Ever did current events assignments in school?

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I've been doing those since 6th grade, and I'm better at reporting than commenting on them. In my business law class last year, we had to type our comments on current events on the computer, and I didn't know how to write a paragraph on them. But I did get good grades in that class, though.

Yup, I remember doing these in grade 6 and all throughout middle school, as well. I remember doing one about a lady killing her husband with her high-heeled shoes.

Doing a "Newswatch" of current events pertaining to a particular theme was a critical project in 8th grade social studies and 10th grade law class. I do not remember exactly what the topic of interest was for 8th grade, but for 10th grade, I had to keep on top of the abortion law debate. I remember it was really pertinent at the time, since Bush was adding Supreme Court justices like crazy, and, as you know, Supreme Court justice nominees never talk about their political views. We essentially had to summarize the news article in a paragraph, and then give analysis/commentary that looked at the legal implications of the article: in other words, what are the constitutional implications, does this contradict a Supreme Court precedent, etc. This was back when I followed politics, so I must say I enjoyed the project.

I had to do those in 10th grade. Fun stuff.