Economics essay

Macroeconomics Current Event Article summary

Directions:

1. Find a news article that interests you that discusses something related to macroeconomics. The article should be fairly current, i.e., no older than two months.

2. Write two paragraphs to summarize the article.

3. Write two reflection paragraphs. A reflection is what you think about the article, topic, or subject matter.

4. You must cite where you found the article. See example below.

5. Your article summary must be typed.

6. You do not need to include a copy of the article.

7. You will write a total of three summaries. The due dates are September 13, October 4 and October 18.

Examples of Citation

If it is a print article (one you found in an actual newspaper and not online):

Smith, Bill. "New Health Center Targets County's Uninsured Patients." Washington Post 24 May 2017: LZ01. Print.

Author, "Title of the article." Publication Date: Page. Print.

If it is an online article:

Bernstein, Mark. "10 Tips on Writing the Living Web." CNN. 16 Aug. 2002. Web. 4 July 2017.

Author, "Title of the article." News source. Date of article. Web. Date that you looked up the article.

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