During the marking period you must complete 5 current events. Each current event will be worth 20 points and will count as a 100-point major assessment. 

Directions:
1. Choose a news article published within the past 3 months, related to human health, sports or physical education. The article can be digital (online) or print (newspaper, magazine).

2. Read the article thoroughly

3. Create a Google Doc* with the following: (Handwriting is optional)

• Heading
  Your name
  Title of the article
  The date the article was written
  Author(s) name
  Link to article (more directions if you choose to hand write your summary)
  
  
• Write at least 2 paragraphs about the article. Paragraphs should be, at least, 5 sentences each.  
  Paragraph 1: Summary of the article in your own words.
  Paragraph 2: Connections to you, your thoughts and learning or reaction to the article. 

4. Add it to your Google Classroom assignment or turn in during class. 

Suggested Sources

http://www.cnn.com/Health 
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/health 
http://www.foxnews.com/health 
http://www.newsela.com 
http://www.health.gov 
http://www.webmd.com/news/articles 
http://www.livescience.com/health 
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/health-news/