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L.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: Video of a current news event is presented for discussion to encourage student participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the video. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event, draw out the main ideas and key details, and review different opinions on the issue. Then, students should present their own claims using facts and analysis for support.
08/10/2009
Watch political cartoonist Jack Ohman draw
Jack Ohman has been the editorial cartoonist for The Oregonian since 1983.
Sample more of Ohman's work here.
■Class discussion: Today you're the political cartoonist. What's the hot topic of the day? What symbols do you need to create a visual shorthand to describe the issue to your readers? (For example, a car for something on the auto industry, a doctor for health care, etc.) What's your opinion on that topic? How would you get your point across visually? Find the Cartoons for the Classroom project on this website and try some of the Blank Cartoons to practice interpreting political cartoons.
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Step onto any school campus and you'll feel its energy. Each school is turbocharged with the power of young minds, bodies, hearts and spirits.
Here on the Western Slope, young citizens are honing and testing their skills to take on a rapidly changing world. Largely thanks to technology, they are in the midst of the most profound seismic shift the world has ever seen.
Perhaps no time in our history has it been more important to know what our youth are thinking, feeling and expressing.
The Sentinel is proud to spotlight some of their endeavors. Read on to see how some thoroughly modern students are helping learners of all ages connect with notable figures of the past.
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