Current Events Journal

Japan Studies

Current EventsJOURNAL
Student Name: ________________________________________Class: _______________________ Teacher: ________________

Current Event Report Log
Title of News Article

Date

Publication Information(date, author, publisher, webpage, etc.)

1
2
34
56
78

Listening Log
Title of News Article

12
3
4

Date

Name of Student Reporter

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Japan Studies

Current Event Report
Name: ______________________ Date: _____________ENTRY#___

Headline (Title) of Article:
Date of Publication:
Author:News Source:WHO?
1. Who is this story about?
2. Who does this story affect?
3. Was anyone else involved in the story or event?

WHAT?
4. What is the MAIN TOPIC of this article or news story?
5. What happened in the story or surrounding the events?

LIST 4 IMPORTANT FACTS FROM THE STORY• _________________________________________________________________________________________• _________________________________________________________________________________________• _________________________________________________________________________________________• _________________________________________________________________________________________WHEN?
6. When did this story take place?

WHERE?
7. Where did this story take place? Where did the issue or event occur? (city, region, etc.)

WHY?
8. Why is this story important? (to you?, to the community?, to the country or the world?)

Current Events Journal

Japan Studies

Current Event Report
Name: ______________________ Date: _____________

ENTRY
#___

Headline (Title) of Article:
Date of Publication:
Author:News Source:WHO?
1. Who is this story about?
2. Who does this story affect?
3. Was anyone else involved in the story or event?

WHAT?
4. What is the MAIN TOPIC of this article or news story?
5. What happened in the story or surrounding the events?

LIST 4 IMPORTANT FACTS FROM THE STORY• _________________________________________________________________________________________• _________________________________________________________________________________________• _________________________________________________________________________________________• _________________________________________________________________________________________WHEN?
6. When did this story take place?

WHERE?
7. Where did this story take place? Where did the issue or event occur? (city, region, etc.)

WHY?
8. Why is this story important? (to you?, to the community?, to the country or the world?)

Current Events Journal

Japan Studies

Current Event Report
Name: ______________________ Date: _____________

ENTRY
#___

Headline (Title) of Article:
Date of Publication:
Author:News Source:WHO?
1. Who is this story about?
2. Who does this story affect?
3. Was anyone else involved in the story or event?

WHAT?
4. What is the MAIN TOPIC of this article or news story?
5. What happened in the story or surrounding the events?

LIST 4 IMPORTANT FACTS FROM THE STORY• _________________________________________________________________________________________• _________________________________________________________________________________________• _________________________________________________________________________________________• _________________________________________________________________________________________WHEN?
6. When did this story take place?

WHERE?
7. Where did this story take place? Where did the issue or event occur? (city, region, etc.)

WHY?
8. Why is this story important? (to you?, to the community?, to the country or the world?)

Current Events Journal

Japan Studies

Current Event Report
Name: ______________________ Date: _____________

ENTRY
#___

Headline (Title) of Article:
Date of Publication:
Author:News Source:WHO?
1. Who is this story about?
2. Who does this story affect?
3. Was anyone else involved in the story or event?

WHAT?
4. What is the MAIN TOPIC of this article or news story?
5. What happened in the story or surrounding the events?

LIST 4 IMPORTANT FACTS FROM THE STORY• _________________________________________________________________________________________• _________________________________________________________________________________________• _________________________________________________________________________________________• _________________________________________________________________________________________WHEN?
6. When did this story take place?

WHERE?
7. Where did this story take place? Where did the issue or event occur? (city, region, etc.)

WHY?
8. Why is this story important? (to you?, to the community?, to the country or the world?)

Current Events Journal

Japan Studies

Current Event Report
Name: ______________________ Date: _____________

ENTRY
#___

Headline (Title) of Article:
Date of Publication:
Author:News Source:WHO?
1. Who is this story about?
2. Who does this story affect?
3. Was anyone else involved in the story or event?

