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12/8/09 Current Events from Upfront Magazine (December 14, 2009 issue) - Everyone must read "A New Look in Baghdad" on page 14. Write a 5-sentence summary and a 5-sentence reaction. Choose 1 other article - it must be at least 1 page - and summarize it in 5 sentences. Also, write a 5-sentence reaction including your reason for reading that article. Choose 1 political cartoons from page 23 and answer the following questions about it: Who is portrayed? What, if any, symbols are used? What issue is being addressed? Do you think the artist got his/her opinion across? Explain. 

Sept.7, 2009 - Obama's Report Card 1. Read "Mission Impossible" on pages 9-11. Summarize the article using at least 10 sentences. Give your opinion (on the article and Obama's challenges) in at least 5 sentences. 2. Read "Decisions, Decisions." Choose 3 issues facing the Supreme Court and summarize them in 10-15 sentences TOTAL. 3. Take the Citizenship Test on pages 16-17. 4. Choose 3 cartoons from page 31. Analyze them answering the following questions: a. What issue is being addressed? b. What symbols, if any, are used? c. What people, if any, are shown? d. What point is the cartoonist trying to make? e. Is he/she successful?

Extra Credit (3 points) Chose an additional article (must be at least 1 full page) and summarize it in 10-15 sentences.