Current Events
Keeping up with Current Events, or the State of the World, is an important task for any historian. History students must always ask this very important question: Is there a relationship between the historical events/people we are learning about and the state of the world today? Asking and answering this question forces us to connect the present with the past and makes history more relevant.
1. Find and cut out an interesting article about international news in Africa. Neatly tape (do not paste) the entire article to an 8 ½" X 11" sheet of paper. Yes, often you will need to use several sheets of paper. Do not come to class with parts of the article hanging off or folded onto the paper. Cut and tape neatly.
2. You will find articles from the following print sources: Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Newsweek, Time, U.S. News and World Report, Economist. You may also the use the Internet to find articles.
3. When you have found an article, you will do the following:
A. UNDERLINE unfamiliar vocabulary words and names. Be sure to look these words/names/terms up before coming to class because you will have to explain them to the class.
B. On a separate sheet of paper, type a brief summary of what the article is
about.
1. Who is being affected?
2. What happened?
3. When did this the event take place?
4. Where was this event located?
5. Why did this event take place?
6. How will this event impact the world?
STATE OF THE WORLD - 2011
1. Find and cut out an interesting article about international news in Africa. Neatly tape (do not paste) the entire article to an 8 ½" X 11" sheet of paper. Yes, often you will need to use several sheets of paper. Do not come to class with parts of the article hanging off or folded onto the paper. Cut and tape neatly.
2. You will find articles from the following print sources: Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Newsweek, Time, U.S. News and World Report, Economist. You may also the use the Internet to find articles.
3. When you have found an article, you will do the following:
A. UNDERLINE unfamiliar vocabulary words and names. Be sure to look these words/names/terms up before coming to class because you will have to explain them to the class.
B. On a separate sheet of paper, type a brief summary of what the article is
about.
1. Who is being affected?
2. What happened?
3. When did this the event take place?
4. Where was this event located?
5. Why did this event take place?
6. How will this event impact the world?
