Current+Events+Assignment

Kristy teaches a 7th grade Current Events class. Once a week the students have to come to class ready to talk about something that is in the news. The goal of the class is to learn more about what is behind the headlines and to understand the history about something in the news. This is where you come in.

You are going to research a current event and create a wiki page full of in depth information about it. Your page can contain links to other sources, including any you decide to create.

You will have to CITE all your information! We will go over how to do this.

Here is an example of what I am talking about. I want your wiki page to answer the questions: Who What Where Why - what is the history behind this event? When did this happen? Has this happened before? What is the long term impact of this event?

REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE WRITING FOR 7th GRADERS!

You must get approval from me before you proceed so each person is researching a different event.

We will put our pages here: http://whatsthenews.wikispaces.com/