Current Events Assignment ----- What’s Going on in the World?
● Choose one article from a recent newspaper or the following sites
● https://newsela.com/ ​ZGKUNQ
● http://tweentribune.com/
● dogonews.com,
● National Post
● The Toronto Star​.
● students ​MUST​ choose an article that is related to something that is happening in
Canada.
● Once you have chosen an article, read through it and complete the “Current Events
Assignment” sheet.
● You will be assigned or choose a date to present your article to the class. Your
presentation should not go over 3 or 4 minutes. Your sheet needs to be completed
by the date of your presentation.
● For your presentation, you need to bring in a copy of your article, and your
completed Current Events sheet. You also need to think of a question you would
like to ask the class about the article after you have presented it.
● Hand in your completed sheet and your article when you are finished.
● You will be marked using the rubric below:
Success Criteria:
1)Find a good article that is new (current) and which fulfills the requirements.
2)Try to use appropriate spelling and grammar and punctuation.
3)Check the rubric.
4)Include details of your event.
5)Cite your work (provide the newspaper/publication and/or website where you found the
article
6)Provide printed copy of article.
Current Events Rubric
Delivery/Presentation
Summary
Questions/Discussion
Level 1 (D-D+)
- Many of my
words were
unclear or
mispronounced.
. I did not speak
loud enough. I
had a hard time
keeping eye
contact and
showing good
posture.
- I did not give a
a good
summary of my
article. I do not
know if people
understand
what it was
about.
-I forgot to ask
questions, and
there was no
discussion after
I finished
Your Mark: _____
Level 2 (C-C+)
-Some of my
words were
unclear. I
should have
spoken in a
louder voice. I
made eye
contact and had
good posture
some of the
time.
- I did an okay
job with the
summary of my
article. I think
some people
would
understand
what it was
about.
-My questions
were not very
thoughtful. Very
little discussion.
Level 3 (B-B+)
- Most of my
words were
clear. I spoke
with some
expression and
was loud
enough. I made
eye contact and
had good
posture most of
the time.
- I did a good
job with the
summary of my
article. I think
most people
would
understand
what it was
about.
Some of My
questions were
thoughtful and
discussion was
good.
Teacher’s Mark: _____
Level 4 (A-A+)
- All my words were
clear.I spoke loudly
and with expression.
I made eye contact
and I had good
posture the whole
time.
- I did an excellent
job with the summary
of my article. I think
everyone would
understand what it
was about.
-My questions were
well thought out and
important.
Discussion was
very good.
Name: _____________________
CURRENT EVENTS WORKSHEET
DATE DUE:________
Directions:​ Find an article either in the newspaper or online from a newspaper source, The Star, The
National Post, The Liberal or any other reputable national or local source. Read the article and fill out
the statements or answer the questions below. You may not use articles on Entertainment/Gossip or
Sports. Please find and read about important issues in our world today. Because this is a current
events assignment you are to choose an article that is ​no more than a week old​ from when the
assignment is given. Attach the article to the worksheet.
Topic of Article​: _____________________________________________________________________
Title of Article: ​______________________________________________________________________
Source: ​_____________________________________________________________________________
WHO ​is this article about?
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WHAT ​is this story about? List four important facts from your article.
1. ​______________________________________________________________________________
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2. ​_________________________________________________________________________________
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3. ​_________________________________________________________________________________
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4. ​_________________________________________________________________________________
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WHEN​ did this story take place?
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WHERE ​is this event or issue occurring? (Specify city, country, region, etc.)
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WHY​ is this story important?
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CONNECT ​the article. What does it have to do with you? Can it be connected to anything we learned
or are learning about in class?
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