Monday, August 15, 2022

What Is Current Events?

 




It was a lurching, stammering year that began in hope, flirted with whiplash, and shuddered to a halt. In 2021, miraculously effective vaccines showed up, a new President promised unity, and a jury convicted the man who killed George Floyd. It was also the year that supporters of the losing candidate took over the U.S. Capitol, Asian-Americans were given new reason to fear for their lives, and COVID-19 people killed Americans at a faster rate than before free, life-preserving injections were available across the land. Is it any wonder that, from Naomi Osaka to Simone Biles, the deliberate preservation of mental health–resilience was a major theme?

1) What do you think was THE most important event? Least important? Why?

2) What made each of these events headline news?

3) What similarities or differences did these events share?

4) What predictions can you make up about the events we will study this year?

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