ON-LINE CURRENT EVENT

Directions:
1. Use the newspaper below to find an article to summarize.
2. You may use sports or entertainment articles!
3. Click on the links in the news pages to find the full text of the article.
4. Copy the headline into the appropriate box in this form.
(You may copy and paste on this part! To copy, highlight the text you want, then go under edit to copy it. To paste, click in the place you want that text to go, then go under edit to paste it in that location.)
5. Write 3 sentences that best summarize the main idea of the article. Please use your own words for this part. DON'T COPY AND PASTE THE WHOLE ARTICLE!
6. Answer ALL the remaining questions on the homework form and click on the Hand It In button.
**Don't write in all caps!!!!
If you have any problems sending this form, please tell Mr. Schlichting!

1. FIRST AND LAST NAME

2. PERIOD IN MR. SCHLICHTING'S CLASS
3. TODAY'S DATE
4. ARTICLE HEADLINE (Remember, this is ok to copy!)
5. THREE SENTENCES (in YOUR Words) THAT BEST SHOW THE MAIN IDEA OF THE ARTICLE
DON'T COPY AND PASTE THE WHOLE THING, THAT MEANS YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE READ IT!!!)
6. WHERE DID THIS EVENT TAKE PLACE?
7. WHEN DID THIS EVENT HAPPEN?
8. HOW DOES THIS EVENT EFFECT YOU PERSONALLY OR HOW DOES IT EFFECT THE WORLD? (GIVE YOUR OPINION)
9. WHAT NEWS PAPER DID YOU GET THIS ARTICLE FROM?