Current Event Assignment Description

All students will complete one Current Events assignment every two weeks, to be handed in on the last day of the week
(usually Friday). The dates for each assignment will be posted on the classroom calendar, assignment board, and online
at csshistoryclass.weebly.com. For each assignment the student must find a news article (in-print or online) to read and
analyze. The student must also complete the Current Event template and attach the article to the template. This
assignment is worth 25 points.

Current is defined as occurring in or belonging to the present time.
One of our focus points this year will be to examine what is happening right now in the world and try to make
connections to the past, present and ourselves.

We will primarily focus on ancient history, which is important to learn because it shows where we come from and how
we got here. But, this assignment puts those events in a broader context~ how do current events affect our lives today
and in the future?


You MUST find an article for each of our assigned themes.
Although, certain topics are NOT allowed: Sports, Entertainment, Crime, Editorials (Opinions)

What does that leave? PLENTY!!
1. Geography: Environment, Immigration, Global Warming, etc. as it relates to humans.
2. Culture: Customs, traditions, religion and politics, etc.
3. Government: Elections, laws, court decisions, etc.
4. Technology: New inventions, Innovative ways to better our lives, etc.
5. Cooperation & Conflict: Foreign policy, trade agreements and disputes, wars, etc.
6. Resources: Natural or human resource issues between governments or groups.
7. History/Archeology: New discoveries or theories about the past (fossil finds, etc.)
8. Empires: What country dominates the world nowand who is rising?

In a nutshell~ articles about individual people or events that affect a small number of people are generally not acceptable.

Current Event Must-Do List

1. Dont wait until the last minute

2. If you dont understand what the first article you selected is about- chose a different
one

3. Chose articles about topics that interest you.



Current Event Writing Tips
Avoid writing in the first person when summarizing the article (ex. I)
Avoid possessive pronouns when writing your summarizing sentences
(ex. we, us, our, my)
CAPITALIZE names, places, and the first word of each new sentence
Use pronouns only after you have identified who or what you are referring to
Write small numbers out- (ex. write four rather than writing 4)
Do not use abbreviations
Do not use symbols in your writing (&, *, @, #, )
Avoid excessive use of exclamation points!!!!!

Commonly Misspelled Words
artical -> article definately -> definitely exemple -> example
beleive -> believe thier -> their hurrican -> hurricane
tomarrow -> tomorrow suceed -> succeed recieve -> receive
Wenesday -> Wednesday accepteble -> acceptable alot -> a lot
calender -> calendar lisense -> license scheduel -> schedule

An electronic version of this information as well as a list of online sources for current events is provided
on www.csshistoryclass.weebly.com.