Name
_______________________ KEEP THIS WORKSHEET IN BINDER
Current Events
Assignment: Each week you will be required to find anewspaper article related to one of the many challenges that face the residents of Washington today. Your task is to bring in a copy of the article and complete the worksheet summarizing your article. The article you choose must be dated after July 1, 2007.
Approved Topics:
¨
Pollution: Water, air, ground
¨
Land Use Issues: timber, farming, property rights, housing density
¨
Protectedhabitats for animals
¨
Native American Sovereignty: Fishing, Whaling, Gambling Operations
¨ Immigration ¨ Economy: Jobs, costs of doing business
¨ Energy: Consumption and Alternate Types
¨ Discrimination
¨ War ¨
Other teacher-approved topic
Reporting: Be prepared to share with the class.
Collect and keep each article with attached assignment sheet in your classroom folder for an end-of-the trimester project.
Online Newspapers are linked on my webpage, and copies of The
Seattle Times and The Herald will be delivered to my classroom daily. Students may take newspapers home with them in order to complete this assignment.