Thursday, February 17, 2011

What's Going on in the World?

Welcome back to your blogs. Since you've been gone, there have been a lot of changes happening in the world and your readers are wondering what your thoughts are. Thus, please follow these instructions:
  1. Choose a current event (Egypt Protests, Libya rebellion, Wisconsin unions fight).
  2. Go to the NY Times Topics section on whichever event interests you (feel free to more than one).
  3. Scroll down and skim the summary of events and/or most recent articles.
  4. Look at "The Lede" or "Headlines" section on the right hand side and read about the latest news.
  5. Surf around the site, read articles, watch videos, explore what you find interesting about these events. Be sure to explore a cross section of feature news stories as well as editorials and commentary.
  6. Publish a blog post on your reactions and opinions about these events. You must include specific references to the articles or videos you looked at.

Happy Blogging!