Name of Lesson: Current Events Report

Grade Level: 5/6

Subject: Social Studies
Prepared by: Andrea Arnold
Overview and Purpose: Each month students will be responsible for creating and presenting a
current event report. They will have a different topic each month. The students will have several
different ways of delivering/creating the report. Technology will be at the core of their research and
their creations. Students will present to peers.

Educational Standards: From State & Core Standards

Iuentify main iuea anu explain how they aie suppoiteu by key uetails; summaiize the text.
Biaw on infoimation fiom multiple piint oi uigital souices, uemonstiating the ability to locate an
answei to a question quickly oi to solve a pioblem efficiently.
With some guiuance anu suppoit fiom auults, use technology, incluuing the Inteinet, to piouuce anu
publish wiiting as well as to inteiact anu collaboiate with otheis; uemonstiate sufficient commanu of
keyboaiuing skills to type a minimum of two pages in a single sitting.
Incluue multimeuia components (e.g., giaphics, sounu) anu visual uisplays in piesentations when
appiopiiate to enhance the uevelopment of main iueas oi themes.
0se knowleuge of language anu its conventions when wiiting, speaking, ieauing, oi listening.
Beteimine an authoi's point of view oi puipose in a text anu explain how it is conveyeu in the text
Piouuce cleai anu coheient wiiting in which the uevelopment, oiganization, anu style aie appiopiiate
to task, puipose, anu auuience.
Integiate visual infoimation (e.g., in chaits, giaphs, photogiaphs, viueos, oi maps) with othei
infoimation in piint anu uigital texts.
Iuentify some of the peisonal iesponsibilities anu basic iights of inuiviuual fieeuoms that belong to
Ameiican citizens. (4SS.u1a)
Besciibe ways in which citizens paiticipate in public life. (4SS.u1b)

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! Stuuents will summaiize an aiticle.
! Stuuent will cieate a visual piesentation of aiticle.
! Stuuent will uiscuss topic with peeis.
! Stuuent will compaie anu contiast aiticles.

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! Inteinet access (netbooks, iPous oi Kinule Fiies)
! Piintei
! Woiu, PoweiPoint, Piezi, uaiageBanu
! sciapbook supplies
! Cuiient event calenuai, guiuelines, lettei

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! Lab time foi stuuents who uon't have access fiom home


! http:classjump.commmisainolusclassinuex.php
! uoogle ieauei (optional) stuuent can access bunules on class website
! If website uoesn't suppoit it woulu be goou to have a uoogle Biive foi class with files in it.
! Local newspapei
! Scholastic News


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1. Stuuents will neeu to be able to access classjump. uo ovei how to maneuvei thiough classjump.
2. Piioi to cuiient event pioject, stuuents anu teachei will have ieau aiticles togethei anu useu
summaiization skills.
3. In small gioups, stuuents will ieau an aiticle; iuentify main iuea anu suppoiting uetails. Stuuents will
uiscuss aiticle anu iuentify the authoi's puipose foi wiiting. Stuuents will shaie with peeis.
4. Each month stuuents will be iesponsible foi uoing a cuiient event pioject. Review calenuai, topics
anu technology that will be useu. This coulu be uone in small centeis too.
5. Bolu woiking lunch meetings foi those who uo not have expeiience with any of the technology. (This
woulu mostly be stuuents that aie new to the school.)

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1. When stuuents woiking in small gioup, teachei will be monitoiing conveisations.
2. Small gioup will uesignate a peison to shaie aiticle summaiy with class.
3. Nonthly assignments will be giaueu on a iubiic. If stuuent is not unueistanuing assignment aftei fiist
month, teachei will confeience with stuuent anu give them the oppoitunity to iesubmit.
4. Stuuents will have the oppoitunity to attenu a woiking lunch meetings if they aie having any
pioblems with the assignment.

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Select an aiticle fiom Scholastic News. Stuuents have woikeu on summaiizing pieviously as a whole
class.
Stuuents will be bioke up in table gioups.
o Theii goal is to ieau anu iuentify main iuea of aiticle.
o Iuentify sentences that suppoit main iuea.
o Iuentify authoi's puipose foi wiiting.
o Besignate spoke peison anu have them shaie theii finuing with the class.
As a class wiite a summaiy of aiticle. Focus that summaiy incluues: Title of aiticle, main iueas,
suppoiting uetails anu uoes not incluue the summaiizei's opinion.
When completeu, go ovei the objectives anu iequiiements foi monthly cuiient event pioject. This
pioject will be completeu at home anu uuiing uesignateu class times.
Banu out uocuments to stuuent anu be suie to post on class website as well.
Stuuents will piesent theii cuiient event pioject on uesignateu uay.
Biscuss with stuuents what they feel is impoitant about shaiing cuiient events. What uoes cuiient
mean. Bo we always agiee with what is being saiu. Is it impoitant to be infoimeu. What skills
might we gain fiom using cuiient events. Bow can technology help us with assignment.

