On the first day of class, you will be taking a quiz on the major news developments of the summer. If you choose, you may post comments to this post about the news stories that may be on the quiz. These comments will be most useful if you provide a summary of the issue & a link/links to relevant news articles.
Monday, July 1, 2013
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Approved Sources for TWIF Current Events Posts
In Honors World Cultures we'll examine the veracity and reliability of various historical and contemporary sources. After reading and taking notes on The World is Flat, you will find relevant, current news stories that relate to, support, refute, or extend Friedman's arguments. Since we have not yet discussed how to evaluate sources, you must use the following sources to find stories from the past 6 months:
- Al-Jazeera America
- BBC World Service
- Christian Science Monitor
- The Economist
- Euronews
- The Guardian
- National Geographic News
- New York Times
- Newseum
- NPR
- Reuters
- The Washington Post
- The Week
- The World
Don't forget... You will be taking a current events quiz on the first day of class. Mrs. Friday uses the highlighted sources on a regular basis.
June Current Events
On the first day of class, you will be taking a quiz on the major news developments of the summer. If you choose, you may post comments to this post about the news stories that may be on the quiz. These comments will be most useful if you provide a summary of the issue & a link/links to relevant news articles.
TWIF Flattener 10 - The Steroids
Use one of the current events sources linked at http://svhs-hwc-fall2013.blogspot.com/2013/06/approved-sources-for-twif-current.html to find a recent news article that relates to, supports, or refutes Friedman's assertion that the steroids were "flatteners." Your comment should include the title of the news article, a link to the article, and a summary of the article including an explanation of how the article relates to this point. Don't forget to check your rubric for evaluation criteria!
TWIF Flattener 9 - In-forming
Use one of the current events sources linked at http://svhs-hwc-fall2013.blogspot.com/2013/06/approved-sources-for-twif-current.html to find a recent news article that relates to, supports, or refutes Friedman's assertion that in-forming was a "flattener." Your comment should include the title of the news article, a link to the article, and a summary of the article including an explanation of how the article relates to this point. Don't forget to check your rubric for evaluation criteria!
TWIF Flattener 8 - Insourcing
Use one of the current events sources linked at http://svhs-hwc-fall2013.blogspot.com/2013/06/approved-sources-for-twif-current.html to find a recent news article that relates to, supports, or refutes Friedman's assertion that insourcing was a "flattener." Your comment should include the title of the news article, a link to the article, and a summary of the article including an explanation of how the article relates to this point. Don't forget to check your rubric for evaluation criteria!
TWIF Flattener 7 - Supply-Chaining
Use one of the current events sources linked at http://svhs-hwc-fall2013.blogspot.com/2013/06/approved-sources-for-twif-current.html to find a recent news article that relates to, supports, or refutes Friedman's assertion that supply-chaining was a "flattener." Your comment should include the title of the news article, a link to the article, and a summary of the article including an explanation of how the article relates to this point. Don't forget to check your rubric for evaluation criteria!
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