Articles for Commentary

Guidelines:

-Cannot be older than a year.
-Cannot be from the same source you used for the first commentary.
-Must be about Macroeconomic Topics (Suggested---Unemployment, inflation, inequality, Central Bank/Federal Reserve)


If you need help finding an article consider these sources:

BBC News

New York Times

Lots of Different English-Language Newspapers From Around the Globe

CNN 

San Jose Mercury News

Wall Street Journal

If you need more information about the commentary, here is all of the official material I have on the subject. 

Once you have found an article and checked it with me, you can begin to brainstorm your commentary:

-Summary
-Terms to Define
-Apply terms to article.
-Draw and explain relevant diagrams
-Evaluate

Federal Reserve Assignment

Link to Assignment

Some reminders for everyone...

 -You will need to turn in a hardcopy of your commentary and your article. We will make cover sheets on Thursday.

-Label your diagrams fully. Also, label them Figure 1 or Diagram A so that they are easy to identify.

-Make your diagrams large and clear.

-On the hardcopy of the article, highlight the sections you discuss in the commentary. If your article is longer than 2 pages, you MUST highlight the section.

-Remember, it's perfectly fine to weave in quotes from the article (almost nobody did this).

-The complete URL must be included on the top of the article.

-Consult the Checklist for Students. For now, you can ignore 1, 10, 11, and 12.

-Consult the Requirements to make sure you've done everything correctly.

-You will need a final word count when you come in on Friday with your commentaries. Notice that labels on diagrams that are more than 5 words count in your word count!
 
-Double check that your article was written after September 2013.

-Read through the FAQ to see if any of your questions are addressed.



Once you have done the above, re-read the criterion by which you will be graded.

The commentary is due on Friday. Good luck.