WHAT?
4. What is the MAIN TOPIC of this article or news story?
5. What happened in the story or surrounding the events?

LIST 4 IMPORTANT FACTS FROM THE STORY• _________________________________________________________________________________________• _________________________________________________________________________________________• _________________________________________________________________________________________• _________________________________________________________________________________________WHEN?
6. When did this story take place?

WHERE?
7. Where did this story take place? Where did the issue or event occur? (city, region, etc.)

WHY?
8. Why is this story important? (to you?, to the community?, to the country or the world?)

Current Events Journal

Japan Studies

Current Event Report
Name: ______________________ Date: _____________

ENTRY
#___

Headline (Title) of Article:
Date of Publication:
Author:News Source:WHO?
1. Who is this story about?
2. Who does this story affect?
3. Was anyone else involved in the story or event?

WHAT?
4. What is the MAIN TOPIC of this article or news story?
5. What happened in the story or surrounding the events?

LIST 4 IMPORTANT FACTS FROM THE STORY• _________________________________________________________________________________________• _________________________________________________________________________________________• _________________________________________________________________________________________• _________________________________________________________________________________________WHEN?
6. When did this story take place?

WHERE?
7. Where did this story take place? Where did the issue or event occur? (city, region, etc.)

WHY?
8. Why is this story important? (to you?, to the community?, to the country or the world?)

Current Events Journal

Japan Studies

Current Event Report
Name: ______________________ Date: _____________

ENTRY
#___

Headline (Title) of Article:
Date of Publication:
Author:News Source:WHO?
1. Who is this story about?
2. Who does this story affect?
3. Was anyone else involved in the story or event?

WHAT?
4. What is the MAIN TOPIC of this article or news story?
5. What happened in the story or surrounding the events?

LIST 4 IMPORTANT FACTS FROM THE STORY• _________________________________________________________________________________________• _________________________________________________________________________________________• _________________________________________________________________________________________• _________________________________________________________________________________________WHEN?
6. When did this story take place?

WHERE?
7. Where did this story take place? Where did the issue or event occur? (city, region, etc.)

WHY?
8. Why is this story important? (to you?, to the community?, to the country or the world?)

Current Events Journal

Japan Studies

Current Event Report
Name: ______________________ Date: _____________

ENTRY
#___

Headline (Title) of Article:
Date of Publication:
Author:News Source:WHO?
1. Who is this story about?
2. Who does this story affect?
3. Was anyone else involved in the story or event?

WHAT?
4. What is the MAIN TOPIC of this article or news story?
5. What happened in the story or surrounding the events?

LIST 4 IMPORTANT FACTS FROM THE STORY• _________________________________________________________________________________________• _________________________________________________________________________________________• _________________________________________________________________________________________• _________________________________________________________________________________________WHEN?
6. When did this story take place?

WHERE?
7. Where did this story take place? Where did the issue or event occur? (city, region, etc.)

WHY?
8. Why is this story important? (to you?, to the community?, to the country or the world?)

Current Events Journal

Japan Studies

Current Events LISTENING Logs
Name: _______________________________

Listening Log #1

Student Reporter name:

Headline (Title) of Article:
Publication information (date, author, source, etc.):
List 4 main points from the story:
1.

2.

3.

4.

What is your reaction to the story?

Listening Log #2

Student Reporter name:

Headline (Title) of Article:
Publication information (date, author, source, etc.):
List 4 main points from the story:
1.

2.

3.

4.
What is your reaction to the story?

Current Events JournalListening Log #3

Japan Studies
Student Reporter name:

Headline (Title) of Article:
Publication information (date, author, source, etc.):
List 4 main points from the story:
1.

2.

3.

4.

What is your reaction to the story?

Listening Log #4

Student Reporter name:

Headline (Title) of Article:
Publication information (date, author, source, etc.):
List 4 main points from the story:
1.

2.

3.

4.

What is your reaction to the story?