Sunday, February 9, 2014

Period 5: Week of 2/18

*NEW CURRENT EVENTS PROCEDURE*
Each week you will be given a different topic. For some weeks, it may be the same topic again.
For whatever the topic may be, type in the topic given into the search bar of any of the following news outlets:
You may also use google.com’s “News” search function.
Week of 2/14:
Topic: Supreme Court

Directions:
In complete sentences, answer the following questions on my blog.
1. Who is the article about?


2. Where did the event happen?
3. When did the event happen?
4. What is the article about? (MINIMUM 3 SENTENCES)
5. What is your opinion of this article?
6. How does this article relate to something you learned in Civics? (if your answer is, “it doesn’t” or “I don’t know,” you need to find another article that you can use to make a connection to Civics.)
7. Provide a proper MLA citation of the article.  
MLA Citation Structure:
Author’s Last name, First name. “Title of Document.” Page or site name. Document date. Full web address (Date of access)

Example:


Dohms, Elizabeth. “U.S. Supreme Court Could Determine Marriage Rights in Wisconsin.” The Chippewa Herald. 9 Feb 2014. http://chippewa.com/news/local/u-s-supreme-court-could-determine-marriage-rights-in-wisconsin/article_c160db9d-e37e-54a7-a128-5ee809d8b073.html (9 Feb 2014)
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Period 4: Week of 2/18

*NEW CURRENT EVENTS PROCEDURE*
Each week you will be given a different topic. For some weeks, it may be the same topic again.
For whatever the topic may be, type in the topic given into the search bar of any of the following news outlets:
You may also use google.com’s “News” search function.
Week of 2/14:
Topic: Supreme Court

Directions:
In complete sentences, answer the following questions on my blog.
1. Who is the article about?


2. Where did the event happen?
3. When did the event happen?
4. What is the article about? (MINIMUM 3 SENTENCES)
5. What is your opinion of this article?
6. How does this article relate to something you learned in Civics? (if your answer is, “it doesn’t” or “I don’t know,” you need to find another article that you can use to make a connection to Civics.)
7. Provide a proper MLA citation of the article.  
MLA Citation Structure:
Author’s Last name, First name. “Title of Document.” Page or site name. Document date. Full web address (Date of access)

Example:


Dohms, Elizabeth. “U.S. Supreme Court Could Determine Marriage Rights in Wisconsin.” The Chippewa Herald. 9 Feb 2014. http://chippewa.com/news/local/u-s-supreme-court-could-determine-marriage-rights-in-wisconsin/article_c160db9d-e37e-54a7-a128-5ee809d8b073.html (9 Feb 2014)
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Period 3: Week of 2/18

*NEW CURRENT EVENTS PROCEDURE*
Each week you will be given a different topic. For some weeks, it may be the same topic again.
For whatever the topic may be, type in the topic given into the search bar of any of the following news outlets:
You may also use google.com’s “News” search function.
Week of 2/14:
Topic: Supreme Court

Directions:
In complete sentences, answer the following questions on my blog.
1. Who is the article about?


2. Where did the event happen?
3. When did the event happen?
4. What is the article about? (MINIMUM 3 SENTENCES)
5. What is your opinion of this article?
6. How does this article relate to something you learned in Civics? (if your answer is, “it doesn’t” or “I don’t know,” you need to find another article that you can use to make a connection to Civics.)
7. Provide a proper MLA citation of the article.  
MLA Citation Structure:
Author’s Last name, First name. “Title of Document.” Page or site name. Document date. Full web address (Date of access)

Example:


Dohms, Elizabeth. “U.S. Supreme Court Could Determine Marriage Rights in Wisconsin.” The Chippewa Herald. 9 Feb 2014. http://chippewa.com/news/local/u-s-supreme-court-could-determine-marriage-rights-in-wisconsin/article_c160db9d-e37e-54a7-a128-5ee809d8b073.html (9 Feb 2014)
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Period 1: Week of 2/18

*NEW CURRENT EVENTS PROCEDURE*
Each week you will be given a different topic. For some weeks, it may be the same topic again.
For whatever the topic may be, type in the topic given into the search bar of any of the following news outlets:
You may also use google.com’s “News” search function.
Week of 2/14:
Topic: Supreme Court

Directions:
In complete sentences, answer the following questions on my blog.
1. Who is the article about?


