Current+events

Current events are the latest breaking news items over the last few days. It is important to stay alerted to stay aware of current events so that we know what is going on our local and global community.

Your task:


 * research 2 current events from 2 different areas of interest. for example, 1 article from sports and 1 article from politics or education, etc.
 * summarize the current events in a word doc; this should be 2 paragraphs (see below)
 * include the link, title, date, author
 * include pics if possible
 * **what is the event about? Does it impact you or your community? What perspectives are considered in this article?**
 * **who is empowered and/or disempowered? What is being done? What could be done?**

Paragraph 1 This should be a summary of the current event. This will be written in your own words. Who is being empowered or disempowered?

Paragraph 2 This should be a your thoughts and/or opinions of the current event. What can be done to help or encourage the situation (depending upon if it is a good or bad situation)?

This **"Current Events Template"** will help you to organize you work and make your writing much easier.