Week 11: Friday: Current events

Current event articles for today's group discussions

Today, you will get a chance to read a current event article from of the following articles. Decide within your table group which article you each will read--be sure no one in your group is reading the same article. 

• Youths bring lawsuits to push governments into helping stop climate change
• Tales of Asians' success in America overlook immigrants living on the edge
• Young people flee Iraq after years of war; officials fear a "brain drain"
• ​Principal puts school election on hold and gets a lesson in democracy
• China tries to pump new blood into aging workforce by lifting 1-child law
• Opinion: Education fund needed for children fleeing countries in crisis
• Homelessness is a huge problem in Hawaii, but state help is on the way

While reading, take notes in your journal about the article. Use the 5 Ws (and sometimes H) to help guide your notes. Consider asking the following questions about this current event:

• WHO - Who is involved?
• WHAT - What has happened -- is happening -- might happen -- will happen?
• WHEN - When did this occur -- or will occur?
• WHERE - Where in the world is this occurring? Where will this event or issue have an impact?
• WHY -  Why has this happened -- or will happen? Why is this newsworthy? Why does this matter? Why should I/others care?
• HOW - How will this impact others? How is this related to something I am learning --or have learned-- in school?

​Then...Its time for this week's Flocabulary: 
"The Week in Rap"