Summary
In the news wrap from this weekend, the world once again rang in the new year under the cloud of the pandemic. Colorado's governor has shortened a truck driver's prison sentence for causing a deadly highway pileup, after his original 110-year sentence drew public outrage. The World Food Program suspended its operations across Sudan's North Darfur province after attacks on its warehouses in the area.
Five Facts
Directions:
Choose one or more of the stories to record the Five Facts questions as well as the focus and media literacy questions below.
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Who
are some of the individuals or groups of people mentioned in the news summary?
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What
stories are covered?
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Where
do some of the stories take place?
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When
did those stories occur?
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Why
did the event(s) take place?
*Bonus:
How
do you think the NewsHour's producers decided which stories made it into the news summary?
Focus Questions
What do you think is a good way to mark the turning of another year, even while the pandemic continues?
Media literacy:
What from this news wrap do you think should have been covered in more detail? How would you find out more?
