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The History Today News Shows were recommended by Peter Paccone, teacher of United
States History and World History, San Marino High School, San Marino, California
Some News Show Topics that were successfully present in Peter Paccone’s classes:
China Today: The Hong Kong Student Protest
England Today: Brexit
France Today: The Burkini Ban/ The Hijab Ban
Germany Today: The Syrian Refugee Crisis
Israel Today: The Two State Solution
Japan Today: The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Reactor Disaster
North Korea Today: North Korea’s WMD Threat
South Korea Today: South Korea’s History Textbook Controversy
Students are required to complete the following before actually going live with the show.
Title of Show
To: Director and Executive Producer (Include title of show)
From: The Creative Team (Include first and last names of students working on this project)
Re: Suggestions for the future show (15-20 minutes maximum)
Date: Month, day, year)
THE TOPIC: Name the topic(s) that will be discussed in the show
THE GUEST LIST: We suggest the following four guests to appear on the show:
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