Ms. Saldanha-Kuncharam

GLOBAL STUDIES CURRENT EVENTS

Each student is responsible for finding a news article each week. News articles are due when class meets on Mondays. You may type or write this assignment.

News articles are to be found in any RECENT printed news source (1 week old maximum). You can find articles of interest in all newspapers. You may also use news type magazines such as TIME, NEWSWEEK, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, THE ECONOMIST, etc. You may also use English language newspapers from the countries themselves.

If the article is obtained from the Internet (bbc.com, cnn.com,theguardian.com, etc.), DO NOT cut and paste. Print the article out as it appears. Many websites have paper-saving features. If in a newspaper or magazine, cut the article out carefully, neatly, and totally from its paper or magazine. Neatly attach the article to the BACK of a piece of paper. PLEASE TYPE UP THE FOLLOWING. It must be double spaced. Remember, DO NOT use 1st person or contractions.

  • Write, first, a review of the article. In the article review, include the general topic of the article and at least four (4) facts that would summarize this article to a person who wanted to know what the article was about but did not have the time to read it.
  • Underline or highlight the section(s) of the article that prove(s)or back(s) up your choice of category (SEE BELOW).
  • In a second paragraph, remember to re-state the category and substantiate why you placed the article in that category.

Articles that are simply announcements, such as accidents, obituaries, book reviews, travel logs, blogs, sports results or weather, will NOT be accepted. Articles on the Unites States or Canada will NOT be accepted. Your article must be about news events in a different region of the world, therefore relating to GLOBAL STUDIES. The regions are: Western Europe, Russia and Eastern Europe, East Asia, South Asia, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. When we are learning about a specific region in class, you will have the opportunity for extra credit if you find a current event about that region.

Each current event MUST have the following heading on the top of your paper. If you do not following this heading, a point will be deducted.

Name______Date of Article______

Block______News Source______

Geographic Region______Category______Points____/15

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As some types of articles are easier to find, the categories have different values assigned to them. The easiest to find are equal to a “C” value (11/15) while the hardest to find are equal to and “A” value. It is to your benefit to look for an article that fits into the higher value categories. If your article does not fit into one of the categories, do not use it as it will probably be unacceptable. Use ONLY the following categories:

POLITICAL (11)GEOGRAPHIC (14)

ECONOMIC (12)CULTURAL (15)