CURRENT EVENTS WORKSHEET Score

Your Name ______Period Date:______

Title of Article: ______

1.  Author______

Source (where did you find it?):______

2.  Place and time: WHEN did this story take place? WHERE is this event or issue occurring? (Specify city, country, region, etc.)

3.  Prior Knowledge: Does it have anything to do with past events or issues? Be careful and THINK! Explain.

4.  Main Point: What happened?

5.  Economics: Practical Economics- How does this article tie into what you have learned in economics?

Western Civ: Making Connections- How does this article tie into one or more of the 5 Themes of Studying World History

Each article worth 12 points

You need to complete 6 articles over the course of the semester (3/quarter)

Your current events must be world news, national news, or state/local news, but, NO SPORT or CELEBRITY NEWS!!

Each article must be presented to the class during current event time. Articles will not count unless this worksheet is filled out prior to presenting. I will collect worksheets from you at the end of current events.

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / Grade
Summary of Current Event/ What happened? / The student does not identify any major facts from the article. / The student identifies some of the major facts from the article. / The student identifies many facts from the article. / The student identifies most of the facts from the article. / ______
How does the event tie to economics/5 themes of studying world history? / The student cannot identify the economic/ history
tie. / The student vaguely identifies the economic/ history tie. / The student identifies the economic/ history tie. / The student clearly identifies the event’s economic/ history tie. / ______
Skill 3: Reasoning:
Synthesis and Application / Student generates very limited number of ideas of how to apply learned skills and information / Student generates ideas of how to apply learned skills and information but the ideas may be too broad, too narrow, or without sufficient direction. / Student arrives at meaningful and persuasive understanding(s). Student generates ideas for application of learned skills and information to real-life contexts. / Student demonstrates a unique, insightful perspective when applying learned skills and information to real-life contexts.
Presentation / Article presented orally to the class / ______