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CNN Student News: Daily Discussion

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Use these questions to help students understand today's featured news stories
  • Today's Daily Discussion includes the Media Literacy Question of the Day
RELATED TOPICS
  • U.S. National Economy
  • Barack Obama
  • Gulf Coast Oil Spill
  • BP
  • Detroit
  • Ramadan
  • NASA

(CNN Student News) -- September 9, 2010

Media Literacy Question of the Day

What images do you remember from news reports about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? What do you think makes these images stand out in your mind?

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Focus on the Economy

What economic plans have President Barack Obama and House Minority Leader John Boehner each proposed in order to try to boost the U.S. economy? What is your opinion of each of these proposals?

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According to the program: What statement did President Obama make regarding his administration's efforts to improve the U.S. economy? How has Rep. Boehner responded to the president? How do you think that Democrats, Republicans and the American public in general might each react to the president's statement? Explain.

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What role do you think that a government should play in its country's economy? Do you think that the U.S. government is performing that role in the U.S. economy? Why or why not?

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Oil Spill in Gulf

Who released a report on an investigation into the Gulf Coast oil spill? According to the program: What were the findings of this investigation? How have the companies named in the report reacted to it? What is your reaction to these findings?

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In your opinion, what considerations, if any, should be taken when reading a report written by an entity that is investigating itself? How do you think that the information in the Gulf oil spill report could be verified, if at all?

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Do you think that this report will affect BP's reputation among the American public? If so, how? If not, why not?

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Ramadan Observance

What is Ramadan? When does Ramadan end this year? According to the segment, how do some Muslims plan to change this year's celebrations marking the end of Ramadan? Why do you think that they are choosing to change their celebrations?

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What forces do you think that the Muslim leader in the report is referring to when he says that "the forces of inclusion in America have always defeated the forces of intolerance"? Do you agree or disagree with his statement? Explain.

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