Current Events Assignment
When: Due every other Friday
Where: The newspaper, scholasticnews.com, timeforkids.com, dogonews.com, any reliable news source
What/Why: Students will read, discuss, debate and write about a text to increase global awareness. In addition, our hope is that students will draw parallels between contemporary issues and their historical origins.
Requirements: After reading the article, students must:
- Write a well written paragraph with at least 5 sentences. This will include:
A topic sentence that states the name of the article and the main idea.
At least 3 supporting details/examples from the source.
An ending sentence with an opinion or thought on the topic.
Correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization
Use of own words (no copying from the article)
A neat, final product (you may write or type if you’d like)
- Attach the article to the written paragraph
The Current Event Assignment will be a Social Studies grade.