CNN Student News

CNN Student News is a ten-minute, commercial-free, daily news program designed for middle and high school classes.  The show, along with its curriculum found on the companion website, offer an easy way to address Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards for secondary students.  Transcripts are also available, which can be used to promote reading comprehension.

The "Daily Curriculum" includes:
Key Concepts--highlight topics that students will hear in each day's news
Fast Facts Questions--assess what facts students have gathered and how well they were listening or reading
Discussion Questions--designed to promote critical thinking and written
Media Literacy Question of the Day--help student examine media messages and their delivery

Below is an image of today's (March 10, 2014) Daily Curriculum .  <--Click the link to get to live site.

Teachers can sign up for their free Daily Email, which offers information on the major stories CNN Student News will cover that day.  Remember that CNN Student News is a news program that presents current events and issues in the world.  It is strongly advised that you preview each program before showing students, as you are the best judge of the appropriateness of its news content for your specific class.

~Chandra