How to Write Your Current Event

Find a CURRENT event- The event should be from within the last ~ 2 weeks

- The event should connect to YOU, YOUR INTERESTS and Social Studies

- The event should be from a NEWS ARTICLE

- The event should be from a REPUTABLE NEWS SOURCE

Places to look for current events: → Google Newsfeed

→ CBC

→ BBC

→ Al Jazeera

→ The New York Times

→ What other news sources can we think of ?

Make your presentation:- Use your CURRENT EVENTS handout to make your presentation.

First:

Headline: _____________________ (what is the title of your news story?)

Source: ___________________ (where did you get your information from?)

Date:______________________ (when is this story from ?)

Killer whales to caribou: UN environment report has strong message for Canada

From: https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/killer-whales-to-caribou-un-environment-report-has-strong-message-for-canada-1.4410893

CTV News

Bob Weber, The Canadian Press

Published Monday, May 6, 2019 8:05PM EDT

Make Your Presentation

- You DO NOT need to present on all of the questions on the Current Events sheet.

- You DO need to give:- A summary- Reasons why you think this event is important- How this event connects to YOU- How this event connects to SOCIAL STUDIES- Two discussion questions.

Summary: UN Report on the EnvironmentA million species are threatened with extinction

The UN report is full of scary numbers compiled from more than 15,000 papers.

It says the current extinction rate is tens to hundreds of times higher than the 10-million-year average. Ocean plastic pollution has increased tenfold since 1990, affecting nearly half of all seabird and marine mammals.

Since 1970, human population has doubled and the global economy increased four times, which has driven up energy demand and consumption. Climate change is now the third-largest driver of environmental change around the globe.

Video:https://globalnews.ca/video/5247388/un-report-humans-speeding-up-1-million-species-extinction

Why I think this event is important

- Climate change is going to affect all of us- There is time for us to make changes- We can pressure government and politicians

to support more earth friendly policies- Industry should have rules to protect the

environment

How this connects to me:

- I volunteer with environmental organizations to help increase knowledge about environmental issues.

- I like to be outdoors and want to share this experience with the next generation.

- I am worried about climate change.

How this connects to Social Studies:

- Social Studies looks at human history - climate change is a big part of our future history.

- The decisions we make today will affect all of humanity long term.

- Social Studies encourages us to think critically about ourselves and our actions.

Discussion Questions:

1. How can environmental destruction be avoided?

2. What do you think is worth protecting for future generations?