Summary

For Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2002: The U.S. approaches 900,000 COVID deaths with a mortality rate far higher than other wealthy nations, as the vaccination campaign stagnates. Then, a former NFL head coach sues the league for racial discrimination after being fired by the Miami Dolphins, and scientists uncover rampant COVID infections in white-tailed deer, raising questions about the pandemic's future.

Skim the segments from last night'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?

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?

For More

Teachers: Some of our stories require you to provide more context to your students than others and are invariably better suited for older students than others as well, including the story about Whoopi Goldberg's comments on the Holocaust. The story could be make for a powerful media literacy discussion. You may want to share this article from The Atlantic which explains why the American concept of 'race' may have led Goldberg to make the remarks she did, despite their historical inaccuracy. Sign up for NewsHour Classroom’s ready-to-go Daily News Lessons delivered to your inbox each morning. Fill out this form to share your thoughts on Classroom’s resources.