Current Event Requirements

1.     Students are required to complete a current event assignment related to nutrition and/or personal fitness. Students are responsible for the following…

a.     A newspaper, periodical, video clip, or a credible internet site

b.    The current event must be related to nutrition and/or personal fitness as a personal account, medical update or breakthrough, or research.

c.     Article must be recent within the last three months.

2.   A summary and reaction will accompany the article.

a.     In your own words, you will write a paragraph(s) explaining what information the article contains. The paragraph should be written so the reader does not have to read the article to find out what it was about.

b.    In your own words, you will write a reaction paragraph to the article. Please note anything that intrigues you, strikes you as peculiar or interesting, or that you agree/disagree with, etc…

3.   All current events must be at least one-page, typed, 12-pt. font.

4.   The article must be attached to the summary/reaction.