Weekly Current Event Assignment and Summit

Studentsoftenaskwhytheyneedtolearnhistory.Somemightevensay,“Whyisthisimportanttome?Theseguysaredead!”Buthistoryhasawayofrepeatingitself,soitisimportanttolookatcurrenteventsandrelatethembacktoothereventsinhistory.Yourweeklycurrenteventassignmentisawayforyoutolearn,engagewith,anddiscussinformativeandrelevanteventsandimportanttopicsthatarehappeningnow!

Therearemanywaystodocurrentevents,andwewilltryseveralmethodsoutduringthecourseofthisyear.HereatthebeginningoftheyearwewillallbereadingtheSAMEcurrenteventeachweekandpostingyourreactiontothearticleonGOOGLECLASSROOM.Thiswillculminateinaclassdiscussion(whichIcallasummit)eachFriday. Directions

1. Createaloginfornewsela.comusername:password:

2. EachMondayanewarticlewillbeavailableforyoutoreadonGoogleClassroom.Readthearticle.

3. Onceyouhavereadthearticle,writeaparagraphresponsetothepostedquestion

onGoogleClassroom.ThisneedstobedonebythetimeyoucometoclasseachFriday.

4. CometoclasseachFridayreadytolistenandparticipateinaclasswidediscussion

onthearticle.Ialwayslookforwardtoseeingyourbrilliantmindinaction!__________________________________________________________________________★Grading–youwillreceiveascoreforyourcurrenteventresponsewritingonGoogleClassroom ★

WHST.6-8.9Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. 4 3 2 1I can effectively find and use strong evidence from informational text on my own to analyze and reflect on my personal reaction.

I can find and use evidence from informational text to write my personal reaction.

I can sometimes use evidence from informational text to write my personal reaction.

I have little to no understanding of how to use evidence from informational text and apply it to a personal reaction.