Current Events: Archive
This index lists the title, publication, and publication date for past articles posted to izzit.org, along with the full text of the accompanying discussion questions. Due to copyright restrictions, we do not archive articles on izzit.org. In most cases it is possible to retrieve articles by doing a web search for the title of the article. Please email currentevents@izzit.org if you need assistance.
Please Note: Current Events lessons are archived for ONE YEAR. A year after posting, the article link and questions will be automatically DELETED from our archive. If you like a lesson and want to use it again in the future, SAVE it to your computer, or print it.
| izzit.org Post Date | Article Title | Publisher | Date Published | Readablility | Discussion Questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/23/2023 | Pale Male, red-tailed hawk who nested above NYC’s Fifth Avenue for 30 years, dies at 33 | Associated Press | 5/16/2023 | 9.4 | View |
| 5/30/2023 | Hand dryers can infect clean hands with bathroom germs | Science News Explores | 5/17/2023 | 7.5 | View |
| 5/26/2023 | What does a million dollars mean now? | KLOVE News | 5/17/2023 | 10.4 | View |
| 5/25/2023 | Soaring pasta prices caused a crisis in Italy. What can the US learn from it? | NPR | 5/18/2023 | 9.5 | View |
| 5/24/2023 | He donated land for soccer fields in Standish, now the town is selling it | Portland Press Herald | 5/20/2023 | 9.2 | View |
| 5/30/2023 | How solar farms took over the California desert: ‘An oasis has become a dead sea’ | The Guardian | 5/21/2023 | 12.5 | View |
| 5/26/2023 | Uber employees reportedly 'in pain and upset' by DEI seminar on White women: 'Don't Call Me Karen' | Fox News | 5/22/2023 | 11.7 | View |