Current events will be due on December 11.  Follow the instruction page for current events located in your binder.

PLEASE DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, FACT FILES, OR DICTIONARIES - THESE ARE NOT CURRENT EVENTS

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CURRENT EVENTS

            Today’s students are not as knowledgeable about world geography as they could be.  As a result, we will periodically research current news articles that concern the world of today.  Students need to know where the news is happening and how it relates to what we are studying in the classroom.

            Assigned current events will correspond to the region of the world (see below) we are currently studying in the Eastern Hemisphere.  Each student will be required to turn in an article of news from one of the following:

            Internet – printed article (see below for kid-friendly sites)

            Newspaper – article cut out and attached to notebook paper

            Nightly News (TV) – must be one written paragraph (5sentences) with the

                        source stated

            Have newspaper and nightly news articles mounted on notebook paper

            Name, date, and source in the top right hand corner – internet article

                        sources are printed on the bottom of the page

            Know the location referred to in the article

            Write your personal opinion of the article on the back of the page in

                         paragraph format with 5 sentences

News internet sites:  This is not an inclusive list – parents use your judgment on what is a suitable site

http://www.timeforkids.com

http://www.yahooligans.com/content/news/ 

http://cnnstudents.cnn.com/fyi/ 

http://www.weeklyreader.com

http://www.msnbc.com

http://www.foxnews.com

http://www.bbc.com

http://www.allafrica.com

Topic schedule:

1^st nine weeks               Looking at the earth, water, climate, vegetation, and   the world’s people  (Chapters 1- 3)

2^nd nine weeks              North Africa, Southwest Asia, and West Africa  (Chapters 16 - 19)

3^rd nine weeks              Central, East, and Southern Africa, South Asia, and China  (Chapters 20 - 23)

4^th nine weeks              Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, and Antarctica  (Chapters 24 - 27)

Please feel free to contact me at apittman@escambia.k12.fl.us if you have any questions.