Pick an issue
In this task, your job will be to select an issue or current event that you want to dig into and learn more about. Your issue can be local, national, global or any combination of these in scope.
In a google doc you should be able to:
In a google doc you should be able to:
- Describe and summarize the 5 W’s of the event (who, what, when, where, and why)
- Explain why this story is significant
- Link in two resources you used for research
Resources
Below are summaries of important events that happened this year. Use the left and right arrows at the bottom of this section to see other titles. Click on the title to the article to read the full text. You can use one of these issues or select another issues that your are more interested in learning more about.
Below are summaries of important events that happened this year. Use the left and right arrows at the bottom of this section to see other titles. Click on the title to the article to read the full text. You can use one of these issues or select another issues that your are more interested in learning more about.
Calling for Change
On March 28, Mina Fedor, 12, organized a rally with four friends: Bee, Anna, Juno, and Mila. It took place in Berkeley, California. More than 1,200 people joined them. The girls led a crowd onto a bridge across a freeway. Ralliers posted signs that spelled “♥ Our Asian Community.” Cars passing below honked in support.
Guilty Verdict
On April 20, a 12-person jury in Minneapolis, Minnesota, found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin killed Floyd during an arrest in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020. A bystander captured the event on her phone and shared the video on social media. It sparked anti-racism protests around the world.
Autumn Peltier
A member of the Wiikwemkoong First Nation, Autumn Peltier, 16, lives in Canada. She advocates for clean water for that country’s indigenous people. TFK Kid Reporter Pranav Mukhi spoke with her about the power of youth activism.
Advancing Equality
March 8 was International Women’s Day. President Joe Biden marked the occasion by signing an executive order that promotes gender equity and equal rights for women and girls.
A Way With Words
Amanda Gorman, the country’s first National Youth Poet Laureate, captivated the world on January 20 when she read her poem “The Hill We Climb” at the presidential inauguration. It was soon announced that she’d recite a poem at the Super Bowl. Former First Lady Michelle Obama heard Gorman speak at the inauguration
Chaos at the Capitol
A large crowd of President Donald Trump’s supporters violently stormed the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Members of Congress were meeting to officially confirm Joe Biden as the nation’s next president. But Trump says that votes were counted that should not have been counted. There has been no evidence of widespread fraud.
THE RIOT SQUAD
In the year since George Floyd’s murder, conservative news outlets have endlessly hyped distorted stories about violence at Black Lives Matter protests. Key videos they used come from a tight-knit group of eight young journalists.