Directions
: Watch the latest two-minute news wrap (3/16), and answer the focus question below. If you are making plans for distance learning, take a look at our
list of PBS resources
t
hat covers a variety of subjects.
To learn more about the coronavirus and how schools can help prepare, read
Coronavirus: Multilingual Resources for Schools
by
PBS WETA's Colorin Colorado.
Focus questions:
2. Do you think Arizona, Illinois and Florida should have held Democratic primaries (March 17), given the coronavirus outbreak? Which candidate might have been helped by this decision, former Vice President Joe Biden or Sen. Bernie Sanders? Explain.
To learn about the challenges poll workers faced (i.e. 80 polling sites in Arizona had to be closed due to coronavirus), watch
this NewsHour video
or read
this article
via NewsHour.
Extension activity:
Check out
this activity
with your students:
S
tudents across PBS NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs (SRL) network were asked what information they’ve heard regarding the
coronavirus
. Choose a video to watch and
answer the questions below.
- What story from the news wrap would you like to learn more about? The Democratic presidential primary, rocket attacks in Iraq, Russia suing the U.S. for $50 billion over false allegations regarding the 2016 election, former Rep. Duncan Hunter's going to prison for misusing campaign funds or Tom Brady leaving the New England Patriots football team? Watch the individual segment by clicking here to learn more.
