Current Events for U.S. History II and Government
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Current Events are a weekly assignment in this class. I wiill need a copy of your article, but I would like for you to write a 1-paragraph summary of the article and a 1-paragraph personal reflection on the article (do not cut and paste you article summary, that would be cheating). For the sake of grading, a paragraph is a minimum of 4 well-constructed sentences. Within your reflection, explain your position on the article and your reason for your position.
Current events are worth 18 points each. Points will be deducted for late work, missing summaries or personal refections, or imcomplete headings. Current events are due every Wednesday unless specified. You may check the chalkboard for the due dates.
Page Heading:
You will need the following information for your heading:
The title of the article
The name of the newspaper, magazine or internet website (the complete address)
The date of the article's publication (no T.V. summaries please)
The topic number of your current event
Additional Reminders:
Upon receiving your graded current event, please place it in your folder or 3 ring binder. At the end of the semester I will collect all of your current events. There will be a total of 18 current events.
All articles should come from 2003-2005
Your current events must cover each of the following listed topics below.
Topics for History II (August-October)
Civil Rights
Space Exploration
20th Century Wars
The Cold War
Women's Advancements
Former 20th Century Presidents
Anniversary of a Historical Event
Technology and our World
American Tragedy
Topics for U.S. Government (October-December 2005)
The Current President
The Current Vice President
Federal Budget
Foreign Affairs of the U.S.
U.S. Education
The U.S. Supreme Court
Presidential Candidates
Nebraska's U.S. Congressmen
Nebraska's State Government (Unicameral)
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