Current Events Assignment

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Total Pages: 30 pages
Answer Key: Rubric only
Teaching Duration: N/A
File Size: 1 MB
File Type: PDF

Looking for a NO PREP way to get students thinking critically about current events? This Current Events News Assignment helps students stay informed by analyzing real-world news articles from print or online sources. Designed for flexibility, this resource works with any nonfiction news article or text, making it perfect for social studies, ELA, or journalism classes. Engage students with real-world news analysis!

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What’s Included:

• Teacher Lesson Plan – Gradual release model for guided instruction
• Student Assignment Sheet – Clear expectations for student work
• Graphic Organizers – Help students analyze and organize their thoughts
• Answer Keys – Modeled examples for guided & shared lessons
• Rubric & Points-Based Assessment – Easy-to-use grading tools

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Why Teachers Love This Resource:
✅ Versatile & Easy to Use – Works with any news source
✅ Print & Digital Formats – Includes PDFs & Google Slides™ for 1:1 classrooms
✅ Gradual Release Model – Scaffolded lesson plan to guide students
✅ Built-In Assessment Tools – Includes a rubric and points-based grading

Perfect for middle and high school classrooms, this assignment fosters critical thinking, media literacy, and engagement with current events. Whether you're teaching social studies, English, or journalism, this resource makes integrating news analysis into your curriculum easy and effective!

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Teacher Feedback

1. "Perfect for what I needed. Captures all the important areas of focus for an open current events assignment. Easily applied to a variety of sources."
2. "Love this. I have students give weekly presentations on current events. This helps them prepare and organize their ideas."
3. "Excellent. This will be so useful while we struggle to include non-fictional texts into our lessons."
4. "I love that this resource is aligned with so many Ontario expectations, and it allows for students to develop so many valuable skills."
5. "Very helpful for my students, who are launching a school newspaper. They need manageable steps for understanding and organizing articles.”