1. World at a Glance
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2. Vocabulary: as it pertains to the article
Indict, regime, jihadists, tycoon, estranged, conservative, asylum, cease-fire, parliamentary, kitschy

3. Task #1 Draw a continuum with numbers from 1-10
1 represents “strongly disagree”, and 10 represents “strongly agree”
Respond to the following statements
I care about issues that are happening in other parts of the world
I should know and care about issues that are happening in other parts of the world
Are your feelings representative of other kids your age?
What does this say about society as a whole?

4. Task #2
Take a look at the countries on pages 8 and 9 and then read the articles
Choose one of the following activities:
Write the causes and effects of one of the news stories along with its connection to your lives or to our country
Summarize at least one connection among two or more stories, and draw conclusions about significance, if any, behind the connection
Choose one story that interests you most and write about why it interests conclusions about the significance, if any, behind the connection
Choose the story that most concerns you and explain why; Also, what should be done in response?

5. Task #3
Find the students that did similar tasks (2-3 per group) and compare your answers; as a group…
Choose a different country not listed and create your own “World at a Glance” article
And complete the same task