Name: ________________________

Period: ______________

Date: _______

Directions: Fill in all of the questions on this worksheet to the best of your ability. The current event you
choose can come from a newspaper, television newscast, or a reputable internet source.
(5 Points, 1 point will be awarded for each of these questions)

Where did I get my source? (Circle One) Newspaper Television

Internet

Headline of story: __________________________________________________

Date of news story: ____________

Name of reporting source: ______________

What type of news is this? (Circle one) National International Political Local
LLocal
~~~**All answers from this point forward must be in complete sentences. **~~~
Choose one quote from the story.
Quote and who said it: (5Points) ______________
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What does this quote mean? (10Points)__________

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Summarize the news story in no less than five (5) sentences. (25 Points)
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What are the top two points of the story?

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Tell me, in no less than five (5) sentences, how the event(s) in this story are going to affect the future? (25
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Tell me, in no less than four (4) sentences, what your opinion is of the story. (10 Points)
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