International News- Mapping

This week Haylee and I  started our current events but this time we are mapping the events that take place world wide or international news. We used the same 12 current event sequences to help us make decisions about the international stories that are published world wide. One of the stories that we have chosen to include in our world map was about a- Teen mum who murdered her 4 month old baby, The court is making hard decisions whether they should charge her or she shouldn´t go into custody for the  wrong reasons. The Exemplars that we used as a showcase of information were Kiwi kids news, Radio New Zealand and New Zealand herald. This Map is an Example of what our task was, We plotted the everyday continuing stories that happen internationally, In these 12 countries and cities.

Provocation and Opinion

A provocation is an action or speech that attracts strong feelings about the topic. This Weeks topic is about Energy drinks and this topic is related to current events. As was recently showcased on social media countdown has announced that energy drinks will no longer be sold due to the under aging of younger people buying Energy products. I created a DLO to show the 2 sides of the story and give points of view, I agree that countdown should stop selling Energy drinks because it contains more than 5g of sugar.

Exploring our national current events

News Editors make decisions everyday about which current event stories they will run. We explored the different types of current events that are happening in NZ. I worked with Haylee, Fui and Sakina.
The current that we chose were stated at each point of New Zealand from Christchurch to Auckland.
Their were 12 main literary awareness's that we looked for in the events that we read on National News. To explain were the events to place we plotted them on google maps.

Explanation: Should New Zealand ban plastic straws?

You may not agree with me, but I believe that plastic straws should be banned from all facilities including supermarkets. Plastic straws has been an issue for years and I totally agree that factories should stop producing the number of plastic straws. Think about all the harm that people are causing without even noticing. Can't you see that our wild/marine life is suffering because of our ignorant actions. How would you feel if you were a poor animal with no voice? Plastic straws take 500 years to break down into micro plastic.

Did you know 65,000 straws are thrown away each year? Plastic straws are usually found in public areas, but mostly at beaches. People are getting upset, confused and mad because of the amount of plastic straws that are being thrown away after one use.

What is happening to people's minds?, This is ridiculous, disgusting and gross. Why use plastic straws when we have a lot of other choices to choose from? Would you rather save our animals or leave them to die? You tell me. Straws can be a great use, but think about it? Losing an animal is like losing a loved one. 

I feel so annoyed when I hear that plastic straws end up in our oceans, especially with our marine animals.

So think about the number of damages we are causing, because of the plastic straws that we use everyday. I as a proud New Zealander take my stand and fight on behalf of the animal welfare community! What can we do? How can we stop it? Now you tell me!