1. Grade 8 Social Studies Current Event
Sample
By Mr. Tyner

2. Filipino President Tells U.S. Military Forces to Leave
Topic of Article:
Filipino President Tells U.S. Military Forces to Leave
Headline of Article:
Duterte to US forces: Get out of southern Philippines
Sources:
16/09/duterte-forces-southern- philippines html
Al-jeezera video
Intro Info

3. About 2.5 hour flight South East of Guangzhou
WHERE? Location…
Mindanao, Philippines
About 2.5 hour flight South East of Guangzhou

4. WHO is this article about?
The Filipino Government
&
President Duterte and his relationship with President Obama and the United States

5. WHAT is this story about?
1. Duterte’s promised to “fill the funeral homes”.
2. Extrajudicial Killings of hundreds
3. Obama spoke out against this practice.
4. Duterte called Obama the “Son of a whore”
5. Obama cancelled planned trip to the Philippines. Called the Filipino president a “Colorful guy”.
6. Duterte has now demanded that the United States remove its military bases from the country.
Want sovereignty for the Philippines

6. WHEN did this story take place?
News item must be no more than one week old = that’s 7 days.

7. WHY is this story important? (Why should we care)
We should care about this story since the Philippines has always been a strategic area between the East and West.
People should be guaranteed the right to a fair trial.
Duterte seems to be competing with both the United States and China.
This could cause future problems.

8. CONNECT the article PART I
What does it have to do with me? (How is it connected to anything I’ve learned or I am learning in class?)
I firmly believe that issues of drug use is a health problem, not a criminal problem.
But, I also believe a country has the right to sovereignty.
Also, I worry about instability in the region.

9. CONNECT the article PART II
2. Make a connection between past events with current events.
The United States told the Philippines it was fighting for their freedom from Spanish rule during the beginning of the 1900s.
The Americans and Filipinos fought in a brutal war.
The Americans colonized the Philippines.

10. Eating animals is not required to live…is it?
Discussion Question
If we are so against cruelty to animals why do we allow, justify and even promote eating animals at all – what’s the difference between a shark and a cow?
Eating animals is not required to live…is it?