World View News Page
Results:
Students will:
1. Discover through a “World View News Article” the perspective
a different country has about a specific current news event.
2. Practice searching for information on the internet.
3. Work cooperatively to assemble a “World View News
Page.”
4. Reflect on how the perspective of an event can change
from place to place around the world by writing a two page essay.
Evaluation/Assessment:
1. Students’ individual news articles will be evaluated
through the following criteria:
* News article pertains to the selected current event.
* News article reflects perspective from selected country.
2. Students’ reflection on perspective:
* Two page essay that is well written and demonstrates
thoughtful reflection.
* Essay includes comparisons among at least two other
perspectives demonstrated by fellow students with same current event
plus their assigned perspective and own personal perspective of current
event.
Curriculum:
This assignment fits well with a global studies class
in which students are responsible for investigating in depth another country.
This lesson could be part of a larger project in which students construct
a whole “newspaper” reflecting the perspective and culture of another country.
Applicable NCSS Standards include Strand III - People, Places, and Environments
and Strand IX - Global Connections. Students also gain experience
using the internet and working cooperatively in small groups.
Instruction:
1. As a class, students brainstorm to generate enough
current world events so that groups of 4-5 students can be formed.
-What are “hot” topics that cross national boundaries?
2. Assign students a country (this could already be done
as part of a year long social studies point of focus).
3. Group students/countries according to current events,
ensuring diverse views.
-What countries might have an interest in a particular
event?
4. Individually, students will use the internet to search
for articles pertaining to their current event that will present the point
of view of their assigned country.
-Where would one look to find this information?
5. As a group, students will assemble their articles
on a 3’x3’ piece of folded newsprint/roll paper to resemble the world section
of a major newspaper (some cutting and pasting required here).
6. As a group, students will discuss the various viewpoints
of their current world event presented on their “World View News Page.”
-What is common among the articles? What is different?
-What can we say about the countries whose views are
the same? Those that differ? (think social, economic, political,
cultural)
7. Students will write a two page essay reflecting on
the differing perspectives, including their own personal view.
8. As a group, student will share with the entire class
what they have learned about the current world event and the various perspectives.
-What factors influence perspective? Are there
any common threads?