History News Articles Assignment
One of the options you have for extra credit is to do the history news articles. The purpose of the optional history news articles
assignment is to show you that articles related to your class material appear in the news all the time. So if you do this assignment you
will be looking for articles that specifically reference the primary history you are studying (which is U.S. history between 1865 and
2000). The articles must come from a current newspaper, news website, or news magazine (meaning something published within the dates of
you class term) and the articles must not come from a history magazine, or newspaper blog or magazine blog, or a history website, or from
something like the New York Times “Topics” since that would defeat the purpose of the assignment which is to show you that there are
articles in the current news all the time about the primary material of your class. Nor should you use something from “This Day in
History” which is more of an announcement than an article. Keep in mind that if you are looking for articles in a standard newspaper (like
the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, New York Times, Daily Breeze, Wall Street Journal, or Daily News) you are most likely to find them in
section A, but also check other sections, like the Obituary section and the Editorial page. When you find an appropriate article, clip it
and attach it securely by staple or tape, to a standard sheet of paper, or, if you find your article online or want to scan the hard copy
of your article, you can put it in an email with a link to it. Also put your name and class number, and include date of the publication
and page from which you got the article if you are submitting a hard copy. Then write a paragraph explaining what the article says and
another paragraph explaining what parts of the article directly relate to the primary content of your class. Remember, you are expected to
turn in ten news articles (and/or projects) if you want to complete this optional assignment, so get started sooner than later even though
the extra credit is not due until the start of the final exam. The idea here is to learn the history behind the stories in the news today
to enhance your appreciation of the fact that knowing the past is relevant for understanding the present and acting upon the future. So
keep your eyes open for historical items and write about them if you want to complete this assignment! You can turn in your articles or
projects, either individually or in total, anytime you like during the course term, but you should try and turn things in sooner than
later and preferably at least one week prior to the due date in case an article pr project is rejected and you need to do another.
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