before. Then I suggest getting The Economist which does an excellent job of giving background information to each of the developments. It is a weekly news journal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie Q Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 For quick coverage of current news, we have enjoyed the CNN Student News, which airs a new show online each school day. Here's a link to the page: http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/?iref=allsearch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in MN Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 If you do a tag search for current events, you'll get some ideas that I think are good ones. Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang!Zoom! Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 We use the NYT lesson plans online for current events. You can find the program here. No fee or anything. http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/category/lesson-plans/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Lea Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 We are gonna utilize it this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted August 25, 2011 Author Share Posted August 25, 2011 Thanks so much for the ideas. It would be impossible not to find just the right thing with all of these resources to check out. Off to print...:auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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