Current Event Report

You must find one article pertaining to a Spanish speaking country for extra credit. Students may only complete one extra credit event report per trimester. It is possible to earn up to 20 pts., which will then be added to your lowest scoring assignment for the trimester.

How to prepare your current event report: 

1. Find an article from a reliable news source. Here are a few that I use: 

   1. MSNBC, Americas             http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036019/ns/world_news-americas/

   2. The UK Telegraph, South America http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/

   3. The UK Telegraph, Spain http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/

   4. The Washington Post, Americas http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/americas

   5. The New York Times, Spain http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/spain/index.html

   6. The Olive Press (English version of a Spanish newspaper) http://www.theolivepress.es/

   7. The Los Angeles Times, Americas http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/latinamerica/

   8. The Los Angeles Times, Europe (make sure you find something from Spain here) http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/europe/

   9. CNN, Canada and Latin America http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/americas/archive/index.html

2. Read the article completely. 

3. Identify the type of news the article is about – 

1. 1. Sports

   2. Culture

   3. Media (Music, Movies, TV)

   4. Politics

   5. Environment

   6. Business

   7. Crime

   8. Health and Wellness

   9. Traveling/ Tourist Interest

1. This may be hand written or a typed report that includes the following: 

1. 1. Title of the article

   2. Name of the reporter/writer

   3. Date of the article

   4. Source of article (website where you got it from)

   5. Country or City that is the focus of the article

   6. A paragraph summarizing the article. (4 sentences minimum)

      • What is the article trying to say? 

      • Who are the important people or companies?

      • What happened/is happening? 

      • What was the outcome?

   7. A paragraph explaining why you believe the article is important in some way. (4 sentences minimum)

      • What impact does the event have on the country? 

      • Is this event important to the world in anyway? 

      • Who will be impacted/effected by this event? 

      • Who or what will this event help?

      • Will it affect relations with the United States in any way?

   8. A paragraph expressing your reaction to the article. (4 sentences minimum)

      • How do you feel about this article – angry, sad, upset, worried, etc.? Why? 

      • Will you be personally impacted by the events in this article? If so, how?

      • Have you experienced anything similar? What was it?

      • What do you want to happen in regards to this article?

      • Does this article change your opinion of anything? Does it reinforce your opinion of anything? How or why?

Below is a simple current event form that you are strongly encouraged to use as a guide for your report, but is not necessary.

Current Event Report

Title: 

Author: 

Date: 

Source: 

Country/City: 

Summary - 

Why is this article important? -

Personal Response to Article -