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What's Going On!

For Grades 4 to 8

Is it enough that your student’s know what is going on in the world? Just as students need to make connections to the books and stories they read, they also need to make connections to the news and feature articles. In order to make sense of the who? what? why? and where? students need to be able to put the information they read in context, access prior knowledge, and be given opportunities to respond to what they read. What's Going On! is an engaging, real-world simulation which provides these opportunities.

The premise of What's Going On! is that students are asked to produce their own informative television program. As students become involved in all aspects of producing a news program, they develop their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Not only must students read news stories and feature articles, they must learn to interpret what they read to their audience. The project will use a cooperative learning approach, and integrate all the content areas.

To download a copy of this project, you will need a userid and password. Please go to the Terms of Use page for more information. If you have a userid and password, click here.