Current Event
You will begin by choosing, reading and annotating a detailed news article related to
U.S. government/politics events (semester 1) and U.S. economic events (semester 2)
which impacts U.S. society in significant ways. The political or economic event’s impact
be at the local, state or national level.
Next, you will write a paper about the importance of the event described in the article.
Your paper should be four to five paragraphs in length and 12-point font and single-
spaced.