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Grade 10 Miss O’Rourke/Miss Bourgaize
 * Online Current Events Assignment**

News media comes in many different forms, from newspapers and magazines, to television, and the internet. This last form is probably the most influential and most up to date, as news is recorded in real time once it happens. Social discussion on currents events is an important part of being an active citizen. For this assignment, you will be placed into groups and will be responsible for engaging in discussions related to various events that appear in the news.

**Your Task:** 1. You have been placed into random groups with students from 4 other classes. 2. An article link will be posted on your group page on the wikispace. 3. Read the article. 4. Respond and discuss the event/issue with your group members.

**Requirements:** 1. 2 responses are required for each section. 2. Each response must be 3-5 sentences long. 3. Marked out of 10 on completion, conventions, quality of discussion

**Some Sample Discussion Starters/Questions:** 1. What is the issue? 2. Who is involved? 3. How does the event affect Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, the World? 4. Who is affected? What can be done to help? 5. I think that… 6. The effects of this event could be… 7. I think that people should respond…

**Discussion Due Dates:**

Discussions are due on the morning of each due date:

May 31 June 3 June 7