Social Studies

For Homework you need to carefully follow the steps below.

First, find an article that is acceptable for class. Then, write a response to the following statements.

1. State what type of event the article (i.e. Social Event) and explain why it is this type of event.
2. Explain why the article is acceptable for social studies.

Use the following definitions and guidelines to help you explain your responses.

Definition of Current Events
• the cultural, political, and social events of importance and interest at the present time
• present-time news events concerning important people, places, things, and ideas

Definition of Political Events
Events related to politics (government, war, economy)

Examples of Political Events:
• Lebanon bombings
• US dollar currency drop
• Hurricane Katrina
• 9/11
• Presidential elections
• New laws or policies

Definition of Cultural Events:
Events related to culture (religion, art, human accomplishments, language, beliefs, education)

Examples of Cultural Events:
• Tsunami
• Hydrogen cars
• Bird flu
• Scientific discovery
• Historic discovery
• Museum exhibits

Definition of Social Events:
Events related to people; usually parties, activities or gossip

Examples of Social Events:
• Parties
• Moving homes
• New people arriving
• Gossip
• Celebrity gossip/news
• World Cup
• Marriage
• Airplane crashes

How to tell if an article is acceptable or not

Criteria for an Acceptable Article
Acceptable articles should….
• last at least 10 years in the history books
• make world news
• affect the whole world
• reflect human innovation
• change lots of lives
• groundbreaking scientific discovery
• affect the environment on a large scale
• change living environment for a large portion of the world

Criteria for an Unacceptable Article
Unacceptable articles…
• won’t make world news
• will not last 10 years in the history books
• affect a very small group of people or one person
• can be celebrity news
• interest only a small group of people
• can be human interest stories
• can be silly news
• can be entertainment news

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