Grade 6 | Current Event Assignment

Current Event Assignment

Task: Research a current event or article that concerns race or ethnicity.

I.                  TITLE OF ARTICLE

What is the name of the article you chose?

II.               DATE ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED

When was the article published?

III.           TYPE OF NEWS

Was it a local, national, or international story?

IV.           SOURCE

Where did you find your current event article? Website? Newspaper?

V.              SUMMARY OF ARTICLE

Write the main points of the article.

VI.           ARTICLE’S SIGNIFICANCE

Why is this article significant?

VII.       OPINION OF ARTICLE

Why do you feel this information is relevant to our

discussion of race and ethnicity in class?

Due Date: November 5^th

*Be prepared to present your current event article in class. 

You may use notecards or glance at your report. 

But you may not read directly from your report.

What Your Paper Should Look Like

Name

Miss Babiar

Literature 6 

Date

"Race in America"

2018

National News

CNN.com

     Paragraph 1: Summary of Article

     Paragraph 2: Why is this article important to know about? What significant insight does it provide?

     Paragraph 3: How is your article relevant (or not) to our class discussion of race and ethnicity? Did it improve or expand your understanding of race relations?