CURRENT EVENT ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS OVERVIEW The purpose of this assignment is to increase your global awareness and provide you with the opportunity to apply the concepts being learned in the course

CURRENT EVENT ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

OVERVIEW

The purpose of this assignment is to increase your global awareness and provide you with the opportunity to apply the concepts being learned in the course. Now that you have studied events

and movements throughout the history of Christian mission, you will choose a current

event/news article (no more than 2 weeks old) that relates to a culture/country in the majority

world. As a reminder, majority world is the preferred term for the non-western countries usually

classified as “developing countries” (countries in Africa, Asia, South and Central America and

the Caribbean). Please note that the United States, Canada, and the UK are not considered

majority world countries.

Do not choose a random article; select an article that will allow you to apply the course material

in your analysis and response.

INSTRUCTIONS

? Review world news from the week and choose an article that has global significance.

Your article should come from one of the approved credible news sources found on the

Current Event Assignment page under Current Event Resources. If you would like to

use a different source, it must be pre-approved by your instructor prior to submission. Be

sure to check the world pages, not just the headlines page, and choose an article relating

to the majority world (non-USA, Canada, UK articles) where you can apply what you are

learning in the course.

? Your article should come from one of the approved credible news sources included in the

assignment page. If you would like to use a different source, it must be pre-approved by

your instructor prior to submission. Be sure to check the world pages, not just the

headlines page.

Complete the following in a Word document (review template):

a. Include your name, course number and section in the top right corner of the

document (not in the header).

b. Include the Article Link: 

c. Include the Article Title: 

d. List and answer the following questions about the article:

1. Give a brief description of the event or the situation along with the

historical and political backgrounds contributing to this event.

In this section you should include enough information for the

reader to understand what the article is about without actually

having to read the article. Remember to include the historical

and political background.

2. Share why this article interests you.

In this section you will briefly explain the reason this article

appealed to you.

3. Briefly discuss the implications of this event/story LOCALLY

(where the event/situation occurred not where you are located)

and GLOBALLY.

In this section you need to briefly explain the repercussions of

this event in the local community. You will then briefly explain

the potential or actual influence/effect this event could have in

the global community. What countries could be impacted or

influence by this event?

4. As believers, how can we respond to this situation?

In this section you should apply concepts/strategies learned in

the course material to explain how the Church can respond to

events such as this in order to further its mission of making

disciples.

? Your answers to the questions should total at least 500 words but no more than 800

words.

? Include a word count at the bottom of the assignment. Please note that student

information, article title and link, the questions themselves, and footnotes do not count

towards your word count.

? The assignment should be completed according to the current Turabian formatting

guidelines and should not include a title page (Times New Roman, 12-pt font, double

spaced, 1-inch margins). 

? Minimum of one citation from our reading material. Remember to use current Turabian

style footnotes when citing your source(s).

? Do Not Plagiarize! You should submit your response to the article not a word for word

copy of the article.

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism