Current Events HS Curriculum Map

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2	Course Title: Current Events				Grade Level: 9-12
3	Pacing	Unit/Lesson	Standard(s)	Content/Main Idea	Assessments	Resources	ISTEP
4	2 weeks	1		What is current events? What types of issues are going on in the world? What is media bias?	Politcal Cartoons, Weekly journal	CNN, 1440 news , Political Cartoons, Internet articles
5	1 week	2		How to debate current events?	Trial Debates, Weekly journal	CNN, 1440 News , How to Debate worksheets
6	2 weeks	3		What types of issues are going on in the world?	Presentations, Debates, Weekly journal	CNN, 1440 News , Google Slides, Internet articles
7	2 weeks	4		What types of issues are going on in the nation?	Presentations, Debates, Weekly journal	CNN, 1440 News , Google Slides, Internet articles
8	2 weeks	5		What isues are most prevelant in our school?	Presentations, Weekly journal	CNN, 1440 News, Debatebase, Internet articles
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