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Lesson Plan August 21, 2017

What the World Did on Summer Vacation

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North Korea

  1. Did you think about North Korea this summer? Why?
  2. What do you know about the country? What is North Korea's relationship with other countries such as the United States, South Korea, China, and Japan?
  3. View the following pictures from reporting on North Korea and guess what is going on in each picture.
  4. Click on the picture to read more about the context of each image.
  5. Does the description of the image match what you thought? Why or why not?

Syria

  1. Did you think about Syria this summer? Why?
  2. What do you know about the country?
    1. Why are people leaving Syria?
    2. Where are refugees going when they leave?
  3. View the following pictures from reporting on refugees and guess what is going on in each picture.
  4. Click on the picture to read more about the context of each image.
  5. Does the description of the image match what you thought? Why or why not?

Venezuela

  1. Did you think about Venezuela this summer? Why?
  2. What do you know about the country and what is going on with its economy and government?
  3. View the following pictures from reporting on Venezuela and guess what is going on in each picture.
  4. Click on the picture to read more about the context of each image.
  5. Does the description of the image match what you thought? Why or why not?

Climate Change

  1. Did you think about climate change this summer? Why?
  2. What do you know about climate change?
    1. What is the current United State administration's stance on climate change?
    2. What about other countries?
  3. View the following pictures from reporting on climate change and guess what is going on in each picture.
  4. Click on the picture to read more about the context of each image.
  5. Does the description of the image match what you thought? Why or why not?

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