Lesson Plan
Grades 6-8
In The News: Research for Tomorrow
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Through planning, writing, and performing a news telecast, students use information from current events articles to create fact-based predictions about what their futures might look like.
Students will be able to:
- Discuss potential impacts of current population and environmental trends on their future lives.
- Research and summarize news articles about social and environmental trends related to population growth.
- Synthesize research into a fact-based, coherent presentation.
- Clearly communicate fact-based environmental and societal predictions for the future verbally and/or in writing.
Features of This Resource
- Students must read and summarize news articles
- Lesson plan includes grading rubric for students’ telecast projects
- Provides age-appropriate outlets for students to research current events
How Do I Get This Lesson Plan?
This lesson plan must be purchased as part of a lesson packet or as part of a full curriculum that is available in our store.
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