Current Events-The World At A Glance

What's Happening?

Log onto any of the following web sites and read through the latest world news. These sites should provide breaking news coverage on current happenings around the world.

CBC Edmonton Journal Calgary Herald
Edmonton Sun Yahoo Canada Toronto Star
MSNBC Google News BBC News

A news event for each of the following topics:

    International
    National
    Provincial
    Sports
    Entertainment
    Business
    Science/Technology.

For each news event, you must answer the following questions:

1. WHO is the story about? WHO does the story pertain to? WHO would most likely be interested in this story?

2. WHAT is the story about? In your own words, summarize what the story is saying.

3. WHERE did the story/event take place? WHERE in the world would this story be the most relevant?

4. WHEN did the story/event take place?

5. WHY do you think this story/event is newsworthy?

6. HOW did this story/event make you feel when you read it?

Use the Inspiration template to record the relevant information for each event.