Current EventsWarm Up – If we were to turn on the US news right now, what events would we likely hear

about?

August 28th, 2014CW – Current Event NotesHW – Current Event Prac-

tice

The Basics

• 6 current event analyses are due each quarter

• First – choose an article

• Then – read it

• Next – annotate it

• Finally – answer 10 analysis questions

The Rules• Articles must be about American

government!• They must be written during the quarter

in which they are due• First quarter articles must be written

between August 1 and October 29• Must be published in an approved sources

UNLESS you see me AHEAD of time for approval

• Must be 750 words long• Cannot be from blogs, editorials, opinions,

or non-government sections

Approved Sources• You can only get your online or hard-copy articles from the following websites or

newspapers/magazines UNLESS you get the article approved by me AHEAD of time:

• New York Times: www.nytimes.com

• The Baltimore Sun: www.baltimoresun.com

• The Washington Post: www.washingtonpost.com

• The Los Angels Times: www.latimes.com

• The American Spectator: www.spectator.org

• The Wall Street Journal: www.online.wsj.com

• The National Review: http://www.nationalreview.com/

• The Chicago Tribune: www.chicagotribune.com

• The Economist: www.economist.com

• The British Broadcasting Company: www.bbc.co.uk

The Rules• Articles must be about American

government!• They must be written during the quarter

in which they are due• First quarter articles must be written

between August 1 and October 29• Must be published in an approved sources

UNLESS you see me AHEAD of time for approval

• Must be 750 words long• Cannot be from blogs, editorials, opinions,

or non-government sections

Is this a good article?

The Assignment

• First step is to read and heavily annotate the article.

• Heavily annotating means highlighting and writing 7-10 notes per page

• Next step is to answer the 10 analyses questions

Analyses Questions• You can answer the questions by

writing them on a piece of paper

• By Typing them on a word processor and printing them

• By downloading a worksheet and typing the answers

• By downloading a worksheet, printing it, and writing the answers

Analysis Questions

Turning it in

• Staple the annotated article to the BACK of the questions page and turn it in

• Double check that your NAME is on it!

So… when is it due?• Due on a rolling deadline.

• Not officially due until the last day of each quarter

• BUT you should aim to get three in by interims

• If you don’t have 3 in by interims, zeroes will appear in the grade book

How will I be graded?

HomeworkArticle #

Characteristics that make it an appropriate

choice

Characteristics that make it an inappropriate choice

1 approved source, over 750 words, current date

non-government topic, from the opinion section

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