Current Events Lesson
An Internet Treasure Hunt for Current Events
Jim Schoepski
Social Studies Teacher
Belvidere High School
Belvidere IL
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Scenario

  
 
  Welcome to cyberspace. This is the fastest growing medium of exchanging information. You can find the answer to any question in this virtual world. The trick is knowing if it is the right answer. Below is a list of questions about the topic of this page. Surf the Internet links on this page to find answers to the questions.

Task

  
 
 
1.  Find three stories related to problems faced by American high school students.

 
2.  Summarize each of the three stories

 
3.What social sciences are being addressed in each of these stories?

 
4.  What related issues occurred to you while reading this article that were not covered?

 
5.  Find one additional related article or web page for each of the stories above and summarize those stories.
 
 
  Newsweek
http://www.msnbc.com/news/NW-front_Front.asp
 
 
  Chritian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/
 
 
  Time Magazine
http://www.time.com/time/
 
 
  USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/
 
 
  New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/
 
 
  MSNBC
http://www.msnbc.com/
 
 
  Chigago Tribue
http://www.chicagotribune.com/
 
 
  CNN
http://www.cnn.com/
 
 
  Fox News
http://www.foxnews.com/

Product

  
  How can one topic lead to another, especially on the Internet? How is this part of an overall education? Write a one-page essay explaining this process of inquiry-based learning. Include your opinion on how effective this type of lesson in the learning process.


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