Here is the form for the monthly current event report. Due the 1st and 15th of every month.

1. Monthly Current Event Report (40 point s)
Magazine (not a tabloid), Newspaper, or from one of these websites: CNN,
Huffington Post , BBC.
Find a news art icle about the region we are current ly covering, or a previous
region that was already discussed in class. The art icle must have informat ion
about culture, religion, war, history, government , or polit ics. The art icle must be
at least a page in length (short art icles need not apply).
In addit ion to the art icle it self, you must also include a detailed writ ing in a few
paragraphs (no less than 6 sentences each). Requirement s are below:
 1 paragraph describing the art icle in your own words. Give important
informat ion. Tell the who, what , where, when, how.
 1 paragraph explaining the art icle, it s connect ion to social studies, and
why you selected it . Tell me your thoughts here.
You will need to provide the following informat ion about the art icle as well
(failure to do this part will result in redo):
 “Name of Art icle”
 Source
 URL(web address if taken from a website)
 Date
 Author
Current events are due on the 1st and 15th of every month.