Next Up: Global Current Event Due Thursday May 21st
As part of our Social Studies class this year students will be asked to complete a current event assignment once a month. This assignment entails the students locating an article that meets specified criteria (local, national, global), reading it, summarizing the information within it, and reflecting on it in a written form. Below you will find a copy of the rubric upon which their current event assignments will be graded along with the graphic organizer to collect their thoughts after reading but before writing. I've also listed the due dates and article requirements for each of our current events for this school year, but please understand that a date may be changed to accommodate other activities or curriculum.
2014 - 2015 Current Event Due Dates
#1 - Done together in class #2 - Thurs. Sept. 25th, 2014 - LOCAL
#3 - Thurs. Oct. 23rd, 2014 - NATIONAL #4 - Thurs. Nov. 20th, 2014 - GLOBAL
#5 - Thurs. Dec. 18th, 2014 - LOCAL #6 - Wed. Jan. 28th, 2015 - NATIONAL
#7 - Thurs. Feb. 26th, 2015 - CANCELLED #8 - Mon. March 30th, 2015 - GLOBAL or LOCAL
#9 - Thurs. April 30th, 2015 - NATIONAL #10 - Thurs. May 21st, 2015 - GLOBAL
#3 - Thurs. Oct. 23rd, 2014 - NATIONAL #4 - Thurs. Nov. 20th, 2014 - GLOBAL
#5 - Thurs. Dec. 18th, 2014 - LOCAL #6 - Wed. Jan. 28th, 2015 - NATIONAL
#7 - Thurs. Feb. 26th, 2015 - CANCELLED #8 - Mon. March 30th, 2015 - GLOBAL or LOCAL
#9 - Thurs. April 30th, 2015 - NATIONAL #10 - Thurs. May 21st, 2015 - GLOBAL
Rubric
1stq_ce_grading_rubric_2014.docx | |
File Size: | 169 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Graphic Organizers
5ws_ii_ce_organizer.doc | |
File Size: | 77 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Sample Current Event: C.E. #1
Below you'll find a copy of the sample current event assignment that the students and I did in class together. The article we used can be found here. The classes and I worked together to complete their graphic organizer along with the first and second paragraphs of the written response. Each student is responsible for completing their own reflection using the rubric as a guide.
5m_ce_sample.docx | |
File Size: | 129 kb |
File Type: | docx |
5o_ce_sample.docx | |
File Size: | 133 kb |
File Type: | docx |