Current Event Final
Reflection
In preparation for this assignment, look
through the current events you've completed to remind yourself of the news from
this school year and possibly last year.
What perception (opinion) of the world/U.S.A.
have you gained from current events in light of ONE of the following
bulleted topics?
- cultural issues – religion, family life, gender roles, education, the arts, etc.
- democracy – struggles for, against, maintenance of, who participates
- power – who has it, wants it, loses it, its corrupting force
- poverty – its causes, effects, solutions, who suffers most from it
- technology – its use, its dangers, its advantages, its availability in the world
- individual liberties – citizens’ rights to life, liberty, property, free speech
Write a reflection (you may use first
person) where you share your opinion on ONE of the topics above in terms of how
that topic relates to news events in the world/U.S.A. Choose a topic that allows you
to discuss specifically at least three different news articles that come
ONLY from your current events you've done this year that support your ideas about this topic
(no online searching for stuff now; if you didn’t write about it originally in
your current events, you may not discuss that news event). Include the
article’s date and title as you discuss specifics. If I want to see the current event that you refer to I should be able to see it whether you have a paper copy or it's on Google Docs.
Better reflections will offer some
interpretations – whether you feel worried or hopeful about this topic from what
you saw in the news this year, what you think needs to happen now in terms of
this topic, and what connections to other things we’ve studied can you make. I am not asking you to summarize here.
This writing should be multiple
paragraphs and be a minimum of 2.5 pages typed, and double-spaced.
You will turn this by May 22, 2015. No current event passes accepted for this. No late assignments at all. No exceptions. Normal MLA format.
