Social Studies Meets Information Technology

Now that you have had a chance to read through our Sample Current Events Posting we would like you to practice writing a “Response Posting” on your OWN blog.

Your task is to:

1. Read the sample current events posting.

2. Find an article for one of the statements below:

a. Find another article about the same event and describe what new information has emerged.

OR

b. Find a similar event and write about how they are connected.

3. Include a link to the article that you found (by copying and pasting the URL into the your post — make sure to leave a space before and after the URL).

4. Include a link back to this homework post.

5. Use the title of this post as the title of your post.

6. Answer both of the questions below:

a. What did you find interesting about this topic?

b. What did you like about the initial blog posting?

7. Post your answer on YOUR BLOG.
NOTE: To post your blog, log in at Learnerblogs.org and go to the “write, post” tab.

In class today, we discussed:

What does it mean to be affected by a current event?
When you think about the people affected by a current event, think about the change to their lives after the event. How are things different for the people affected? What will they have to change about their lives now?

How to demonstrate deep understanding of the content:
- Use examples
- Add explanations
- Include details