CURRENT EVENTS WORKSHEET



Your Name _________________________________ Date ___________ Block ______

Title of Article: ________________________________________________________________________

Topic of Article: _________________________________ Source: ________________________________

Directions: Current events help us to navigate the world around us while working on our informational text skills. You have a current event due EVERY Monday (or the first day we return to school).

Find an article (no older than 12 months old) that interests you. It must be about a local, national, or international news article/story that interests you.

WHO is this article about (a person, group of people, organization (s), animal, or specific inanimate object)?

WHERE is this event or issue occurring? (Specify city, country, region, etc.)

WHEN did this story take place?

WHAT is this story about? List 5 facts you learned from the article. (From these facts, those of us who did not read the article should be able to determine what it said!)

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WHY is this story important to you?

PREDICT what you think might happen as this story develops.

ASK - Write a well-developed and thoughtful question that the class can answer from information on this page. ***It should not be a YES or NO question***

ANSWER – In complete sentences, write a thoughtful response to your question.

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