Assignment – “Current Events Research”
Using online news resources such as CNN, MSNBC, or Yahoo! News, find an article about a piece of legislation that is currently being debated. Once you’ve chosen a topic you like, find two other articles about the same piece of legislation, or same issue, from other news agencies online or in the print media.
Write a summary of the issue, citing your three articles as your sources. Be sure to include a proper source list with your summary. Your summary should be double spaced and 1-2 pages in length.
When you’ve finished this assignment – submit your work to your instructor.
Point value: 50 points
Grading Rubric:
- Topic of essay is a piece of legislation being debated at the time of writing � 10 points
- Bibliography including 3 different news articles is included � 10 points
- Essay is between 1-2 full pages in length � 5 points
- Essay is well written, showing a synthesis of information from the three articles and the student�s understanding of the topic � 25 points
please no plagiarism is an only school it detects all
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