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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

HWC Day 42 - Finding News About the World

Day 1 - PAW 1

Objectives:   Identify the advantages and problems of using the Internet and social media as news sources.  Utilize a variety of sources to find news stories about the world we've studied.

Task:  Good morning!  When you arrive to the library, please download the PDF in "HWC Quarter 1 Current Events."  You'll spend the first portion of class listening to and participating in a presentation from Mrs. Sams.  Then, you'll have the remainder of class to work on your current events assignment.    As you work, make sure you meet all of the criteria:

  • You need 4 news stories from the last 3 months - one story addressing each of the 4 units we’ve studied (Foundations, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East & Central Asia, and Europe)
  • At least one of these stories must be from a PRINT magazine in the library.
  • At least one of the stories must be an audio or video source from the Internet.
  • Any print and non-audio, non-video sources should be attached to the submission PDF with highlighting and notes.
  • Current events citations, summaries, and connections MUST be posted to our class blog.
Homework Due Dates:
  • ASAP - AFMP Reflection
  • Tuesday, October 31 - Report directly to the library
  • Wednesday, November 1 - Day 2 PAW
  • Monday, November 6 - HWC Quarter 1 Current Events due by 3:00 pm

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