Current Events Assignment Sheet!  How handy is this?!?!

                                                Current Events Assignment                          Name____________

                                                                                                                                                                     Date_____________

                                                                                                                                Source:________________________

Find and read one current event article from a newspaper, an online news source, radio or TV

1.  Summarize the article: (3-6 sentences explaining what happened, who was involved, where it happened, why it happened, outcomes etc.)

2.  Categorize the article according to PERSIG  (circle all that apply to your article)

                                P             E              R             S              I               G

3.  Recognize any bias presented in article.  If you think any bias was presented, describe it below.  If no bias, defend your position.  *Do not leave this blank!

4.  Try to compare this article to something we are studying in class.  (give it your best shot!)

5.  What region(s) of the world does your article deal with?

**** Due every Friday at the beginning of class.  Does not apply to Fridays when we don’t have school