Alabama Social Studies SS24.CWI.1d

Social StudiesGrades 9–12Media Literacy

The Standard

SS24.CWI.1: Explain how cultural, geographic, political, and social points of view can influence media descriptions of current international events.

Locate on a map the areas affected by events reported in national and international news stories.

2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies · Media Literacy

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students read national and international news reports and find the affected places on a map. They use place names and direction clues to mark the area, not just the city named in a headline.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can label the affected states, countries, or regions on a map. They can point to words in the report that support each choice.
Common Misconceptions: Students may mark only the city where a report was filed, even when the event affected a wider area. They may shade neighboring places that the report does not name.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: Give students the sentence, “Hurricane Helene brought flooding to Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina.” Have them shade those states on a blank U.S. map and underline each place name.

Lesson moves

Give pairs a Hurricane Helene news brief and a blank Southeast map; have them shade each state the brief names as affected.
Read a 2023 Türkiye and Syria earthquake report beside a map; ask, “Why would marking only Türkiye leave out part of the story?”
Play map match with four short news briefs and four labeled maps; students match each brief to its affected region and underline the place clues.
Open a local storm warning map; students find their county and list nearby counties inside the warning area.

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