Five Themes Current Event
Name _______________________Hr_____
Choose a news article carefully. Be sure it has enough information for you to complete this sheet.
Headline _______________________________________________________Date of story__________
Include the 5 W’s
Who ____________________________________ When ___________________________________
What______________________________________________________________________________
Where __________________________________
Why ____________________________________
What is your reaction to this event?____________________________________________________________
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How does this event affect you/us? ___________________________________________________________
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Write a summary of your news article. Include the 5 W’s as best you can.
Write this as a GIST statement using EXACTLY 20 words!
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Five Themes Connections - WHERE did the story take place? _____________________________________
Describe the region where this event took place. Include at least three characteristics of a region and list them
here. (Examples: religion, culture, climate, language, government, etc) You may have to research these!
Characteristics of the region where this event took place. What makes this place unique?
EX:
Characteristic
Description
climate
warm tropical
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Location
Absolute – Give coordinates of event location. __________________ and ______________________
Relative - Where is this location in relation to something we all are familiar with? (Give two examples)
1. _____________________________________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________________________________
Discussed with parent ________________________________Date_______________
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