Welcome to the Current Events Africa Wiki

This wiki was created as a medium to post and present information on the article that you chose to read. You will first choose a current events article on a topic in Africa. Then you will read, highlight, mark-up, take notes, etc., on your article. Then you will create your wiki page on the article. The rubric for this project is very similar to the rubric we used for the South America current events project. Grading is as follows:

Africa Current Events Rubric

Heading: (5 points)

• Appropriate picture related to the event
• Title of Article (all major words capitalized)
• Student's name

Article section: (5 points)

• Hyperlink to article provided
• Date of article given
• Source of article given

Report Page: (50 points)--Complete Sentences!

• Who is involved?: (5 points)

• Where did it take place?: (5 points)

  • City or town
  • Country
  • Continent
  • Hemisphere

• When did the event take place?: (5 points) (Date of event, not article)

  • Day
  • Month
  • Year

• What happened?: (15 points)

  • Topic sentence
  • 5-6 details in complete sentences
  • Accurately summarizes article

• Why did it happen?/How did it happen? (10 points)

  • Accurate and detailed description of causes
  • Complete sentences

• Your personal opinion of the event: (5 points)

  • Opinion clearly stated
  • Support/reasons given

• Grammar: (5 points)

Map Page: (10 points)

• Location of event noted on map
• Surrounding areas included
• Title of map related to news event (NOT title of the article)
• Map symbol key (including location of event)
• Compass rose (cardinal and intermediate points)
• Major geographic features labeled
• Cities/Countries labeled

Potential ADD-ONS

• video of the event (previewed for appropriateness prior to embedding)
• additional pictures of the event
• related articles (hyperlinks) (previewed)

DUE DATE: Friday February 17