Current Events

The goal of this course is that the student be aware of major issues of the day and have an in depth understanding and appreciation of current events. The focus of the class will be issues that affect the student as a world, U.S., state, and local citizen. The class will follow daily news events and students will be expected to understand the social, political and economic issues on a daily basis. Each week the class will focus on the historical development of a current issue. The objectives of this course are 1) to make the connections between current events and history 2) to enhance the student’s understanding of world events 3) to encourage students to be informed citizens, and 4) to help them make intelligent decisions regarding current events and analyze history. Students will do papers on selected current topics.

Below is a calendar that is connected to our Google Classroom page. The calendar includes all assignments that are posted in Google Classroom, as well as a brief description about my lesson plans every day. If any parent or guardian would like to be included in a Google Classroom, feel free to send me an email and I will add you as soon as possible.