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Foreign Policy Resources

POSSIBLE TOPICS
--Territorial Dispute over Islands in the South China Sea
--US removal of military troops in Northern Syria
--US role in Yemen Civil War
​--US role in Afghanistan

​HOW TO READ THE DIGITAL NEWS 
Look for reliability and relevance!
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  1. Inspect the URL
  2. Notice the headline
  3. Note the section you're in
  4. Note the Byline and the recent date
  5. Examine the photos & videos
  6. Watch out for click bait!

RESOURCES 
Magazines​
  • Time
  • U.S. News and World Report 
  • ​National Review​
Newspapers 
  • Chicago Tribune
  • The Washington Post
  • New York Times
  • ​Financial Times
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Culture Grams The World Edition
history, maps, people, flags, recipes


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e-Library 
Foreign Policy Articles
 
(you can sort by "Most Recent" or search for your own articles)

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​SIRS Issues
Foreign Policy Articles

(you can sort by "Most Recent") 
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(or search for your own articles)
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HOW TO ANNOTATE A NEWS ARTICLE

Step #1 – Read the article and highlight key information.  This information should include all of the following:
  • Facts- Remember the Reporter’s Questions
    • Who
    • What
    • Where
    • When
    • Why
    • How
  • Quotes - could be from an eyewitness, an expert or an official source
  • Testimonials – paraphrased information provided by a source
  • Statistics
 
Step #2 – Read the article again and annotate the article.  Your annotations should answer the following questions:  This will give you the analysis that you will weave into your paper. 
 
How does this support my explanation and proposal about this foreign policy issue?
  • What patterns or themes am I seeing?
  • What can I connect this to in terms of the history we have learned? 
  • What do I still not know or understand? 
  • What key facts, ideas and opinions should I include in my memo?  

How to cite a newspaper article
MLA Format


​Author Last Name, First Name. "Article Title". Title of Journal/Newspaper. Volume number. Date. Pages used.  



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