2. Where did the event happen?
3. When did the event happen?
4. What is the article about? (MINIMUM 3 SENTENCES)
5. What is your opinion of this article?
6. How does this article relate to something you learned in Civics? (if your answer is, “it doesn’t” or “I don’t know,” you need to find another article that you can use to make a connection to Civics.)
7. Provide a proper MLA citation of the article.  
MLA Citation Structure:
Author’s Last name, First name. “Title of Document.” Page or site name. Document date. Full web address (Date of access)

Example:
Dohms, Elizabeth. “U.S. Supreme Court Could Determine Marriage Rights in Wisconsin.” The Chippewa Herald. 9 Feb 2014. http://chippewa.com/news/local/u-s-supreme-court-could-determine-marriage-rights-in-wisconsin/article_c160db9d-e37e-54a7-a128-5ee809d8b073.html (9 Feb 2014)

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Sunday, November 24, 2013

5th period, Week of 11/25-11/26

**OPTIONAL**
Complete this week's current event if you have missed a current event previously.

 Week Fourteen: 11/25/13-11/26/13
Current Event Content Requirements:
  1. You should summarize the event IN YOUR OWN WORDS and explain why this is important. 
  2. It should be a minimum of 10 COMPLETE sentences. 
  3. Your chosen current event must involve the government in some way. For example, you may use any news story about the president, Congress, elections, court cases, legal debates, military, taxes, government policies and/or reforms. If you question whether your news story qualifies, ask Ms. Rachael BEFORE blogging. You may copy and paste the requirements below in your blog reply.

MISSING ANY REQUIREMENTS WILL RESULT IN A ZERO. Plagiarism is a serious offense- earns you a zero and a write up, just don't do it.   **MUST BE AT LEAST 10 SENTENCES**
Include:

Source: (entire website address) 
Article Title:
Article Date:
Who:
Where:
When: 
What happened:
Why this event is relevant: 
Reaction (describe your feelings or attitudes)
Opinion (I think..)
Connection (why you chose this article)

Current Event Sources:
Helpful Hint: follow news sources on Twitter so the news appears in your feed. Easy!
http://www.c-span.org/
http://www.cnn.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/
http://www.nbc.com/
http://www.pbs.org/topics/news-politics/
http://www.foxnews.com/
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/category/current-events/
http://news.discovery.com/
http://www.un.org/news/
http://www.amnestyusa.org/ 
http://www.studentnewsdaily.com 
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4th period, Week of 11/25-11/26

**OPTIONAL**
Complete this week's current event if you have missed a current event previously.

 Week Fourteen: 11/25/13-11/26/13
Current Event Content Requirements:
  1. You should summarize the event IN YOUR OWN WORDS and explain why this is important. 
  2. It should be a minimum of 10 COMPLETE sentences. 
  3. Your chosen current event must involve the government in some way. For example, you may use any news story about the president, Congress, elections, court cases, legal debates, military, taxes, government policies and/or reforms. If you question whether your news story qualifies, ask Ms. Rachael BEFORE blogging. You may copy and paste the requirements below in your blog reply.

MISSING ANY REQUIREMENTS WILL RESULT IN A ZERO. Plagiarism is a serious offense- earns you a zero and a write up, just don't do it.   **MUST BE AT LEAST 10 SENTENCES**
Include:

Source: (entire website address) 
Article Title:
Article Date:
Who:
Where:
When: 
What happened:
Why this event is relevant: 
Reaction (describe your feelings or attitudes)
Opinion (I think..)
Connection (why you chose this article)

Current Event Sources:
Helpful Hint: follow news sources on Twitter so the news appears in your feed. Easy!
http://www.c-span.org/
http://www.cnn.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/
http://www.nbc.com/
http://www.pbs.org/topics/news-politics/
http://www.foxnews.com/
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/category/current-events/
http://news.discovery.com/
http://www.un.org/news/
http://www.amnestyusa.org/ 
http://www.studentnewsdaily.com 
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3rd period, Week of 11/25-11/26

**OPTIONAL**
Complete this week's current event if you have missed a current event previously.

 Week Fourteen: 11/25/13-11/26/13
Current Event Content Requirements:
  1. You should summarize the event IN YOUR OWN WORDS and explain why this is important. 
  2. It should be a minimum of 10 COMPLETE sentences. 
  3. Your chosen current event must involve the government in some way. For example, you may use any news story about the president, Congress, elections, court cases, legal debates, military, taxes, government policies and/or reforms. If you question whether your news story qualifies, ask Ms. Rachael BEFORE blogging. You may copy and paste the requirements below in your blog reply.

MISSING ANY REQUIREMENTS WILL RESULT IN A ZERO. Plagiarism is a serious offense- earns you a zero and a write up, just don't do it.   **MUST BE AT LEAST 10 SENTENCES**
Include:

Source: (entire website address) 
Article Title:
Article Date:
Who:
Where:
When: 
What happened:
Why this event is relevant: 
Reaction (describe your feelings or attitudes)
Opinion (I think..)
Connection (why you chose this article)

Current Event Sources:
Helpful Hint: follow news sources on Twitter so the news appears in your feed. Easy!
http://www.c-span.org/
http://www.cnn.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/
http://www.nbc.com/
http://www.pbs.org/topics/news-politics/
http://www.foxnews.com/
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/category/current-events/
http://news.discovery.com/
http://www.un.org/news/
http://www.amnestyusa.org/ 
http://www.studentnewsdaily.com 
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