Welcome to Ms. Kalish's 8th Grade Social Studies Current Events Wiki

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Social_Studies_Current_Events_Project_.pdf

Person posting the current event:
-ONLINE:

• The current event you choose must be found online so that your classmates can access it through the wiki.
• The current event must have occurred on the week you are assigned to post (Friday to Thursday).
• You must post three discussion questions after your article
• You must submit a HARDCOPY of article summary and personal reflection. 

   

-HARDCOPY to be submitted to teacher:

• Summarize the article
• Explain how article pertains to social studies
• Explain why this article was selected

People responding to the current event:

• You must read all the articles, the summaries and how they relate to our class
• You must decide on one article each week to comment on
• You must respond to all three questions by clicking on the comments button

Let's Get Started!! Click on your period number to see your classmates' current events. 

• Period 1
• Period 2
• Period 5
• Period 7
• Period 8

Some reminders about using our wiki:

• This is for classroom purposes only
• All revision to the wiki are able to be viewed by the teacher
• You can access this anywhere you have internet access