In Health class. Every week we have to do a Current Event from the LATimes which is a summary of a current event that has been posted on LATimes. Your allowed to use the newspaper or internet.

Question

My problem is summarizing it without plagiarizing the article. Can anyone tell me how should I summarize or write it? Take this article for example:

(LATimes website -> Type in Search Box: Poll: Most OK birth control for schools -> Click the first article listed)

Poll: Most OK birth control for schools

Answer 1

I suggest you take notes on a news article by answering the 5 W's (and H)-- Who? What? When? Why? Where? How?

Then write up your notes.