CURRENT EVENT ASSIGNMENT



CURRENT EVENT ASSIGNMENT

Your current event assignment should include the following:

• The article should come directly from the newspaper or a news website. (e.g. L.A. Times, Daily News, , etc.)

• The article should be printed out, cut out or copied onto a piece of paper and attached.

• The written assignment is a summary of the main idea and key points of information taken from your article. You may not plagiarize the writer’s work. You must use your own words. You may quote the writer by using proper punctuation. Your summary should be ¾ to one page in length.

• The following information should be included at the top of your summary:

o Name of newspaper;

o Date the article was written;

o Section your article came from;

o Title of the article;

o Content area and page (local, national, international, etc.)

• The following information should make up the body of your paper:

o Why I chose this article (why it interested me) – 1 paragraph

o What the article was about (summary) – 2-3 paragraphs

o How I felt about the article (reflection) – 1 paragraph

Example of Format:

Your Name

Date of presentation

Subject (Current Events)

Article Title

Source (name of newspaper or website)

Date the article was written

Location of article (section and page)

Content area (local, national, international, etc.)

I chose “_____________” because… (Paragraph 1)

The article was about… (Paragraphs 2 -4)

This article made me feel… (Paragraph 5)

Current Event Rubric

|4 |

|The current event report has the article attached. |

|The article is properly cited. |

|It is very neat and presentable. |

|It explains why the article was chosen and includes a thoughtful reflection. |

|The summary exceeds ¾ of a page including good details and has minimal errors. |

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|3 |

|The current event report has the article attached. |

|The article is cited. |

|It is neat and presentable. |

|It explains why the article was chosen and includes a reflection. |

|The summary is at least ¾ of a page including some details and has some errors. |

| |

|2 |

|The current event report has the article attached. |

|The article is not cited correctly. |

|It is somewhat neat and presentable. |

|It may not explain why the article was chosen and/or is missing the reflection. |

|The summary is less than ½ of a page and contains many errors. |

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|1 |

|The current event report is missing the article. |

|The article is not cited. |

|It is not presented neatly. |

|It does not explain why the article was chosen and is missing the reflection. |

|The summary is less than ½ of a page and has many errors. |

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