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Economics Current Events Assignment (Scroll Down for Stock Watch Assignment)
You are to find a news article that reports about events happening around the United States or the world that pertains to the topics we are discussing in class. Read the Article and complete the following:
Article Summary: What is the article about, written in your own words. DO NOT Plagiarize; plagiarism is the passing off of someone else’s work as your own.
Article Analysis: Answer the following in analyzing the affects of this news:
How does this news affect the people living in the area that it occurred?
How might this news affect you?
How does this News connect to what is being discussed in class?
What made you choose this article?
Article Citation: You must cite the source of your news Article using the MLA Style of citation:
Newspaper or Magazine Article
Author’s Name (last name first). “Article’s Title in quotation marks” Name of Newspaper or Magazine - underlined Date of publication page # or section
Di Rado, Alicia. "Trekking through College: Classes Explore Modern
Society Using the World of Star Trek." Los Angeles Times15 Mar. 1995: A3.
Newspaper or Magazine Article on the Internet
Author’s Name (last name first). “Title of article in quotation marks” Name of Newspaper or magazine (underlined) volume or issue number Date of publication Date accessed <web address in angled brackets>
Andreadis, Athena. "The Enterprise Finds Twin Earths Everywhere It
Articles must be at least 4 paragraphs long, your report will be TYPED and you should use proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
For Current Event Example & Grading Rubric
Current Event Schedule Fall 2022
Current Events HW
Due Date
#1
16 Sept 2022
#2
30 Sept 2022
#3
14 Oct 2022
#4
28 Oct 2022
#5
10 Nov 2022*
Current Events Schedule Spring 2023
Current Events HW
Due Date
#1
10 Feb 2023
#2
17 Feb 2023
#3
9 March 2023*
#4
24 March 2023
#5
31 March 2023
Stock Watch Assignment
The following assignment is due according to the schedule below. You will choose one of the companies listed in the S&P 500. Your job is to keep track of the stock for this company. You need to do the following:
Company Name:_______________________________
Stock Ticker Symbol____________
1. Track the stock each day. Include:
Closing price for each day
Volume for each day.
2. A summary of a news event for your company for the period between due dates. You may use newspapers, magazines, web sites, etc. provide analysis of the news story including a brief summary of the news and your interpretation of its importance to the company and investors.
Be sure to answer the questions in detail in your analysis: How does this news affect the company? & How would this news affect investors?
Most Newspaper – NY Times, Wall Street Journal, etc.
Preliminary Stock Watch – Choose a company from the S&P 500 AND:
Briefly describe what goods or services the company provides
Describe why you chose this company
Article Citation: You must cite the source of your news Article using the MLA Style of citation:
Newspaper or Magazine Article
Author’s Name (last name first). “Article’s Title in quotation marks” Name of Newspaper or Magazine - underlined Date of publication page # or section
Di Rado, Alicia. "Trekking through College: Classes Explore Modern
Society Using the World of Star Trek." Los Angeles Times 15 Mar. 1995: A3.
Newspaper or Magazine Article on the Internet
Author’s Name (last name first). “Title of article in quotation marks” Name of Newspaper or magazine (underlined) volume or issue number Date of publication Date accessed <web address in angled brackets>
Andreadis, Athena. "The Enterprise Finds Twin Earths Everywhere It
Goes, But Future Colonizers of Distant Planets Won't Be So Lucky."Astronomy 64- . Jan. 1999: 7 Feb. 1999 <http:// web.lexis-nexis.com/universe>.
Articles must be at least 4 paragraphs long, your report will be TYPED and you should use proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation. MUST BE submitted to turnitin.com failure to do so results in a ZERO on the assignment
