Current Events Assignments       due weekly   15 points each assignment

Objective:  Students will apply concepts learned in class by identifying the concept in a real life situation.  By including current events in government class students will see the relevancy of what topics we cover throughout the school year.

Instructions: 

-          Each week students will locate an article that concerns the current topic of study in class. 

-          Every Wednesday current events will be collected.  In the event of a school closure because of weather, or any other reason, on a Wednesday, the assignment will be collected the first day back to school.  If the school has a scheduled vacation starting on a Wednesday, the assignment will be due on Tuesday (the day before).

-          The article must be turned in along with a summary of the article.

-          Included in the summary must be an explanation of how the article relates to class.

For example, if the class is on the chapter about the executive branch, the current event must be about the executive branch.  The article could be about the President; however, it must concern executive powers or actions.  The article cannot be about a vacation or trip the President and first lady are planning, unless the focus is on the President’s role of Head of State.

Sources:  Article must be from a reputable news source.  Article may be from a newspaper or weekly publication.  Source can be from a website, but the article must be printed out.

Examples:        NY Times

                        Washington Post

                        US News Weekly (magazine)

                        The Patriot News and The Sentinel can also be used

***   Please refer to Mrs. Wire’s website under AP Government Class, “Sources” for some websites that are good sources for current events assignments.