Current Events

This class is designed to explore the occurrences and events in the world around us. It offers a chance for students to see, hear, and discuss up to date news from local, state, national, and international sources. The students will routinely listen to TV broadcasts, read articles, research a variety of web based information, and use newspapers to gather information about crucial events taking place around them.
Students will be expected to develop critical communication skills in the areas of reading and writing through this study of current events. They will also be expected to willingly participate in class discussions pertaining to such events. There is no textbook and no required purchasing of out of class materials. The course attempts to place current events within a historical perspective and to enhance each student’s ability to better understand critical current issues and gage future implications from a study of these events