I have my Journalism students do current events each week and then we start off the week discussing those events. Each week has a different focus depending on the unit we are studying.. This week is meant to go toward the beginning of the year; it simply asks students to find current events from the week and analyze what they have found. The digital Google Doc format allows students to type directly into the document.

While I use this in my Journalism class, it could easily be adjusted for History or English classes as well.