Individual Project

2306 Current Event Assignment 2 50 Points Total Written portion due October 16, 2018 Turn in written component via eCampus Oral Portion in small groups on October 18, 2018 Access a news article pertaining to your assigned topic concerning the Texas state government; topic selection will be in class. You need to analyze the article and make specific and direct connections to two (2) concepts that we have covered in class. Articles are listed below. If you want to select your own article, email me with your article choice for review and approval. You are to include the following criteria in your assignment: 1. Article title and source – 5 points Use the MLA style of citation for your work cited information. 2. Summary – 5 points Briefly and in your own words, summarize the content of the article. Connect the article to two (2) separate and distinct concepts that we have covered in class. 3. Connection 1 – 15 points a. Identify and define the first concept that you state the article connects to. You must make a clear statement about concepts that have been covered in the class materials and define the concept. b. Describe how the article illustrates the concept. 4. Connection 2 – 15 points a. Identify and define the second concept that you state the article connects to. You must make a clear statement about concepts that have been covered in the class materials and define the concept. b. Describe how the article illustrates the concept. 5. Presentation – 10 points In your small group in class, you will have 5 minutes to: 1. Provide a summary of your article 2. Identify one concept that has been covered in class that the article connects to. 3. Define the concept and explain to your group members how the article illustrates the concept. Write your paper in paragraph form using good sentence structure with proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Write the paper in your own words. If you need to use a short quote, cite properly. The paper should be one to two pages in length, double-spaced, one inch margins, and 12-inch point font. It should be turned in via eCampus in .doc or .pdf format. For the oral presentation, members of your group will be confirming, in writing, that you have provided a summary of the article and they will identify a concept that you are linking your article to. Topics include: • Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Legislative Topic including State Congressional Member (Representative or Senator) or another legislative topic in the news • Texas Judiciary Articles by Topic: Governor Gov. Greg Abbott and challenger Lupe Valdez spar over arming teachers, Harvey recovery in debate https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/28/greg-abbott-lupe-valdez-debate-watch/ Despite Gov. Abbott’s ‘progress’ claim, Texas still No.1 for uninsured residents https://www.expressnews.com/news/politics/texas_legislature/article/Despite-Gov-Abbott-sprogress-claim-13275614.php Libertarians, independents and write-ins: Here are Texas’ non-major party options in 2018 https://www.texastribune.org/2018/07/31/third-party-candidates-texas-LibertariansIndependents-2018/