Current Event Outline

Name Date Period

Title of Current Event

Summary
Description of what the article was about (If someone sat next to you and asked what the article was about, how would you describe it?) (What was the main idea of the article?)

Reflection
What did you think of the article? How did it make you feel? Do you agree with the article? Why did you pick the article? (Show Evidence from the Article that supports your Reflection)

Source
Is the article from a Primary or Secondary source? (Was the information passed down from another source or was this the first source to report on the event?)

Authors Point of View/Purpose

What was the authors point of view (first person, third person)? Was the author trying to persuade the reader a certain way or was he/she just trying to report the information (Was there any bias)?

Cite Source
MLA Format
Web Creator of Website (if available). Title of website. Date of publication or latest update of website. Name of organization/association with the site. Date you accessed the site. URL (web address) Example: Mr. Zimmer. Zimmer Web. May 1998. Zimmer Foundation. 17 January 2007. www.zimmerfoundation.com Book Last name, First name. Book Title. Place of publication: Publisher, Year. Example: Zimmer, Zoe. Chasing Tennis Balls. Winter Park, FL: Zimmer House, 2006. Newspaper Author of Article. "Name of article." Name of Newspaper [City Published] Date Published, Edition, Section: Page Number of Article. Example: Waldo, Walter. (2004, August 4). Where did Waldo Go? Waldo Times, p. 34. Magazine Author of Article. "Name of article." Name of Magazine Date Published: Page Number(s) of Article. Example: Bear, Big. "The New Koala Bear." Bear Magazine 8 May 2005: 17-20.