Current+Events+Connecting+to+West+Side+Story

ASSIGNMENT #1:

DIRECTIONS: READ/VIEW EACH OF THE ATTACHED CURRENT EVENTS ARTICLES (5). WHILE VIEWING, TYPE A 1-PARAGRAPH RESPONSE CONNECTING THE TOPIC OF THE CURRENT EVENT TO EVENTS IN THE NOVEL __WEST SIDE STORY__. THE EASIEST WAY TO DO THIS IS TO TYPE YOUR RESPONSE AS A WORD DOCUMENT (1 PARAGRAPH PER CURRENT EVENT). FROM THERE, COPY AND PASTE YOUR COMPLETED ASSIGNMENT AS A DISCUSSION POST. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ASSIGNMENT, FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME.

1. [] – teens fight in school 2. [] – teens shot and killed 3. [] – hate crimes/homophobia 4. [] - hate crimes/homophobia 5. [] – hate crimes video for kids

Your word document/response should be set up in the following format:

Name 1. I can relate this to West Side Story because....... If the Jets were caught fighting the Sharks on youtube.com, the book would be different because...... 2. This story reminds me of Tony in West Side Story because.... 3. This reminds me of the theme in West Side Story because..... 4. This reminds me of the theme in West Side Story because..... 5. This reminds me of the theme in West Side Story because.....

ASSIGNMENT #2:

DIRECTIONS: FIND A CURRENT EVENT ARTICLE ON THE WEB THAT YOU CAN RELATE TO THE NOVEL __WEST SIDE STORY__. FROM THERE, CREATE A NEW PAGE ON YOUR WIKISPACE TITLED "CURRENT EVENTS CONNECTION TO __WEST SIDE STORY__" AND POST THE LINK/VIDEO. ALSO, YOU MUST WRITE A 1-PARAGRAPH RESPONSE MAKING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE CURRENT EVENT AND THE NOVEL __WEST SIDE STORY__. WHEN COMPLETE, COPY YOUR WIKISPACE ADDRESS AND POST IT AS A DISCUSSION ON THIS PAGE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME.