Instruction
Description:
Each day of class, at least one student will summarize and analyze a current events news article related to world politics. The article must be from a news source, and cannot be an opinion piece.
To get full credit, students must:
1. Find a news article (not an opinion piece) from a mainstream, trustworthy
news source that is dated at most 2 weeks before your presentation date.
2. Do a 5 minute in-class presentation where you describe the major details of the article, and present an analysis of how you think the story impacts
politics. You must conclude your presentation with a question that is designed to start a class debate about the issue. (IE: encouraging other students to provide thoughts on the issue you present.)
3. Write a typed, single page, double spaced analysis of the article. This will include a brief summary of the major elements of the news story, as well as your thoughts regarding the political impact of the story. This short essay must be in your own words, and not have any quotes or citations from the article.
4. Attach a copy or a link to the news article to your essay.
Rubric
The 15% of your grade will be assigned as follows:
1. 6% on the in-class presentation.
a. Full credit requires an article summary, an analysis of potential
political impact, and encouraging in-class discussion. 2. 6% is for the written assignment.
a. Clearly written page summarizing the article, and an analysis of potential political impact.
3. 3% is for choosing an article that is a news article from 1-2 weeks prior to your presentation date.