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This document provides instructions for a current events assignment that is due on November 8, 2013. Students are to find an article from the newspaper to summarize, answering who, what, when, where and providing a 5 sentence summary. They also need to discuss their feelings and how the event affects them or the world. The assignment should be typed or neatly handwritten following specific formatting guidelines. It will be evaluated based on completion, detail, preparation and timeliness.

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Current Events

This document provides instructions for a current events assignment that is due on November 8, 2013. Students are to find an article from the newspaper to summarize, answering who, what, when, where and providing a 5 sentence summary. They also need to discuss their feelings and how the event affects them or the world. The assignment should be typed or neatly handwritten following specific formatting guidelines. It will be evaluated based on completion, detail, preparation and timeliness.

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CURRENT EVENTS ASSIGNMENT

Mrs. Campbell

Name: __________________

Due Date: ___November 8, 2013___

You may use the newspapers in our class or at home. Use this template as your rough draft but all final
answers must be written on a separate page as paragraphs OR you can TYPE it . You have Monday
through Thursday to complete this assignment and quality work will only be accepted. All current events
are due by FRIDAY morning each week!
Title of your article (be sure your TITLE is written correctly):
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Source: _______________________________________________________________________________
WHO is the article about? ________________________________________________________________
WHEN did the event take place?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
WHERE did the event take place?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Summarize and tell me the important facts about your article with at least 5 complete
sentences:____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
How do you feel about this event?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
How does event affect you and/or the world?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Why did you choose this article?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

CURRENT EVENTS RUBRIC


Below are the expectations for this assignment and how it will be evaluated. Each student will be
required to complete TWO of these assignments each month (1 every other week). Assignments
are due on Friday morning!

If you type your assignment:


Use any font that can be read easily
14 size font
Double spaced
Title, name and date
Indentions at each paragraph

If you handwrite your assignment:


Very neat handwriting
Title, name and date
Indentions at each paragraph
No erase marks or scribbles
3

Some spelling, grammar, or punctuation mistakes


were made on assignment.

Correctly typed or handwritten assignment


using the above guidelines with no spelling,
grammar, or punctuation mistakes.

Assignment sheet is filled out completely and


neatly. Complete sentences were used.

Assignment is completed neatly, complex


sentences and vocabulary used.

Student included all important details and


information in summary.

Student included connections, or other


research related to the topic or event in
summary.

Student was prepared to present his/her article to


the class. Practice was evident.

Student was well prepared for presentation


and had answers to possible questions
prepared (evidence of preparation).

Grade

The article was attached to the assignment.


The assignment was completed on time.

Grade:__________
Comments:
_______________________________________________________________________________

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