Students will be given current events for Social Studies class that are due each Friday. Each month the focus changes between local, national, and global. Students are responsible for finding an appropriate article with the assigned focus and writing a summary and reflection. The article must be handed in with the summary and reflection.
What to include in the summary: Main Ideas. I should be able to know what the article is about without reading the actual article. It is very important that the summary is written in your own words.
What to include in the reflection: How you feel about the topic. How you liked the article. Your opinion of what you think should be done.
Each current event is worth 20 total points. Current events are graded using a rubric. They are graded for having the article, writing the summary and reflection, along with using proper spelling, mechanics and proofreading.
Each Month's Focus
September - Local December - Local March - Local
October - National January - National April - National
November - Global February - Global May - Global
Scholastic News - www.scholasticnews.com
What to include in the summary: Main Ideas. I should be able to know what the article is about without reading the actual article. It is very important that the summary is written in your own words.
What to include in the reflection: How you feel about the topic. How you liked the article. Your opinion of what you think should be done.
Each current event is worth 20 total points. Current events are graded using a rubric. They are graded for having the article, writing the summary and reflection, along with using proper spelling, mechanics and proofreading.
Each Month's Focus
September - Local December - Local March - Local
October - National January - National April - National
November - Global February - Global May - Global
- Helpful Links to find articles: These are written in a more "kid-friendly" format and focus on both national and global issues.
Scholastic News - www.scholasticnews.com
- Scoring Rubric: This is how each of the current events will be graded.
| local_current_events_rubric.doc |
| national_current_events_rubric.doc |
| global_current_events_rubric.doc |
