Current Events Graphic Organizer



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Journalism Period 1

Current Events Graphic Organizer

An important part of your success in school — and in your life beyond high school — will be a broad knowledge of what is going on in the world, the kinds of social and political debates being had, and the ways people involved in those arguments make their cases successfully, and unsuccessfully. This assignment is designed to help you prepare for that.

|Write the correct citation for your article (Author’s name, article | |

|title, publication, date, etc.) | |

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|Who is the article about? Be Specific. | |

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|Who does the article affect? | |

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|When and where did this event occur? | |

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|How did the event occur and what happened? Use details. | |

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|How does the event in the article impact the world, people, animals, | |

|economy and/or the environment? | |

|Does this article impact you personally? How? | |

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|Why did you choose this article? In what way does this article relate| |

|to topics, themes, or essential questions addressed in one of your | |

|classes? | |

|How do you feel about this event/issue? | |

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Writing Assignment:

Now that you’ve completed the graphic organizer, use this to develop a one-page typed response (Times New Roman, size 12, double-spaced, one-inch margins). Paragraph 1=Summary; Paragraph 2=Impact; Paragraph 3=Personal Analysis

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