Thursday, January 29, 2009

Current Event Articles #1

A long and bumpy road: Foreigners are trying yet again to bring peace to Israel and Palestine (The Economist)

Illinois Senate Votes To Oust Blagojevich (NPR)

Obama slams Wall Street bonuses (BBC)

1) In the comments, you will answer the information outlined here:
a) Who – Who is involved with the issue? (Who is impacted or who is the central figure)
b) Where – Where is it happening?
c) When – The timeline of the issue or event?
d) What – What is going on? (2-3 Sentence Summary)
e) Why – Why is this issue significant?
f) Question – A question you have after reading the article.


2) Make sure to put your name. I wouldn’t know who was commenting otherwise. If you are worried that I will not view your post you can e-mail me as a friendly reminder.

Current Event Post

Here is the post where you can place your current event article review. Remember that the current event must be from a reputable site and be a fresh story.

1) Once you have read an article you will then post your article response by clicking on the comment link at the bottom of the post.

2) In the comments, you will answer the information outlined here:
a) Title of the Article / Site Retrieved
b) Who – Who is involved with the issue? (Who is impacted or who is the central figure)
c) Where – Where is it happening?
d) When – The timeline of the issue or event?
e) What – What is going on? (2-3 Sentence Summary)
f) Why – Why is this issue significant?
g) Question – A question you have after reading the article.

3) Make sure to put your name. I wouldn’t know who was commenting otherwise. If you are worried that I will not view your post you can e-mail me as a friendly reminder.