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Government Common Core RST.6-8.1 resources

CURRENT EVENTS: News Article Summary, Main Idea, Reading Comprehension | NEWSELA

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This Current Events Summary is an excellent tool for students to get involved with the news and the current events of the week. A simple writing format helps students find, summarize, and write opinions about current news stories and events. I find this activity to be a practical filler for various social studies courses. What's Included:Teacher directions with ideas for implementation and useSimple student directions: Find, Highlight, Summarize, Importance, OpinionGuided student writing temp

Subjects:

Civics, Government, Other (Social Studies - History)

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Worksheets, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.4.1

, RI.4.2

, RI.4.3

, RI.4.4

, RI.4.10

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Also included in: Current Events Bundle | News Viewing Guides | CNN10, World from A to Z, & More

Civics Initiative: Flint Water Crisis Writing Performance Task

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Collective Success

This performance tasks puts students in the shoes of the Michigan Governor's top advisor. They are working to ensure that he puts Flint at the top of his priority list in the upcoming election. In this document you will have news articles about Flint, a hook including a letter from President Obama, supplementary YouTube videos, a graphic organizer and more!

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Government, Writing

Grades:

4th - 12th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

W.4.1

, W.5.1

, W.5.1a

, W.5.1b

, W.5.1c