Article Review Guidelines
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Start following U.S. Government and politics news stories. Look for daily news stories
that portray the national government in action and highlight the issues/crises it must deal
with everyday. Especially focus on stories that discuss Congress, the Presidency, Federal
agencies, and the Supreme Court. You can also follow stories that involve national
elections, politics, and politicians. Being able to discuss “real world” current events will
greatly enhance your understanding of the theoretical concepts in this course. In addition,
current events knowledge is assumed on the AP Exam free response section.
To document your developing news habit keep a current events journal over the summer.
Beginning Monday, June 29rd though Sunday, August 22nd , select at minimum ONE
major national news story a week to write about.
This a total of EIGHT article Reviews for the Summer.
Please email your article reviews at the end of each week
mlevin@sewanhaka.k12.ny.us
Read the article and prepare a minimum one page review.
 Include a synopsis or summary of the article. This must be in your own
words-DO NOT COPY FROM THE ARTICLE!!! 7-9 sentences
 Include 3-5 terms with their definitions that were new to you.
 Include a reaction or response to the article. Did you learn anything new
or did your find the article interesting or well-written? Back up your
comments or responses.