Feb. 9, 2022: Choose from 8 news stories covering different class subjects

Daily News Lesson

Feb. 9, 2022, 6:32 a.m.

Feb. 9, 2022: Choose from 8 news stories covering different class subjects

See lesson below! Community event: Teachers, school staff and students, join us tonight, Feb. 9, at 7:30pm ET for this crucial discussion on curriculum bans that have been passed by several state legislatures and the spike in books bans.

NewsHour Classroom's Educator Voice series invites educators and staff from across the world to discuss issues facing teachers in a safe, supportive place. RSVP: bit.ly/PBSZoom2-9 We will also be giving away two copies of Frederick Joseph's book "The Black Friend: On Being A Better White Person" and José Vilso n's book "This Is Not A Test: The N ew Narrative On Race, Class, and Education ." Be sure to check out Jean Darnell's's blog Awaken Librarian , and new resources for Black History Month. There will be ASL (American Sign Language) interpreters at this live event.

Summary

Skim the segments from NewsHour Weekend and Friday's show, and choose the story that works best for your class. Click on the following image which will take you to the NewsHour to view the video. Then answer the questions below.

Five Facts

Discussion questions using the Journalist’s Five Ws plus an H:

Who are some of the individuals or groups of people mentioned in the news summary?

What stories are covered?

Where do some of the stories take place?

When did those stories occur?

Why did the event(s) take place?

How do you think the NewsHour’s producers decided which stories made it into the news summary?

Media literacy : Who else do you think should have been interviewed in the story you watched?

Josh Meryman, 45, of Kirkwood, Washington, has worked as a mail carrier for years and said the monthly child tax credit payments helped him stay afloat while supporting his two children, ages 11 and 14. Photo courtesy of Josh Meryman

Focus Questions

See, Think, Wonder : What did you notice? What did the story make you think? What story would you want to find out more about? Where would you go to learn more?

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