“Yesterday is relative, tomorrow is speculative, but today is electric.  That’s why it’s called current.” – Albert Einstein

Welcome to the 8th Grade Current Events and Research Class!  Throughout this class, we will explore not only major world events but their impact, now and in the future.   We are also going to take our understanding of the media and how bias affects it, and our research skills even further!

I am looking forward to discovering more about the world around us with you in this class!

Mrs. Fagan’s Current Events 8: Course Expectations

Current Events News Sites

• The Skimm: Gives you a brief synopsis of major events that have happened in the world in easy-to-understand terms.
• News for Kids.net: Real News, Told Simply.™
• PBS News Hour: Kids
• The Washington Post: Kids Post
• Teen Kids News (YouTube): Offers a weekly 30-minute news report every Monday geared towards teens. 
• NBC NIGHTLY NEWS: KIDS EDITION is a digest of the top headlines, broken down for kids to best understand the world today.
• ABC News
• Archaeology Magazine
• BBC
• BBC for Kids
• Bergen Record
• CBS News
• Christian Science Monitor
• CNN
• CNN Student News
• Fox News
• The Journal News
• MSNBC
• National Geographic Magazine
• National Geographic Kids
• National Public Radio (NPR)
• Newsweek Magazine
• The New York Times
• PBS Online NewsHour Extra for Kids
• The Providence Journal
• Psychology Today
• Scholastic News for Kids
• Time Magazine
• Time for Kids
• U.S. News & World Report
• USA Today
• Wall Street Journal