Current+Event+Summer+Assignment

__Current Events Assignment__

Instructions: Watch, read or listen to the news __16 times during the Summer break for 30 minutes each time__. Potential news sources are listed at the bottom of this sheet. When you watch, listen or read fill out a sheet of paper with the following information:

Day and date: Time: Source: (Name of the radio or TV station, internet site, newspaper or magazine where you got your information) Summary: (Three sentence summary of __one__ of the news events for that 30 minute session) Signature: (adult signature confirming you watched, listened to or read 30 minutes of news)

(There is an example of how to do this assignment on the back of this sheet. If you have questions or need help, you can e-mail Mrs. Rossell at drossell@bsdvt.org) __You need 16 news write-ups for the summer in order to get a grade for this assignment.__

__Potential Radio Sources:__ Best time to listen: Between 5 and 9 in the morning; between 4 and 6 at night.

Public radio: 107.9 FM WVMT:620 AM  WDEV:96.1 FM news on the hour

__Potential Television Sources:__ Best time to watch; 5,6,10 and 11 o’clock PM

WCAX (Channel 3) WPTZ (Channel 5) Vermont Public television (Channel 6) WVNY (Channel 22) CNN (Channel 26) WETK (Channel 33) WRFF (Channel 44) CNBC (Channel 53)

__Potential Internet Sources:__ New York Times: nytimes.com Washington Post: washingtonpost.com Burlington Free Press: burlingtonfreepress.com Boston Globe: Boston.com USA Today: usatoday.com CNN News: cnn.com c Burlington Free Press New York Times Boston Globe Newsweek magazine Time Magazine

Example; Day and Date: June 11th 2015 Time: 7:00 AM Source: Burlington Free Press

Summary:

Governor Shumlin signed a bill into law yesterday which will prohibit the use of cell phones while driving. The governor had opposed this bill in the past, but decided to sign it because of overwhelming support in the legislature. The new law will go into effect in October.