Current Event Notebook

Current Event Notebook Entry (Please complete one per week.) Every entry should include the following:

Date

Title of Article

Source (where the article is from – a publication or website)

Summary of the article (2-8 sentences, depending on the length of the article)

Connections?

• How does this story connect to…
  • what we’re learning in class?
  • other stories/news?
  • an “enduring historical issue”?
  • you and your experiences?

Questions- Put yourself in the shoes of the journalist – what would you ask?

• What do I want to know more about?
• What am I confused about?
• What’s missing?