CURRENT EVENTS



CURRENT EVENTS ~ ASSIGNMENT #2

Due Beginning of Class: September 29

Current events are a vital part of the study of American Government & Politics, not only for their value of 'keeping current' but also for connecting course content to the world around us.

Procedure:

Clip or copy a news article directly related to Chapters 3 & 4 – Civil Liberties & Equal Rights. For example, any news article concerning issues involving the bill of rights or equal rights for minority groups would be a topic directly related to the information in these two chapters. Do not choose a topic that you wrote about in the previous current event. You need to expand your knowledge.

Read the article thoroughly (remember you will be the expert) and highlight important passages (e.g. who, what, where, when, why and how). Decide your point of view. How do you feel about the topic? What questions might still need to be answered? Do you need to do some additional research on people or events mentioned in the article? In other words, make sure you know the background for the topic/event as well as the current situation.

Analyze current event: The word “analyze” means to break down, separate, or take apart. You should think about the article in detail in order to discover essential features or meaning of the topic/event.

Write your analysis:

• Attach article to a piece of paper, include the source name, date, section and page number.

• Type a summary of the article in your own words. The summary should be two to three paragraphs and long enough to highlight the major points of the article.

• Type your analysis of the topic/event in the news article. Be sure to directly connect the current event to the topic of civil liberties and/or equal rights and explain the connection. In your analysis provide any background or additional information you found, your interpretation of the issue, and your opinion. Justify your analysis with specific examples.

• There is no minimum or maximum number of words for this assignment. You must convince the instructor that you understand your article thoroughly, understand how the topic/event is related to civil liberties and/or equal rights, and that you have an informed opinion based on evidence.

NOTE: Please use real news articles from legitimate sources. Some examples include: The Sacramento Bee, San Francisco Chronicle, LA Times, San Jose Mercury News, The Washington Post, etc. If you are not sure about a particular source or article, please obtain teacher approval before writing up the assignment.

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