Israel News Report

Deane DavisConemaugh Valley

School District

Technology Standards

1. Creativity and Innovation.• Students: b. create original works as a means of

personal expression.

5. Digital Citizenship—Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.• Students: c. Demonstrate responsibility for

lifelong learning.

Goal of Assignment

• Acquire a deeper understanding and gain a cultural awareness of the Israeli people.

Assignment

• Choose a city in Israel and create a news report about a recent event in that city.

Geography

• Student used a map to become familiar with the geography of Israel.

• Israel

Jezreel Valley

Climate

• Student research climate of Israel and surrounding areas.

• Israel Climate Information

Pre-Writing

• Evaluate the local newspaper, The Tribune-Democrat, to determine—set up, audience, proper grammar & mechanics, and font.

• Decide on what types of stories to look for and ideas on how to create interest in a story.

• View examples from last year as models.

Today’s Front Pages

• Front page headlines from around the globe. • Students drill down in the site to locate front

page headlines from Israel today.• Students link to the newspaper Haaretz which

is printed in English.

Rubric

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3

Websites

• http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/israel-guide/

• http://www.climatetemp.info/israel/• http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages

/flash/• http://www.haaretz.com/