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=Welcome, Current Issues! =

With only around 5 or 6 weeks of school left for seniors, I thought we'd try something a little different and collaborate on a wiki. If you've never made one before, a wiki is a website where (almost) anyone can edit the content. Since we've spent the year discussing current events, we will be creating a "School Year in Review" wiki that will look back over the 2007-2008 school year and revisit the major events of the past 8 months or so. Your assignment is to choose a category of events to highlight from the school year. You will create a page for each event you think is significant. For example, if you chose to do a Sports School Year in Review, you might choose to do a pages on the Superbowl, the Butte basketball tournament, and the snowmobiling expo. You will be required to choose one (or more) category out of the following: (add more if you can think of others)
 * politics
 * sports
 * community/local news
 * international news
 * off-beat news
 * educational news
 * celebrity news
 * environmental news

Then, you will make a page or pages highlighting at least 5 different events from the past 8 months. Each event should include the following **at a minimum:**


 * A summary of the event in your own words, with your synopsis/opinion if applicable
 * A link to a site or story with more information
 * A picture
 * A video

Also, for each category you choose, one of the five events you choose should be a local (at least regional) event.

Each event is worth 25 points for a total of 125 points possible.

Although you will be able to edit/change content on each others' pages, please use the "discussion" tab to suggest changes before making them. Respect each others' work and don't change content without permission. However, please do collaborate and suggest changes and improvements.