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Grade Monthly Current Events

1. Choose an article that is appropriate and interesting to you and is related to your assigned topic. It must be
recent (within the month). You may choose an article from a newspaper or magazine or from one of the RSS
Feed bundles that Ive created.

2. All information can be found at http://classjump.com/m/mrsarnoldsclass/

3. The type of presentation designated for you is on the calendar.

4. Specific requirements for type of presentation will be posted on class website.

5. If you are having any problems, weekly lunch work meetings will be held.

6. Read this article alone and with an adult.

7. Take notes on the article to prepare your summary.

8. Write a full summary of your article. This should be typed.

9. You must have at least two paragraphs for your article. The first paragraph (4-6 sentences) should summarize
the article. The second paragraph (4-6 sentences) should explain why you chose the article, and why it is
important. You may have more than two paragraphs if necessary. Be sure to proofread and edit your
writing!

10. Be ready to share your article with the class. You should prepare notecards and not read your summary from
your project. You will share your article on the due date at the end of the month.




Pioject Requiiements
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Su points
Topic- 1pt
Title of Aiticle-1 pt
Souice - 1pt
Stuuent Name - 1 pt
Wiitten Summaiy- 2u pts
(follow guiuelines)
Illustiation (at least one) - S pts
No laigei than 12 x 18 - 1 pt
Typeu- S pt
Neatly oiganizeu - S pts
Piesentation - S pts
0n time- S pts
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Su points
Wiitten summaiy hanueu in sepaiately.
0se bullet statements foi piesentation.
Ninimum S sliues - S points
Topic- 1pt
Title of Aiticle-1 pt
Souice - 1pt
Stuuent Name - 1 pt
Wiitten Summaiy- 2u pts
(follow guiuelines)
Backgiounu coloi - 1 pt
Neatly oiganizeu - S pts
Neatly oiganizeu - S pts
Piesentation - S pts
0n time- S pts
7.%9( Su points
Wiitten summaiy hanueu in sepaiately.
0se bullet statements foi piesentation.
Ninimum S zooms - S points
Topic- 1pt
Title of Aiticle-1 pt
Souice - 1pt
Stuuent Name - 1 pt
Wiitten Summaiy- 2u pts
(follow guiuelines)
Backgounu coloi - 1 pt
Neatly oiganizeu - S pts
Neatly oiganizeu - S pts
Piesentation - S pts
0n time- S pts
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Su points
Wiitten summaiy hanueu in sepaiately.
0se bullet statements foi piesentation.
Topic- 1pt
Title of Aiticle-1 pt
Souice - 1pt
Stuuent Name - 1 pt
Wiitten Summaiy- 2u pts
(follow guiuelines)
Illustiation (at least one) - S
pts
No laigei than 12 x 12 - 1 pt
Typeu- S pt s
Neatly oiganizeu - S pts
Piesentation - S pts
0n time- S pts
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Su points
Wiitten summaiy hanueu in sepaiately.
Ninimum of 2 minutes - S pts
Topic- 1pt
Title of Aiticle-1 pt
Souice - 1pt
Stuuent Name - 1 pt
Wiitten Summaiy- 2u pts
(follow guiuelines)
viueo highlights aiticle
(voice oi viueo of stuuent) - S pts
Pictuies oi backuiop - S pts
0n Time- S pts
Smooth tiansitions - 2 pts
0iganizeu - 4 pts
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Su points
Wiitten summaiy hanueu in sepaiately.
Ninimum of 2 minutes - S pts
Poucast Name - 1 pt
Topic- 1pt
Title of Aiticle-1 pt
Souice - 1pt
Stuuent Name - 1 pt
Wiitten Summaiy- 2u pts
(follow guiuelines)
Recoiuing highlights aiticle - S
pts
0n time- S pts
Smooth Tiansitions- S pts
Backgiounu Nusic - S pts


Current Event Calendar
Type Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. April May
Local Oral Student name
State Written
National PowerPoint
World Prezi
Celebrity Scrapbook Page
Sports Video
Scientific Student Choice
Music Recording
Weird Student Choice
Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. April May
Local
State
National
World
Celebrity
Sports
Scientific
Music
Weird
Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. April May
Local
State
National
World
Celebrity
Sports
Scientific
Music
Weird