How+To+Complete+a+Current+Event

=How To Complete a Current Event:= = NOTE: All current events must be completed by 8:00 AM on the day they are due or they will be considered late. =


 * Find an article from a newspaper, journal, or the world wide web. Each student may only use an article from a source one time (so you, as an individual, cannot use two articles from CNN, for example).


 * Claim the article by posting its full title and your first name on the Current Events page. **//The article is not yours until you claim it – first come, first served.//** You cannot use an article that has already been claimed by another person. //**You must post in alphabetical order by the title of the article.**//


 * Turn the title of the article and your first name and create a new page using the **CURRENT EVENTS TEMPLATE**.


 * Go to the new page and provide the following information:
 * Title of the extract (article)
 * Source of the extract (provide a working link to the article if online, or scan it and add it to the page)
 * Date of the extract
 * Brief explanation of the article – **//10–15 sentences maximum//**. Be sure to focus on the economics of the article and fill in the blanks – tell us what economic concepts are "hiding" in the article.
 * List and define any and all vocabulary terms from the article or related to the article.
 * Create an appropriate graph which is related to the article. Post it.
 * Provide some sort of evaluation of the economics of the article. Do you, as an economist, agree or disagree with the article? Is it a good idea/policy? What are the potential effects of it? Who may benefit or be hurt? Are there any mistakes? Etc…
 * //**DO NOT SUMMARIZE THE ARTICLE!!!**//