EIGHTH GRADE CURRENT EVENTS
| 1. New York | 7. San Antonio | 13. Indianapolis | 19. Boston | 25. Milwaukee | 31. Miami |
| 2. Los Angeles | 8. Dallas | 14. San Francisco | 20. Seattle | 26. Cincinnati | 32. Cleveland |
| 3. Chicago | 9. San Diego | 15. Columbus | 21. Denver | 27. Las Vegas | 33. Minneapolis |
| 4. Houston | 10. Louisville | 16. Charlotte | 22. Baltimore | 28. Albuquerque | 34. Pittsburgh |
| 5. Philadelphia | 11. Jacksonville | 17. Detroit | 23. Portland | 29. Kansas City | 35. New Orleans |
| 6. Phoenix | 12. Des Moines | 18. Memphis | 24. Oklahoma City | 30. Atlanta | 36. Montgomery |
You will use Microsoft Office Word for each of the assignments.
You will use the website above for your source.
You will use the Current Events Rubric as a guideline for your paper.
Each paragraph within your assignment will have an introductory sentence and a conclusion sentence.
This will have THREE paragraphs. Make sure you use the grading rubric below. It informs you about what you need for your summary.
You will post your assignment to Mr. Evans on http://www.edmodo.com/ to turn in your assignment.
Mr. Evans will tell you what three topic sections of the newspaper website you can choose from.
The websites that our class will use are above in order.
Your current event cannot cover a summary of a particular sporting event or game. If you must use the topic of sports, then the topic must be a sports story, not an event/game.
You must cite your resource.
Title of the Current Event
Body of the Assignment (THREE paragraphs)
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Author the Article
Title of the Article
Section of the Newspaper or Internet Site
Publication Date
Website
Date Accessed
Student Name
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Current Events Rubric |
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Point Value Categories |
5 points |
3 points |
2 point |
0 points |
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Article |
The source is cited correctly at the bottom of the article. |
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The source is incorrectly cited. |
The source is not cited. |
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Paragraph Summary of the Article |
A summary paragraph of the article containing at least eight sentences
with at least eight words per sentence is present.
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A summary paragraph of the article is present, but the sentences within
the paragraph don’t total more than six and the sentences don’t all
contain at least six words. |
A summary paragraph of the article is present, but the sentences within
the paragraph don’t total more than five and the sentences don’t all
contain at least five words. |
An insufficient paragraph is written that doesn’t reach the requirements
previously stated. |
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Paragraph Summary of the Article |
A summary paragraph of the article containing at least eight sentences
with at least eight words per sentence is present.
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A summary paragraph of the article is present, but the sentences within
the paragraph don’t total more than six and the sentences don’t all
contain at least six words. |
A summary paragraph of the article is present, but the sentences within
the paragraph don’t total more than five and the sentences don’t all
contain at least five words. |
An insufficient paragraph is written that doesn’t reach the requirements
previously stated. |
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Paragraph Summary of how the article content affects the student. |
A summary of how the article affects the student contains at least three
reasons, eight sentences, and at least eight words per sentence is
written. |
A summary of how the article affects the student contains at least two
reasons, six sentences, and at least six words per sentence is written. |
A summary of how the article affects the student contains at one reason,
five sentences, and at least five words per sentence is written. |
An insufficient paragraph is written that doesn’t reach the requirements
previously stated. |
Total Points |
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Point: |
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out of 20 |
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