Current Event Articles # 5

1- US backs North Korea's neighbours (BBC NEWS)
2- Gay-Marriage Fight to Persist in California (Wall Street Journal)
3- State of Paralysis (California's Economic Difficulties) (New York Times)
4- Harry Reid: No Gitmo Detainees In U.S. (Huffington Post)
5- Iran's Ahmadinejad wants to debate Obama at UN (AP)

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 Articles #4

• 1- Colbert Report: Conservatives don't know he is joking (Sage Journals)
• 2-Longtime GOP Sen. Arlen Specter becomes Democrat (CNN)
• 3-GM making moves to survive (Vacaville Reporter)
• 4-More countries confirm swine flu (BBC News)
• 5-Days could be numbered for BofA and Citi CEOs (Reuters)

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 Articles #3

Obama Advisers, Lawmakers Lash Out at AIG Over Millions in Bonuses (Fox News)

SC Gov. Sanford set to reject stimulus millions (AP)

Media critics pile on Cramer, CNBC (Politico)

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 Articles #2

Venezuelans rally ahead of poll - A poll that would allow the president to be elected indefinitely, like a dictator! (Al Jeezera)

$42b stimulus passes through Senate - Nope not the U.S., Austrailia. Everybody has it rough (World News Network)

U.S. anti-drug information leaked to Mexico cartels - By many accounts the drug cartels are just as dangerous to the U.S. as terrorism in the Middle East (Rueters)

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 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.

Mexico vs. Austrailia

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March 7th - A Day

In the comments let me know three things and get extra credit towards your homework grade. That simple! Make sure to leave your name in the comments, I can’t give extra credit to “Anonymous”. Also let me know anything else that might be important like how the sub was with the class or anything else. I will get the subs side but I will hear you out. Or it could be that they were the greatest sub ever, who knows.

1 - What is something that you took away from today’s class? (“Hey, I didn’t know that”)

2 - How was your school day outside of this class? (“Really, you want to know”)

3 - What is a question you have after today’s class? (“Man I wish Mr. Landeros was here today he is so smart”)

March 6th - B Day

In the comments let me know three things and get extra credit towards your homework grade. That simple! Make sure to leave your name in the comments, I can’t give extra credit to “Anonymous”. Also let me know anything else that might be important like how the sub was with the class or anything else. I will get the subs side but I will hear you out. Or it could be that they were the greatest sub ever, who knows.

1 - What is something that you took away from today’s class? (“Hey, I didn’t know that”)

2 - How was your school day outside of this class? (“Really, you want to know”)

3 - What is a question you have after today’s class? (“Man I wish Mr. Landeros was here today he is so smart”)

March 5th - A Day

In the comments let me know three things and get extra credit towards your homework grade. That simple! Make sure to leave your name in the comments, I can’t give extra credit to “Anonymous”. Also let me know anything else that might be important like how the sub was with the class or anything else. I will get the subs side but I will hear you out. Or it could be that they were the greatest sub ever, who knows.

1 - What is something that you took away from today’s class? (“Hey, I didn’t know that”)

2 - How was your school day outside of this class? (“Really, you want to know”)

3 - What is a question you have after today’s class? (“Man I wish Mr. Landeros was here today he is so smart”)

March 4th - B Day

In the comments let me know three things and get extra credit towards your homework grade. That simple! Make sure to leave your name in the comments, I can’t give extra credit to “Anonymous”. Also let me know anything else that might be important like how the sub was with the class or anything else. I will get the subs side but I will hear you out. Or it could be that they were the greatest sub ever, who knows.

1 - What is something that you took away from today’s class? (“Hey, I didn’t know that”)
2 - How was your school day outside of this class? (“Really, you want to know”)
3 - What is a question you have after today’s class? (“Man I wish Mr. Landeros was here today he is so smart”)