Name ___________________________ Period ___ Due Date: September 20, 2007


     


    Current Events: Weekly Homework Assignment

     





     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Source:

    Author (Last Name, First) ______________________________________________________

    Article title (in quotation marks) __________________________________________________

    Title of Newspaper (underlined) _________________________________________________

    Date (day month year) _______________________________________________________

    City of Publication ___________________________________________________________   

     
    1. Summarize the article: (4 points)
    a. Write a summarizing statement that includes: “title,” author (if there is one) and topic.
    b. Include at least three more sentences that include the most important details of the article. (basic information: who, when, where, what, why)


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    2. How does this article relate to one of the Current Event topics? Include two details. (3 points)


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    3. Why is this issue important to you as a resident of the U.S.? Include two details. (3 points)


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