What's New With Current Events?

What is a current event? 

A current event is a contemporary development in local, national or wold affairs. 

We see current events on the news every single day. Some impact our lives and beliefs, while others are just news to pass the time. Current events can range from the latest fashion trend to more serious incidents such as the recent terrorist attacks that have been happening.

I believe that current events are a huge part of the environment around us; especially in the ever changing society that we live in. Some teachers believe that current events should not be in the classroom, but I disagree. I think that there is always news for students to be informed of. 

I had to do a current events presentation. My group's current events presentation was focused on the parts of speech. Before we even gave the class an article to read, we went over the parts of speech. 

The parts of speech are: 

• Nouns: a person place or thing  
• Pronouns: a word that takes place of a noun
• Adjectives: describing word
• Verbs: action word 
• Adverbs: words that modify a noun or adjective 
• Prepositions: describes the relationship between other words in a sentence  
• Interjections: a word used to express emotion. 
• Conjunctions: word that connects a group of words 

We went over these and then had the students read the article. In groups, they had to find 5 nouns, 4 verbs, 3 adjectives and 2 conjunctions. They were to add their findings to the powerpoint and then share them with the rest of the class.

I really liked using the parts of speech with current events. It shows how easy it is to combine subjects to enhance learning. Current events is something I will most definitely use in my future classrooms. I think that they broaden the knowledge of students and prepare them for the real world that they will one day be entered in to.