Week 1 Worksheet: Current Events Analysis Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to analyze current events through key sociological concepts (e.g., social class, family systems, gender roles, race, ethnicity, religion).
Directions
To complete this assignment, you will: 
- Find an online article related to a social problem involving social class, family systems, gender roles, race, ethnicity, and/or religion. Since this is a current events assignment, you are to choose an article that is no more than a week old.
- Read the article
- Analyze the article by filling out this worksheet template.
- Include a link to the article or attach a copy.
You may only use articles from credible newspapers, magazines, or broadcast news media sources. Acceptable sources include the following: 
- http://www.nytimes.com (New York Times – newspaper)  
- http://www.washingtontimes.com (Washington Times – newspaper)
- http://www.washingtonpost.com (Washington Post – newspaper) 
- http://www.latimes.com (Los Angeles Times – newspaper)
- http://www.chicagotribune.com (Chicago Tribune – newspaper) 
- http://www.msnbc.com (NBC – broadcast T.V. news)   
- http://www.cnn.com (CNN – cable T.V. news)
- http://www.usnews.com (U.S. News & World Report – magazine)
- http://www.foxnews.com (Fox – cable T.V. news)   
- http://www.abcnews.go.com (ABC – broadcast T.V. news)  
- http://www.cbsnews.com (CBS – broadcast T.V. news)  
- http://online.wsj.com/home-page (Wall Street Journal-newspaper)  
- http://www.time.com/time/ (Time Magazine)
- http://www.reuters.com/ (Reuters News Service)
- http://www.ap.org/ (Associated Press News Service)
- http://www.bloomberg.com/ (Bloomberg News Report)
- http://www.bbc.com (BBC – broadcast T.V. news)
You may not use Social Media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, TikTok), Blogs, Entertainment, Gossip, or Sports-focused outlets. If you identify articles of interest posted in these outlets, you must go to the original sources to verify they meet the information literacy requirements detailed above.
Submission Details
- Use the worksheet template to complete your project.
- Submit your document to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.
- Save your document as SOC1001_W1_Project_Lastname_Firstname.doc.
- Please see the rubric at the bottom of this page under assessment for specifics. Feedback for this assignment will be posted in the grade book within two days after the due date.
Week 1 Worksheet: Current Events Analysis Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to analyze current events through key sociological concepts (e.g., social class, family systems, gender roles, race, ethnicity, religion).
Directions
To complete this assignment, you will: 
- Find an online article related to a social problem involving social class, family systems, gender roles, race, ethnicity, and/or religion. Since this is a current events assignment, you are to choose an article that is no more than a week old.
- Read the article
- Analyze the article by filling out this worksheet template.
- Include a link to the article or attach a copy.
You may only use articles from credible newspapers, magazines, or broadcast news media sources. Acceptable sources include the following: 
- http://www.nytimes.com (New York Times – newspaper)  
- http://www.washingtontimes.com (Washington Times – newspaper)
- http://www.washingtonpost.com (Washington Post – newspaper) 
- http://www.latimes.com (Los Angeles Times – newspaper)
- http://www.chicagotribune.com (Chicago Tribune – newspaper) 
- http://www.msnbc.com (NBC – broadcast T.V. news)   
- http://www.cnn.com (CNN – cable T.V. news)
- http://www.usnews.com (U.S. News & World Report – magazine)
- http://www.foxnews.com (Fox – cable T.V. news)   
- http://www.abcnews.go.com (ABC – broadcast T.V. news)  
- http://www.cbsnews.com (CBS – broadcast T.V. news)  
- http://online.wsj.com/home-page (Wall Street Journal-newspaper)  
- http://www.time.com/time/ (Time Magazine)
- http://www.reuters.com/ (Reuters News Service)
- http://www.ap.org/ (Associated Press News Service)
- http://www.bloomberg.com/ (Bloomberg News Report)
- http://www.bbc.com (BBC – broadcast T.V. news)
You may not use Social Media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, TikTok), Blogs, Entertainment, Gossip, or Sports-focused outlets. If you identify articles of interest posted in these outlets, you must go to the original sources to verify they meet the information literacy requirements detailed above.
Submission Details
- Use the worksheet template to complete your project.
- Submit your document to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.
- Save your document as SOC1001_W1_Project_Lastname_Firstname.doc.
- Please see the rubric at the bottom of this page under assessment for specifics. Feedback for this assignment will be posted in the grade book within two days after the due date.
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The purpose of this assignment is to analyze current events through key sociological concepts (e.g., social class, family systems, gender roles, race, ethnicity, religion).
Directions
To complete this assignment, you will:
- Find an online article related to a social problem involving social class, family systems, gender roles, race, ethnicity, and/or religion. Since this is a current events assignment, you are to choose an article that is no more than a week old.
- Read the article
- Analyze the article by filling out this worksheet template.
- Include a link to the article or attach a copy.
You may only use articles from credible newspapers, magazines, or broadcast news media sources. Acceptable sources include the following:
- http://www.nytimes.com (New York Times – newspaper)
- http://www.washingtontimes.com (Washington Times – newspaper)
- http://www.washingtonpost.com (Washington Post – newspaper)
- http://www.latimes.com (Los Angeles Times – newspaper)
- http://www.chicagotribune.com (Chicago Tribune – newspaper)
- http://www.msnbc.com (NBC – broadcast T.V. news)
- http://www.cnn.com (CNN – cable T.V. news)
- http://www.usnews.com (U.S. News & World Report – magazine)
- http://www.foxnews.com (Fox – cable T.V. news)
- http://www.abcnews.go.com (ABC – broadcast T.V. news)
- http://www.cbsnews.com (CBS – broadcast T.V. news)
- http://online.wsj.com/home-page (Wall Street Journal-newspaper)
- http://www.time.com/time/ (Time Magazine)
- http://www.reuters.com/ (Reuters News Service)
- http://www.ap.org/ (Associated Press News Service)
- http://www.bloomberg.com/ (Bloomberg News Report)
- http://www.bbc.com (BBC – broadcast T.V. news)
You may not use Social Media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, TikTok), Blogs, Entertainment, Gossip, or Sports-focused outlets. If you identify articles of interest posted in these outlets, you must go to the original sources to verify they meet the information literacy requirements detailed above.
Submission Details
- Use the worksheet template to complete your project.
- Submit your document to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.
- Save your document as SOC1001_W1_Project_Lastname_Firstname.doc.
- Please see the rubric at the bottom of this page under assessment for specifics. Feedback for this assignment will be posted in the grade book within two days after the due date.
WORKSHEET TEMPLATE
Your Name:
Date:
Type your responses in the spaces provided.
Source of Article:
Link to Article:
Topic of Article:
Title of Article:
Date of Article:
WHO wrote the article? Does it meet the requirements for reliability discussed in this week’s lectures? How so?
WHAT is this story about?
WHEN did this story take place?
WHERE is this event or issue occurring? (Specify city, country, region, etc.)
WHY is this story important in our world today?
HOW does the article connect to what we have learned this week about theoretical perspectives and research methods? Be specific and provide support from the text and online lectures.
