Foreign News Analysis Template
Choose a foreign country to research. Find three current event articles: political, economic, and social, about the country to read and summarize. Then compare the foreign country with the United States.
Research
Foreign country
Title of political article
URL
One-paragraph summary
Title of economic article
URL
One-paragraph summary
Title of social article
URL
One-paragraph summary
Reflection
Write a paragraph that answers the following questions:
• Does this country and the United States have similar issues happening?
• How might events in these two countries influence each other?
Steps
Find three international news stories. Choose one foreign country to focus on for all three stories. It may help to scan and search the news first before choosing your country. Scan news articles for political, economic, or social issues about your country. Select one article for each type of news:
Political (examples: stories about elections or people running for office)
Economic (examples: stories about people out of work or new businesses thriving)
Social (examples: stories about education or health issues)
Be sure to save each article and its source. You need to include the whole URL, or Internet site address link, in your work. You and your instructor may need to find the article later.
You may find this activity on how to Research helpful for this step.
You may also find these Search Tips helpful for starting your research. Look for sites for "world" or "international" news to begin. Some sites may have further links to specific regions or countries for articles, videos, and more.
Read your articles carefully. Write a one-paragraph summary of the ideas, events, or information in each article. Each summary should be four to six sentences in length.
As you read your article, compare the news for your chosen country with current news in the United States. You may refer to the same news sites above for information on the United States. Write a paragraph of four to six sentences to answer the following questions:
Do the countries have similar issues happening?
How might events in these two countries influence each other?
Use the Foreign News Analysis Template to record your responses.
