Current Event Article Summary Worksheet

Name: __________________

Date: __/__/__

Period/Hour: _____

Current Event Article Summary Form ? Home Learning

(Students are encouraged to use as a central source? however, local news will be limited here)

Article Headline: ______________________________ Subject (circle) National/World/Local Article Source: _______________________________ Date Published: ___/___/___

I. Introduction Be sure to introduce the article in an interesting way using your own wording and

attention grabbing statements. Include a meaningful quote (with "quotes"). ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________

II. Describe the Five W's (Who? What? Where?, When?, Why?)

A. Who is involved: (Who are the main characters in the article? What is their job

title? Why are these people important? How are they involved?)

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B. What Happened, When, Where: (What is the story about? When did the event take

place? Where did the event happen? Summarize the above info into 3-4 flowing sentences.)

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C. Why/How can we learn from this event: (Why is this article newsworthy? Why is this

an important story?)

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III. One Key Quote (By who - Explain as needed)

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YOU MUST SUBMIT A PRINTED COPY OF YOUR SOURCE ARTICLE!

IV. Related Concept Words (Fully explain & define their meaning)

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V. Personal Response (Why is this important? What did you learn from reading this article? How do

you feel about this issue? Why should the American public and/or people involved care? This is your Conclusion! Minimum of 4 -5 sentences - use the following prompts to help you begin... I am glad that I read this article because.... Because of the event in... we have learned that.... As a result of the event in.... I feel that... ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________

YOU MUST SUBMIT A PRINTED COPY OF YOUR SOURCE ARTICLE!

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