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A “History Past to Present” assignment is simply a current event newspaper article which can be related to a topic we are presently studying. For example, if we are studying the Civil War, the student can find a newspaper article on the war in Iraq and compare the two. If we are studying cavemen as hunter/gatherers, a current newspaper article on farming can be used. Recently, a student used an article about how a hard freeze was affecting our area and compared it to the effects of the monsoons on ancient India. Your Past to Present will consist of 3 pages. Use the following format:

• PAGE ONE:
  Title Page Title of article
  Your name
  Date
• PAGE TWO:
  Summary of newspaper article
  It must be in your own words, giving the gist of the entire article
  It must be NEATLY written in ink or typed
  It must be one full page in length (approx. 200 words)
  MOST IMPORTANT PART! After summarizing the article, your final paragraph should include a thoughtful assessment of how you believe the article relates to a topic we are studying. Then give your OPINION – (“I think that ……)
• PAGE THREE:
  Works Cited page. On a separate sheet of paper, tell me where you found your article using the following MLA format: First put the author’s name (last name first). Then write the title of the newspaper article in quotes. Then write the name of the newspaper you found the article in, underlined. Next, put the date of the newspaper, and the page you found it on.
  EXAMPLE: Smith, Jane. “Central Florida keeps eye on Castro’s status”. The Daytona Beach News-Journal, August 3, 2006: D-1.
  Sometimes an article is by the Associated Press (AP) or another news agency, and you won’t see an author’s name. In this case, write Associated Press in the place where you would normally put the author’s name.

ATTACH THE ARTICLE TO PAGE THREE
YOU MUST TURN IN A COPY OF THE ARTICLE!

Each assigned Past to Present will be weighted 50 points (1/2 test grade). IN ADDITION, one past to present assignment may be turned in each 9 weeks for a possible 25 extra credit points.

Sarah Altier
10th Grade History
DeLand High

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