The purpose of this assignment is to apply critical thinking skills
to make sense of the news and the word around you. At the beginning of each class, students will be required to share and discuss with the class a social issue, problem, discussion,
or policy that has been newsworthy in the week before class. The social issue, problem,
discussion or policy can come from the student’s fieldwork placement, a newspaper/magazine
article, television show, podcast, or other media outlet. In sharing and discussing with the class,
the student should be prepared to answer questions from the class. In doing so, students should
be able to identify who is impacted by the social issue, problem, discussion or policy, potential
implications, social, economic, impact and environmental justice issues and social work response
as regards advancing social, economic and environmental justice. Each presentation will be a
maximum of five minutes