pjssully Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Hi, We have never done current events at our house (shame on me!!) but I want to start mostly for my 11th grade daughter. She has a heavy load so I don't want to overload her more, but I want her to be more aware of what is going on in the nation / world. She is interested in learning more about politics. Where do I start? What resources should I use? Do I just use our state journal? How are other people doing current events?? Thanks for any input-happy new year to all! pj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 I highly recommend the Economist for an in-depth coverage of world wide current events. I have not found any other source of comparable quality and depth of analysis that is not US centric and offers true international coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 We are also using the Economist. We are reading and discussing a few of articles each week at the dinner table. We use an atlas and Wikipedia to give any required background. Ruth in NZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raristy Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 An easy way to start is cnn student news. I agree the a economist is fantastic, but you might want to start with something lighter and build up to the Economist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Pick a news website that seems reasonable to you and let her read it every day. If time is a problem, send her a daily email with links to the most important articles you want her to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myra Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I had my sons read one article from the BBC website each day - but from a different section eg Monday - World news, Tues - US news, Wed - technology, etc Each month, they got to select one news topic and write a short 3-5 page analysis. Then at the end of each semester, an 8-10 page on a news topic with three sections: report the recent event, describe the history of the area, then make a historical connection between the past and present day tht led to the news event. And for fun............. http://crickler.com/crickler.html This seems to have worked for my boys. Even now, a year later, I overhear them talking about articles they have recently read on the BBC website - nice. Myra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Here is a previous thread from the high school board tagged 'current events'. How would you plan for a course titled "Current Events & Issues"? If you click on the tag 'current events', you'll find other threads of interest. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g1234 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Every school day at lunch we listen to the five-minute "hourly news cast" on NPR at http://www.npr.org/audiohelp/hourlynews.html It's quick;it's easy; it's meaty. It has national and int'l news. It's not like a course you could put on a transcript, but it's done wonders for the kids' current events knowledge and ability to listen to complex, fast-paced news. We downloaded a free app so it's easy to get on the ipad now, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaNYC Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 We love Channel One News. Ds prefers it over CNN Student News. He watches the daily show (~10 minutes) and we discuss it for 5 minutes or so. This was shown to my oldest daughter almost every morning in her public high school. There are also articles to read, weekly news quizzes, and other links. If you subscribe to the teacher newsletter, you get daily discussion prompts, assessment questions and a complete show transcript. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I have not used this yet but it looks pretty good. The economist has formal debates online on a single topic each week with a moderator and questions. www.economist.com/debate/ Ruth in NZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Mist Academy Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 We read and discuss The Economist and The Week during meals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyndiLJ Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Connect the Thoughts has an entire series of courses to explore various current events. Titles such as Poverty, Current Wars, Terrorism and more help guide exploration of what is going on today, provide some background, and stir conversation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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