12th Gr=
ade
American Government
Mr. Osborn
Current Events
Assignment
Attached=
to this
memo is a calendar reflecting each student’s specific date for which =
they
are responsible to give an oral report on a current eve=
nt.
Current (political) events are significant news events of what is happening=
in
politics or the government in the
Your ass=
ignment
each time it is your day to report, is to print two copies of your minimum =
two
paged news article, and submit a minimum one half page written report (12 f=
ont,
1 ½ spaced) with one inch margins. Two copies of the news article and
written summary are to be prepared: one for you,=
and
one for me while you give your oral report.
You will=
give an
oral report of between 3 and 5 minutes at the beginning of class summarizin=
g the
news article to your classmates and its importance or relevance to us. If
relevant, you will indicate on a wall map where the event takes place (stat=
e,
city,
On anoth=
er sheet
of paper is the grading criterion, also known as a rubric, for my expectati=
ons
for this assignment and for determining the points given.
Use this
checklist to help you prepare:
I have
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Found a
significant news article (or two related) that I have thoroughly read and
understand |
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Printe=
d two
copies of my significant article which is a minimum of two complete pages
(excluding advertisements) which is in print smaller than 12 point |
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Summar=
ized the
article with at least a half page, 12 point, one inch margin summary |
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Practi=
ced
presenting the summary and am confident that I am familiar with the conte=
nt
and background and why this event is important |