Economics Current Events Article Assignment
Directions: Find an event article from one of the sources below or a respected news website of your choice. Your article must have
all of the components below. You are restricted to articles that deal with the events of politics, government, science, weather, etc.
relate to Economic concepts learned in class. You MAY NOT submit articles related to sports, entertainment, gossip, or
celebrities unless it relates to Economic concepts.(Appropriate Sports Example: Kyrie Irving marketing his latest sneakers).
The article you choose must not have been published more than 1 month ago and be a minimum of 25-30 sentences. Each section
needs to be colored coded. There will be 1 current event per month and 5 total for the semester.
Websites
BBC Business
Aljazeera
Washington Post
CNN
FOX News
Wall Street Journal
New York Times
Yahoo Finance
Reuters
CNBC
The Economist GOOGLE
Allsides
Components
Author/Publisher and Title: Write down who wrote the article at the top and list the title
Summary: Who, what, when, where, and how
Significance: Why, relevance, analysis with explanation, and opinion
● Prompt questions: Why did the author write this article? What do you think and why? Is this a trustworthy source
and why? How does this article make you feel and why? Do you agree or disagree with what is being said in this
article and why? Do you think this event will happen again and why or why not? How does this article connect to
the economic concepts you are learning in class and why?
Vocabulary: Must identify and define a minimum of 3 vocab words that you are unfamiliar with
Link/Cited Source: Write/type/copy and paste link or use easybib.com to create a web citation
Definitions
Who: Person or people in the article, picture, or primary source
What: The event or main topic that is being presented in the article, picture, or primary source
When: The time period this article is taking place
Where: The place the article is occuring in
Why: For what reason or purpose is this article being written
How: According to the article what caused the event or situation
Relevance: The quality or state of being closely connected or appropriate
Analysis: Detailed examination of the elements or structures of something
Opinion: A personal view or attitude
Summary: Brief and thorough abstract/overview of a primary or secondary source
Significance: Meaning and importance.
Author or Publisher: Could a person, company, website, or publisher
Rubric
Excellent - 40
Proficient - 30
Satisfactory - 20
Unsatisfactory - 10
Not present - 0
Summary
Includes all 5
components of the
who, what, when,
where, and how
Includes 4 of the
5 components of
the who, what,
when, where, and
how
Includes 3 of the 5
components of the
who, what, when,
where, and how
Includes 2 of the 5
components of the
who, what, when,
where, and how
Includes 1 or
less of the 5
components of
the who, what,
when, where,
and how
Significance
Includes all 4
components of the
why, relevance,
analysis with
explanation
/drawing, and
opinion
Includes 3 of the
4 components of
why, relevance,
analysis with
explanation
/drawing, and
opinion
Includes 2 of the 4
components of the
why, relevance,
analysis with
explanation
/drawing, and
opinion
Includes 1 of the 4
components of the
why, relevance,
analysis with
explanation/drawing,
and opinion
Includes 0 of
the 4
components of
the why,
relevance,
analysis with
explanation
/drawing, and
opinion
Identifies and
defines all 3
required
unfamiliar vocab
words in own
words
Identifies and
defines 2 of the 3
required
unfamiliar vocab
words in own
words
Identifies and defines
1 of the 3 required
unfamiliar vocab
words in own words
Identifies and
defines 0 of the
3 required
unfamiliar
vocab words in
own words
Vocab
Author/Publisher: ______/10 Points
Title: ______/10 Points
Link/Cited Source: ______/10 Points
25 - 30 Sentences: ______/10 Points
Total: ______/150 Points
Due Dates
Semester 1 2019
August 30---Article #1 Due -Completed in Class
September 27---Article #2 Due
October 25---Article # 3 Due
November 22---Article #4 Due
December 13---Article #5 Due
Semester 2 2020
January 31---Article #6 Due
February 28---Article #7 Due
March 27--- Article #8 Due
April 24--- Article #9 Due
May 8---- Article #10 Due
Rough Draft: Fill in these components before writing the article
I. Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How
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What:____________________________________________________________________________________
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Where:___________________________________________________________________________________
Why:_____________________________________________________________________________________
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How:_____________________________________________________________________________________
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ii. Relevance - Provide substantial relevant Economic concepts from the article that relates to what you
recently learned in class
Relevance 1:
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Relevance 2:
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Relevance 3:
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Relevance 4:
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iii. Analyze Learned Class Concepts from Current Event Article - Create drawing, symbol, or
representation of economics concepts in class and provide explanation of relation from the article.
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Current Events Final Product
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Summary: Who, what, when, where, and how (Can write in any order)
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Significance: Why, relevance, analysis with explanation/drawing, and opinion (In that order and you can draw on back)
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Vocabulary: Minimum of 3 vocab words that you are unfamiliar with. Put in your own words.
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