Year 8 'News' Lessons    
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Lesson 14 Who is the Guardian of Six Bells?  
  Odd Box http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/front_page/newsid_10480000/newsid_10483900/10483958.stm Quiz
  Image The proper 'starter' questions  
  The Story http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/southeastwales/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8754000/8754198.stm  
  Location  
  Multiple Choice Quiz - pairs  
Task - Write in 'best' - 6 sentences / 60 words about the topic (answering the 6 questions).  
Plenary (or summarise today's lesson in 5 words ... and then just one word)  
Which Odd Box story links to our Lesson Content?  
     
Lesson 13
Why is there a heatwave* in Hogsmeade? ... and at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? *105*F = 41*C
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/newsbeat/newsid_7875000/7875393.stm
Odd Box Name the 10 places mentioned.		  
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10359859.stm Watch the news clip  
  Research Questions  
     
Lesson 12 World Cup 2010  
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7439012.stm Odd Box Name the 10 places mentioned.  
   

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  http://classtools.net/widgets/dustbin_7/q1LDv.htm  Target Score = 30 or less!  
  Country:  
  Poster:
Capital, population. famous landmark, historical fact, strange interesting fact, flag, team colours, one player, image		  
     
Lesson 11 Louisiana Oil Spill  
  OddBox http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/newsbeat/newsid_7875000/7875393.stm  
  The cause of the disaster image
  The scale of the disaster image
  The effects of the disaster Source: http://www.vizworld.com/2010/05/oil-spill-map-hard-hit-waiting-blow/ image
  Fighting Back Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8668753.stm news clip
     
Lesson 10 Why did referee Bennett miss the Manchester derby game?  
     
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4n9DxPxXLM  
     
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awtSc_BgYys
 		  
  Task Sheet Answer
  Colour code the labels into the four categories or put the correct label numbers under each heading.
 		  
  Write your own 100 word / two minute news report to accompany the raw footage below.
Mention -
1) What happened / where
2) Why flights were grounded across Europe
3) How else the UK was affected - remembering Steve Bennett the referee.		  
     
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS9FgSVKeN4  
     
 
Ref Bennett stranded in Romania by volcanic ash, misses Man City-Man Utd game

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (CP) – 2 days ago

LONDON — Premier League referee Steve Bennett has been replaced for Saturday's Manchester derby between City and United after getting stranded in Romania by the effects of a volcanic eruption in Iceland.

A referee's teaching coach, Bennett has been in Romania taking a course for budding young match officials.

He was due to fly back Friday but the ash blowing across northern Europe is a danger to aircraft and a ban is in force on flights entering and leaving Britain.

The Premier League said he was due to referee the derby at Eastlands but has been replaced by Martin Atkinson.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jmcTMPRCGqBdqO_4XjY1QCEoj0yw

 
     
Lesson 9 Why is Inspector Kurt Wallander not at his desk this morning? March 2010
  Starter: OddBox http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/newsbeat/newsid_7875000/7875393.stm  
  How many places can you list? Which are in the UK? Which geographical topics/issues are mentioned?  
  Main part  
  http://www.wikinfo.org/index.php/Baltic_Sea Map  
  http://reference.findtarget.com/search/Gulf%20of%20Bothnia/ Map  
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8550845.stm During  
  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43042 Satellite Image  
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8550687.stm After  
  Write your own report to accompany the second news images. One minute - 100 words.  
  Where is it?  
  What happened and when?  
  Why did it happen?  
  How were people affected?  
  Who solved the problem?  
  Plenary: So what happened to Wallander?  
     
Lesson 8 Why is Cristiano Ronaldo wearing a special T shirt? Feb 2010
  Why is Cristiano wearing a special T shirt? Picture  
  Mystery activity  
  Where are we talking about? Task - Say where it is in words. What is good/bad about this map?  
  BBC news clip no commentary http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8526288.stm  
  BBC news clip with commentary http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8527480.stm?ls  
  Tourist report on BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8527084.stm  
  Report in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Madeira_floods_and_mudslides  
     
Lesson 7 "Earthquakes don't kill people buildings do" Jan 2010
Haiti Earthquake - as a journalist write an A4 one side newspaper report about the Haitian earthquake - perhaps using the headline above'  
Draw up a plan for an investigation into this topic. Think of 5 Key Questions.  
  Location  
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1202772.stm
HAITI COUNTRY PROFILE
Half of Caribbean island of Hispaniola
History of violence, instability and dictatorship
Population of 10 million people
Most live on less than $2 a day
Democratic rule restored in 2006
Economy in ruins and unemployment is chronic
UN peacekeepers deployed - foreign aid seen as vital
Massive deforestation has left just 2% forest
Storms and hurricanes in 2008 left almost 800 dead
  
  Cause  
  Transform  
  damage  
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8455629.stm  short term effects  
     
Lesson 6 Why does Rachel want her sister to ring her?  
  Assignment  
     
Lesson 5 Why does Rachel want her sister to ring her? Mystery - Geography in the News!
  The Story Sheet Print out page
  Instructions Teacher
     
Lesson 4 New Europe - video  
     
Lesson 3 Europe - Places  
     
Lesson 2 Europe - The E. U.  
     
Lesson 1 Know Your World   http://primary.naace.co.uk/startower/world/index.htm  
     
   

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