What's Going on In the World?

Make sure your Neighborhood Map Research Sheet is out on your desk. I will walk around and talk to each of you about this during this class period.


Today we will do the following things:

1. Apply the AP PARTS outline format
2. Apply research skills using Internet resources

You will complete the following on loose leaf paper. This assignment is worth 20 points, and is due at the end of this class period.

AP PARTS

In class, we've learned how to apply the AP PARTS outline format. Here's a review below:

AUTHOR

Who created the source? What do you know about the author?

What is the author’s point of view? Include the link to the source you are using here.

PLACE AND TIME

Where and when was the source produced? How might this

affect the meaning of the source?

PRIOR KNOWLEDGE

Beyond information about the author and the context of its

creation, what do you know that would help you further

understand the primary source? For example, do you recognize

any symbols and recall what they represent?

AUDIENCE

For whom was the source created and how might this affect the

reliability of the source?

REASON

Why was this source created at the time it was produced?

THE MAIN IDEA

What point is the source trying to convey?

SIGNIFICANCE

Why is this source important? What inferences can you draw

from this document? Ask yourself, “So what?” in relation to the

question asked.

You will use this format to examine a current event for class. You may use one of the following sources to find your current event:

1. The New York Times (login: psmgeo, password: psmgeo)
2. The Chicago Tribune
3. The Washington Post
4. The Times London

You may choose one of the following topics:

1. The 2012 presidential election (politics)
2. Hurricane Irene (news)
3. The war in Libya (news)
4. The economy (news/economics)
5. Iraq (news)
6. Afghanistan (news)

On your paper, write the heading for each of the AP PARTS. Then, answer the questions below each heading. Leave a space between each part.

When you are finished, you may use maps.google.com to research your neighborhood and to help improve your rough drafts.