AP CG CURRENT EVENTS

Directions: Find an article either in the newspaper or online from a newspaper source,
Time.com, USA Today, The New York Times, BBC, CBC, Fox, CNN, etc., or any other reputable
national or local source. Read the article and fill out the statements or answer the questions
below. You may not use articles on Entertainment/Gossip or Focused solely on Sports
outcomes.

Find and read or listen to an article on a news item related to one of our six AP CG states. Fill
out the questions below once you have read through the article.

Topic of Article:

Title of Article:

Source:

WHERE does this story take place?

WHO is this article about?

WHEN did this story take place?

WHAT is this story about? List three important facts from your article.

1.

2.

3.

WHY does this news item seem important?

CONNECT the article. Can it be connected to anything we learned or are learning about in a
class? (Concepts, ideas, Gov structures, etc…)