It’s time to write a new current events blog post! We are practicing the skills of analyzing media reporting and sharing your own ideas in your own authentic voice.
Your job: decide on 1 current event to write about, and find 2 news articles about that event from 2 different news outlets.
All sources should be Trustworthy, Relevant, Accessible and Current. Remember what we learned about media bias from Ms Chessman? Click this link to review if you’re not sure how to find TRAC-worthy sources.
Some ideas for recent news events, based on what Flocabulary has mentioned recently:
Flocabulary 3/25/22 rapped about:
- Airplane crash in China
- War in Ukraine & Biden visit Europe
- Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination & hearings
- Sunlight Protection Act
- Starbucks encouraging reusable mugs
- Netflix charging more to share passwords
Flocabulary 3/18/22 rapped about:
- Russia attacking Ukraine
- 2020 US census: Hispanic, Black & Native people underrepresented in count
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report
- PepToc: elementary school hotline
- Finding the Endurance (shipwreck from 1912)
- MLB lockout ends
- ESPN launches fantasy Women’s Basketball
Remember, your blog post should focus on a specific event, not a general idea (for example: not ‘Ukraine’ overall, but a specific/ event/ city/ issue).
February Current Events Ideas
Your first blog posts are about Landmark Supreme Court cases. We will continue our blogging journey by focusing on current events.
Your job: decide on 1 current event to write about, and find 2 news articles about that event from 2 different news outlets.
All sources should be Trustworthy, Relevant, Accessible and Current. Remember what we learned about media bias from Ms Chessman? Click this link to review if you’re not sure how to find TRAC-worthy sources.
Stuck, or not sure what you want to read and write about? Here’s what Flocabulary included recently:
February 11, they rapped about:
February 4, they rapped about:
Remember, your blog post will focus on a specific event, not a general idea (for example: not ‘the Olympics’ overall, but a specific athlete/ event/ issue).