A Word on Current Event Comments

Before you begin commenting on my current event posts for you summer assignment I thought I would lay down a couple ground rules to help you decipher what is and what is not a current event.

To be credited with a current event post:

Your post must attempt to analyze the current event.
Don't only try to answer the questions that I pose in the order I pose them. You need to consider the importance of the event and its impact on the country politically, socially, economically, etc.

This is a political discussion - be opinionated and provocative!
Make sure that your comment addresses both the article posted and your classmates' comments. This blog should be treated as an extension of our classroom discussions. If you're the first to comment, end with a question for your classmates or me. Feel free to disagree with your classmates too, debate and critique is at the heart of American politics

You must comment on a current event post within the 2 week period.

Remember your 4 current event comments are due in 2 week increments starting on July 8th. In order to earn credit for a current event comment for that two week period you must comment on a current event I posted during that two week period.

You must comment on a current event I post to earn credit.

At least for the first 2 current events, you must comment on one of my current event posts to receive credit. As we get farther into the summer, and you begin to post your own current events, I will allow you to comment on each other's current events and earn credit for a current event comment. Keep checking the blog for updates!

If you're looking to see what a good current event comment looks like check out some of the comments  on a post from last year:
Supreme Court Extravaganza