Current Events Summary
Write summary of a CURRENT news/magazine article that is geographical in reference.
The summary will be
1. Format
o Document Settings - 1 inch margins; double spaced; 12-point Times New Roman
o Page Header
• name
• page number, upper right of every page
o Title Block
• Name
• Professor Harrell
• Class Information
• Date
2. Paragraphs
o Include what discipline or area of geography this article pertains to and why (Political, economic, physical geography etc),
o what the student's thoughts are on this article, and
o Include 2 points of information that he or she were not aware of before reading the article.
3. Works Cited Page and Citations
o Citations
• Proper MLA citations are required throughout the summary.
• If the idea is not an original thought in the students head then it needs to be cited.
o Works Cited
• A proper MLA style Works Cited page is also required.
The article must come from a reputable news website, paper or magazine. For instance: New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Houston Chronicle, USA Today, FoxNews, Texas Monthly are all acceptable sites/magazines.
The source of the article needs to have facts supporting the conclusions and not just opinions.
Please be aware whether the article is intended to be factual or entertainment only.