Introduction
Being aware of current events is an important part of understanding the world around us, and sometimes it's fun to find those stories. When you know what's going on in the news, you become a more informed citizen of the world. You can begin to form opinions on important issues and make connections among local, national, and world events.
Today you will be exploring some news websites in order to create the front page of a newspaper. You are expected to report on 1 current event from each category (local, national, and world news). In each article, you will summarize and give your opinion on the news story and how it will affect our community, if at all.
Task
1. LOCAL news reporter: Reports on stories in and around your city or state
2. NATIONAL news reporter: Reports on stories throughout the United States
3. WORLD news reporter: Reports on stories in countries outside of the United States.
As you visit your chosen websites, you will take notes and summarize the news stories you are going to write about in your newspaper. You will be expected to draw a conclusion, make a prediction, and express your opinion, so make sure you read closely. You will have to be able to explain why you agree or disagree with what you read.
Process
Step 1: Visit the following websites to browse current events. If you choose a different website, you must include the link on your notes in the Google doc.
Step 2: For each reporting level (local, national, world) choose one current event.
Step 3: On the Google classroom, open the document that matches the level you are working on to write your notes and summaries. You MUST have both NOTES and a SUMMARY.
Step 4: Answer the questions on the document where you took your notes and wrote your summary.
Step 5: Turn in all three papers (World, National, and Local) on the Google Classroom.
World News:
https://www.reuters.com/news/archive/worldNews
https://www.bbc.com/news/world
National News:
https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/
Local News:
https://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/
Evaluation
This is the rubric that will be used for EACH paper that you turn in (3 total).
Each paper is worth 16 points, so the total assignment is 48 points!!
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Topic Choice |
4 Topic is of high interest and educational value (teaches new ideas and information). |
3 Topic is of interest to audience and teaches some new information. |
2 Appropriate Topic. |
0 Inappropriate Topic. |
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Summary |
Highly detailed, well organized, shows a strong understanding of the topic. |
Reports all the basic facts in an organized way. |
Reports some of the basic facts. |
Incomplete, reports few details, too brief, disorganized or confusing. Facts are incorrect. |
| Notes | Notes cover the entire article | Most of the article is covered in the notes | Only one or two notes written down | |
| Questions |
All questions are answered completely using complete sentences. Each part of the question is answered. Answers show significant thought and carry the writer's ideas to a logical conclusion. Extra research was done when necessary and sources are included.
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Questions are mostly answered. Answers show some thought but might not go all the way to a logical conclusion. Some extra research was done and sources are included. | Questions are incomplete or do not contain complete sentences. Little thought was put into answers, no extra research was included or sources missing. | Questions are not answered at all. |