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:
- You should summarize the event IN YOUR OWN WORDS and explain why this is important.
- It should be a minimum of 10 COMPLETE sentences.
- 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
Source: http://www.c-span.org/Events/Progressive-Tax-Reform-Advocates-Discuss-US-Tax-Code/10737429792-1/
ReplyDeleteArticle Title:Progressive Tax Reform Advocates Discuss U.S. Tax Code
Article Date:, April 11, 2012
Who:John Nichols
Where: washington
When: , April 11, 2012
What happened:The Americans for Democratic Action Education Fund hosted a summit meeting of progressive tax reform experts and advocates in partnership with the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
John Nichols of The Nation magazine led a panel discussion the U.S. tax code with representatives from a number of self-described progressive think tanks.
Why this event is relevant: this is connected to The Americans for Democratic Action Education Fund
Reaction (describe your feelings or attitudes)
Opinion (I think..)
Connection I believe thousands will lose jobs