At the start of class every day, students will complete a daily journal of current events. The daily journal (Current Events) will be written in either MS Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
Save this file as "Current Events" under the program you are using (Word, Excel, or PowerPoint). See file below for example in MS Excel and PowerPoint.
Students will keep a running journal (file). There are two parts to this daily assignment. Part 1 is five facts from CNN10 (student news). Part 2 are events from West HS website calendar. This will be graded weekly (20pts). Use the following format (MS Word):
Monday
27 August 2018
Part 1: CNN10
1. (fact #1 in a complete sentence)
2. (fact #2 in a complete sentence)
3.
4.
5.
Part 2: West HS Events
1. (event #1)
2. (event #2)
Tuesday
28 August 2018...
Notes:
1) Must use this format exactly. Day/Date/Part1/Part2
2) Must Use MLA format. Times Roman 12" font
3) When copy/paste event from West HS website calendar, student must reformat into MLA (Times Roman, 12" font).
4) In MS Word and PPT have the program count the number of facts (1., 2., 3., etc).