Our Standards

CI – Contemporary Issues – Students will use inquiry skills to learn about the issues that impact the contemporary world and engage in research and problem solving in order to better understand and assess significant current issues.

CI | CONTEMPORARY ISSUES Course Description: Students will use inquiry skills to examine the issues that impact the contemporary world. Students will analyze the historical, cultural, economic, and geographic factors that have elevated certain issues to levels of concern in the United States and around the globe. Students will engage in research and problem solving in order to better understand and assess significant current issues.

C—Culture, E—Economics, G—Geography, H—History, P—Politics/Government, T—Tennessee TCA—Tennessee Code Annotated: These standards are legally required to be taught.

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Contemporary Issues – Lesson 20 – CI.19

Bellwork? What was the first great example of “Fake News”? Our Standard CI.19 Analyze the changing role of media and technology on the spread of information and theeffects on global

Contemporary Issues – Lesson 5 – CI.04

BELLWORK – THIS CAN BE GROUP WORK – Put everyone’s name on it. 1) What is the difference between a state (country) and a nation? 2) Name two (2) nations

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES – LESSON 16 – CI15

CI.15 Compare and contrast current economic issues, such as wealth disparity, trade imbalances, developed and developing nations, and over-consumption. E, P What am I learning today? How economic issues impact