Today was the first day that I met with the students in my US History classes. Whenever I can, I try to incorporate current events into my classes. Combine that idea with the fact that today all of my classes were on an abbreviated schedule and it was the perfect day to show CNN Students News in two of the three courses that met today.
Today’s episode of CNN Student News led-off with a segment about the death of Senator Ted Kennedy. Because the segment contained many mourners mentioning the things that Senator Kennedy did, the segment was a good starting point for a review (for most students it was a review) of what Senators and Representatives do. This was part of a larger review of the three branches of US Government.