All Students Will Complete One Current Events Assignment Per Week, to Be Handed in on The

Instructions for Current Event Assignments

(Keep this in your binder all year)

All students will complete one Current Events assignment per week, to be handed in on the last day of the week (usually Friday) unless Mr. Bera tells you otherwise. The purpose is to have a better understanding of what is happening in the world around you. Current Events assignments are worth 100 points each week and must be turned in on time and done correctly to receive full credit. Current Events turned in late, without a valid excuse, will receive a grade no higher than an 80. Your assignment may be typed or handwritten in blue or black ink only. You do not turn in the article used for your assignment.

Below is the proper format to be used each week. Remember to use the heading below and that each section must be numbered, labeled, and complete.

Proper format is worth 50 points.

Name (first/last) Period Date

Current Event # (whatever number for the week)

1. Type - 10 points (International, National, Local, Health

Science, Sports, Entertainment, etc.)

2. Title - 10 points (Title of article)

3. Publication - 10 points (Name of newspaper, news magazine, website you found

article. Do not use TV)

4. Summary - 10 points (Summarize, in your own words, the article in three to five

complete sentences)

5. Relevance - 10 points (Relevant to you? How will/can/does this article impact you or

kids your age? Explain in One to three complete sentences)