Grade 10 Current Events

*Note: Current event articles should be no more than 7 days old by due date of assignment.
One of our key areas of focus in the course will be to understand how globalization has
contributed to what is happening currently in the world.
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You will find an article (or online news clip that you can provide the link for) each month.
The following topics are NOT allowed: Sports, Entertainment, Crime, Editorials (Opinionbased articles)

Acceptable Topics Include:

1. Geography: Environment, Immigration, Global Warming, etc. as it relates to humans.
2. Culture: Customs, traditions, religion, etc.
3. Government: Elections, laws, court decisions, etc.
4. Technology: New inventions, Innovative ways to better our lives, etc.
5. Cooperation & Conflict: Foreign policy, trade agreements and disputes, wars, etc.
6. Resources: Natural or human resource issues between governments or groups.
7. History/Archeology: New discoveries or theories about the past (fossil finds, etc.)
8. Empires: What country dominates the world nowand who is rising?
Basically, any article about individual people or events that affect a small number of people are
generally not acceptable. Although a hit and run incident on 17th Avenue, a Calgary Flames loss,
or Lindsay Lohan caught breaking the law yet again is newsworthy; they are not the types of
current events to focus on.
If you have any doubt about whether or not an article is acceptable, SHOW IT TO ME IN
ADVANCE. If you complete a current events assignment on a topic that is NOT allowed, it will
NOT be marked!!! This is where #1 underneath the Important Tips is especially important.

Reputable Sources:
Canadian newspapers:
Calgary Herald
Ottawa Citizen
National Post

International
newspapers:
New York Times
Washington Post
Daily Guardian

News agencies:
Reuters
Associated Press
BBC News
Al Jazeera English

Important Tips:
1. Dont procrastinate!!!
2. If you dont understand your chosen article, ask for help or choose another one!
3. Choose stories that you find interesting!

Name: __________________________
Date: ___________________________
Current Event #____
February
(#1)

March
(#2)

April
(#3)

May
(#4)

June
(#5)

1. Title of article (surrounded by ):

2. Source of article:

3. Date of article:

4. Identify (circle) the best location for your article on the globalization spectrum:
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Reason/Explanation for location on spectrum (3-5 sentences):

5. Summarize the article by filling in the boxes on the back of this page.
6. Identify who this article/topic is important to:
Explain why the article/topic is important (3-5 sentences):

7. Do you agree with what is written? Yes

Why or why not (3-5 sentences)?

No

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