US HISTORY CURRENT EVENTS ASSIGNMENT

US HISTORY CURRENT EVENTS ASSIGNMENT

As we go through this course you will notice that history impacts all parts of life. To help with this observation you will have a current event assignment that will focus on themes appropriate for the units we have and will study. Keep this paper to help you with your current events.

You must find one current event article for each on the following units/themes. This means you have a total of three current events due by the end of the quarter, each on a different unit.

UNIT THEMES & DUE DATES: UNIT

Unit 1: Founding the U.S. & Civil War

THEME FOR CURRENT EVENT

U.S. Constitution or U.S. Federal Govn't

Unit 2/4: Industrial & Progressive Ages U.S. Government Reforms

Unit 3: Immigration & Urbanization

U.S. Immigration Policy/Reforms

DUE DATES September 12th September 26th

October 10th

Directions: Locate a Current Event article from a newspaper, news magazine, or online news source. The article must be a minimum of 300 words, about the United States and the article must be from the 3 weeks prior to the due date for the article to count as current. For full credit consideration you must include all of the following information.

1. SUMMARY. Summarize what you learned about the current event in a complete paragraph. Make sure you include the main idea and supporting details. Summarize the article in your own words...do not just copy a few sentences.

2. DESCRIBE THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND/OR POLITICAL ASPECTS OF THIS ARTICLE. (This could be implications, causes, effects, and/or influences.) This may come from the article itself or you may think of this information on your own. Describe the economic, social, and/or political aspects in at least a 6-sentence paragraph.

3. HOW DOES THE ARTICLE RELATE TO THE ASSIGNED UNIT THEME? Use a minimum of 3 complete sentences. DO NOT include the sentence, "This article is related to the theme ______."

4. WHY IS THIS ISSUE SIGNIFICANT? Why is this article important to you, the country, or to anyone? How does the issue fit into a larger picture? Why does it matter? Use a minimum of 4 complete sentences.

5. INCLUDE ALL BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION IN MLA FORMAT. Use the following sites to help put your bibliographic information in MLA format: or

6. Article MUST meet ALL of the following requirements:

The article used is at least 300 words. A link to the article is included. The article used less than 3 weeks old. The article is on topic.

Off topic articles are those not related to the assigned theme or not about the United States

 Assignments will be turned in through . You will have only one submission per current event.

To submit an assignment: 1. LOG INTO If you have forgotten your login, please see Ms. Solomon ASAP. 2. SELECT US HISTORY 2014-2015 CLASS. 3. CLICK SUBMIT NEXT TO THE CURRENT EVEN YOU WISH TO SUBMIT. Follow the directions on the page that opens. Please remember that you are only allowed one submission per assignment and late assignments will not be accepted.

US History Current Event Rubric

Item

1. SUMMARY. Summary is in complete sentences with no plagiarism. It includes the main point & supporting details.

2. DESCRIBE THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, OR POLITICAL ASPECTS OF THIS ARTICLE. E, S, or P aspects are described in at least 6 complete sentences.

3. HOW DOES THE ARTICLE RELATE TO THE ASSIGNED UNIT THEME? Minimum of 3 complete sentences explains how the article relates to the assigned theme.

4. WHY IS THIS ISSUE SIGNIFICANT? Minimum of 4 complete sentences analyze the significance of the issue and how it relates to the big picture.

5. BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: Includes all appropriate bibliographic information in MLA format. This includes a link to the article.

6. ARTICLE MEETS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: No points will be given to a current event if... the article used is less than 300 words there is not link to the article the article is over 3 weeks old or the article is off topic/theme or not about the United States

Total:

Points /5 /6 /6 /6 /2

0 if not met!

/25

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