Social Studies
Current Events in Context: Understanding the Big Picture of Today's Headlines
In this ongoing class, students will learn each week about news from around the world by investigating the historical, economic, political, and social context of the events. #academic
Darby Kennedy, MA
111 total reviews for this teacher
53 reviews for this class
Completed by 530 learners
13-18
year old learners
9th-12th
US Grade Level
1-12
learners per class
$13
Charged weekly
Meets 1x per week
Runs week after week
55 minutes per class
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Available times
Pacific
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Description
Class Experience
Do you wish you understood the backstory to today’s headlines? Then this is the class for you! Each week, we will consider different news events, taken from media sources like The New York Times, The Economist, BBC, Foreign Policy, Reuters, the Associated Press, and others. After an overview of each event, we will discuss the bigger picture. We look at maps, graphs, and charts. We ask questions like what may have led to the event? Are there additional diplomatic, social, economic, or...
Students will learn critical thinking and media analysis skills.
55 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.
In this class, we will discuss a wide variety of current news events. The very nature of current news topics may, on occasion, lead us to discuss difficult topics like war, climate change, migration and refugees, religious or ethnic persecution, LGBTQ+ issues, etc.
Teacher
Darby Kennedy, MAConnecting the past and present, meaningfully.
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United States111 total reviews
39 completed classes
About Me
Hello! I am a longtime teacher and a lifelong learner. I am passionate about helping middle and high school students find meaningful connections within the social studies. I strongly believe that learning happens more easily when students see how...
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