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Current Events Portfolio
Presentation Date: _________________
This portfolio is worth 10% of your final mark and is a portion of your culminating task.
You will be collecting local, national and global current events into a portfolio that highlights
your commitment to the responsibilities of active citizenship.
You may use online newspapers, or local print newspapers to choose your articles. The dates on
the articles must be between November 26, 2012 and January 11, 2013.
You must include the following in your portfolio:
Three Local news items
– include a printed copy of the article
and any images that
correspond and your written response
Three National news items
- include a printed copy of the article
and any images that
correspond and your written response
Three Global news items
- include a printed copy of the article
and any images that
correspond and your written response
Your Reflection for each article
Each article requires a short response written by you to go with your printed copy of the article.
Each reflection must
include the following:
An explanation of why you thought this article was important
An explanation of your thoughts on the issue presented – what is your opinion on what’s
happening?
Current Event Presentation
At some point during the course, you must choose one of your articles that you will present to
the class. You must:
Explain the article and the issues that are presented
Run a discussion with the class about the issue – you must have at least 3 discussion
questions prepared to aid in the discussion
After the discussion, you must write a short reflection. Comment on how you think the
discussion went, and write about your opinion on some of the thoughts and opinions that
came up during the discussion
Remember to choose an article to present that allows for some interesting discussion
Your presentation, including your explanation of the article and your discussion should be
about 5 minutes long
Some helpful websites:
www.cbc.ca
www.theglobeandmail.com
www.thestar.com
www.canoe.ca
http://news.google.ca
http://www.kidon.com/media-link/ca.php
(offers access to several hundred online Canadian
newspapers)
Evaluation
/45 total for the News Articles
5 marks per article
1 mark for including a copy of the article
4 marks for your detailed response to the article
/10 for the Presentation
2 marks for speaking loudly and clearly
2 marks for creatively presenting your article and for being prepared
3 marks for explaining your article in detail and in a manner that is easy to understand
3 marks for you discussion questions
/5 for Presentation Reflection
2 marks for your reflection on the discussion
3 marks for your opinions on the thoughts that were presented during the discussion
/60 marks for Current Events Portfolio
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