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Economics Current Events Assignment (Scroll Down for Stock Watch Assignment)
You are to find a news article that reports about events happening around the United States or the world that pertains to the topics we are discussing in class. Read the Article and complete the following:
- Article Summary: What is the article about, written in your own words. DO NOT Plagiarize; plagiarism is the passing off of someone else’s work as your own.
- Article Analysis: Answer the following in analyzing the affects of this news:
- How does this news affect the people living in the area that it occurred?
- How might this news affect you?
- How does this News connect to what is being discussed in class?
- What made you choose this article?
- Article Citation: You must cite the source of your news Article using the MLA Style of citation:
- Newspaper or Magazine Article
Author’s Name (last name first). “Article’s Title in quotation marks” Name of Newspaper or Magazine - underlined Date of publication page # or section
Di Rado, Alicia. "Trekking through College: Classes Explore Modern
Society Using the World of Star Trek." Los Angeles Times 15 Mar. 1995: A3.
- Newspaper or Magazine Article on the Internet
- Author’s Name (last name first). “Title of article in quotation marks” Name of Newspaper or magazine (underlined) volume or issue number Date of publication Date accessed <web address in angled brackets>
Andreadis, Athena. "The Enterprise Finds Twin Earths Everywhere It
Goes, But Future Colonizers of Distant Planets Won't Be So Lucky."Astronomy 64- . Jan. 1999: 7 Feb. 1999 <http:// web.lexis-nexis.com/universe>.
Articles must be at least 4 paragraphs long, your report will be TYPED and you should use proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
For Current Event Example & Grading Rubric
Current Event Schedule Fall 2024 TBA
Current Events Schedule Spring 2024Current Events HW
Due Date
#1
9 Feb 2024
#2
23 Feb 2024
#3
8 March 2024
#4
22 March 2024
#5
5 April 2024
Stock Watch AssignmentThe following assignment is due according to the schedule below. You will choose one of the companies listed in the S&P 500. Your job is to keep track of the stock for this company. You need to do the following:
Company Name:_______________________________
Stock Ticker Symbol____________
1. Track the stock each day. Include:
Closing price for each day
Volume for each day.
2. A summary of a news event for your company for the period between due dates. You may use newspapers, magazines, web sites, etc. provide analysis of the news story including a brief summary of the news and your interpretation of its importance to the company and investors.
Be sure to answer the questions in detail in your analysis: How does this news affect the company? & How would this news affect investors?
Possible sources:
Your company’s web site
hoovers.com
quicken.com
fidelity.com
Any news site
Most Newspaper – NY Times, Wall Street Journal, etc.
Preliminary Stock Watch – Choose a company from the S&P 500 AND:
Briefly describe what goods or services the company provides
Describe why you chose this company
- Article Citation: You must cite the source of your news Article using the MLA Style of citation:
- Newspaper or Magazine Article
Author’s Name (last name first). “Article’s Title in quotation marks” Name of Newspaper or Magazine - underlined Date of publication page # or section
Di Rado, Alicia. "Trekking through College: Classes Explore Modern
Society Using the World of Star Trek." Los Angeles Times 15 Mar. 1995: A3.
- Newspaper or Magazine Article on the Internet
- Author’s Name (last name first). “Title of article in quotation marks” Name of Newspaper or magazine (underlined) volume or issue number Date of publication Date accessed <web address in angled brackets>
Andreadis, Athena. "The Enterprise Finds Twin Earths Everywhere It
Goes, But Future Colonizers of Distant Planets Won't Be So Lucky."Astronomy 64- . Jan. 1999: 7 Feb. 1999 <http:// web.lexis-nexis.com/universe>.
Articles must be at least 4 paragraphs long, your report will be TYPED and you should use proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation. MUST BE submitted to turnitin.com failure to do so results in a ZERO on the assignment
For an Example & Grading RubricEconomics Stock Watch Schedule Fall 2022 - 2023
Preliminary Stock Watch Due 10 Nov 2023
Assignment
Date Range
Due Date
SW #1
10 Nov 2023 - 23 Nov 2023
27 Nov 2023*
SW #2
24 Nov 2023 - 7 Dec 2023
8 Dec 2023
SW #3
8 Dec 2023 - 21 Dec 2023
22 Dec 2023
SW #4
22 Dec 2023 - 4 Jan 2024
5 Jan 2024
SW #5
5 Jan 2024 - 18 Jan 2024
19 Jan 2024
Economics Stock Watch Schedule Spring 2024
Preliminary Stock Watch Due 5 April 2024
Assignment
Date Range
Due Date
SW #1
5 April 2024 - 18 April 2024
19 April 2024
SW #2
19 April 2024- 2 May 2024
3 May 2024
SW #3
3 May 2024 - 16 May 2024
17 May 2024
SW #4
17 May 2024 - 30 May 2024
31 May 2024
SW #5
31 May 2024 - 13 June 2023
14 June 2024
**Subject to Change