Entry Task: What do you think the phrase “current event”

means?

What are current What are current eventsevents? ?

Interactive Notebooks: Date = Title = Page # =

Research a definition for the phrase “current events.”

Record definition in your Interactive Notebook.

Picking an Picking an Article: Article:

Where do you think you can find an article for your current event?

How long should the article be?What kind of article should you

pick? Sports? World News? Local News? Opinion articles? Comics?

Current Event Current Event Articles: Articles:

Where can we find current event articles? Posted on the Google Classroom

National Geographic BBC News Time for Kids CNN Student News

Current Event Current Event Articles: Articles:

National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com

BBC News http://www.bbc.com/newsTime for Kids

http://www.timeforkids.comCNN Student News

http://edition.cnn.com/studentnews

Read the Whole Read the Whole Article: Article:

This is the most important step!

Assignment:Assignment: Find an interesting current event article.

Read the whole article! Complete a summary of the article.

Share article with the class!