Resources to Study and Reflect Upon Current Events

I was on the look out for meaningful current event assignment ideas and here are a few of what I found. I remember the days of current events assignments during my schooling and I always thought they were just busy work.  For older kids, I think it is important not just to summarize but also respond with their thoughts and to see how it could affect them physically, or emotionally.

For younger kids, the who, what, when, where, why, may be sufficient.