As the title implies, social studies class is the first introduction a student has to the world around them as it pertains to government, economy and world news. Back in the day (and when I say back in the day I mean way back) a typical social studies assignment would be to read the evening newspaper and report back to the class about the news article. Well, they don’t do many evening newspapers anymore. Enter the internet.
CNN Student News puts together a daily ten minute news block gear specifically for high school students. The stories are basic yet informative and produced with the professional standards you would expect from the network. There is also a daily shout out question that your class can be recognized with. Best of all, there are no commercials.
There are also some productive supplemental resources like a daily discussion and news quiz. You can request transcripts of the show as well as other course materials. Who knows, you might even be inspired to let your kids create their own news broadcast.
Check out the CNN Student News and let us know if it works for you.
— Meyer
