H1008 H1008 Current Events Goals for this project: To understand the overall importance of being aware of current events. For this project you will choose a news story that happened in the past week and either read an article about it (print or online), or watch the entire coverage of it on television. You will then answer the following questions in a list format. (Label your answer with the corresponding question.) Make sure you answer each question adequately. 1. What news story did you read about or watch? Give a short summary. What was the source that you got this information from? The Haiyan Super Typhoon was the most power typhoon ever recorded. It hit the island country of the Philippines with horrible devastation. As many as …show more content…
Once your teacher has scored each trait he/she will convert rubric scores to the Academy grade scale. Please study the chart below so to understand how to improve your writing and your project scores. 6 Traits + 1 Rubric Trait 5 3 1 Ideas: The main message of the piece, the topic, with supporting details that enrich and develop that topic. 2 This paper is clear and focused. It holds the reader’s attention. Relevant anecdotes and details enrich the central theme. 1. The paper is on the topic assigned, or one of the options, and focused. 2. Relevant, quality details go beyond the obvious. 3. Writing from knowledge or experience; ideas are fresh and original. 4. Reader’s questions are anticipated and answered. The writer is beginning to define the topic, even though development is still basic or general. 1. The writer strays off topic 2. Support with details is attempted. 3. Writer has difficulty going from general observations about the topic to specifics. 4. The reader is left with questions. The paper has no clear sense of purpose or central theme. The reader must make inferences based on sketchy or missing details. 1. The writer has not written on the assigned topic or options given. 2. Information is unclear or the length is not adequate for development. 3. Simply a restatement of the instructions. 4. The writing may be dis- connected, repetitious, and include
2. Summarize at least four key points made by the authors. In the case of
Advancing in my critical thinking skills is as important as my writing skills. I have to take the appropriate steps in continuing to engage the readers throughout the writing process. Writing is crucial as a student and everyday life because it is a form of communication. I will utilize the necessary resources to assist me in applying the lessons being instructed for completion of each assignment in accordance with the University guidelines. Allowing myself to create an outline for the topic before the rough draft is setting
|Your first task is to write a special news article where you must report on three examples of current affairs that affect |
Directions: Find 3 news “events” or “situations,” each from a different region of the world (see map). Use the internet, newspapers, magazines, television, or other media sources to learn about the event or situation. You need to use at least 2 sources. Create an original headline about your topic. Record the following information for each event or situation you researched in the space below. This can be handwritten or typed, but must be printed out and turn in. Notice that #7 asks to connect the information to units/chapters we have covered. Event or Situation A must be from our current unit/chapter. Label the locations (A, B,
| Demonstrates adequate and clear sense of voice, audience and purpose through thesis, topic selection and/or approach. Lacks sophisticated approach.
The aim of this essay is to critically appraise one of the research articles and reflect on what is good
People have had many disasters happen to homes and people are getting affected by all of the commotion.Interior secretary Mar Rotas in a statement said he had ordered the national police to check on reports that some local officials had been “hoarding” relief goods and distributed the selectivity supporters. People have there own stuff and they don't want too let it go of there stuff so they will need help. Since the earthquake, the Philippine red cross, with the supports of international federation of red cross and red crescent societies or IFRC has provided at least 10,000 families with essential household items including blankets, water containers, personal hygiene items, mosquito nets and tarpaulins.(Documents C,A)
It will then assess the strengths and weaknesses of the viewpoints presented in this article. And lastly, author’s personal thoughts on strategy will be terminated alongside the conclusion of the entire essay.
When considering this question there is a broad spectrum of what could be discussed in this essay, however I have chosen to concentrate on this aspect…..
This essay intends to critique and analyse the research paper, in order to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the research undertaken. Certain questions are required to ensure that the evaluation is assessing the essential components of the research (Holloway& Wheeler, 2002). Therefore Holloway and
The purpose for this paper is to help my audience understand issues present in the article I have read and to provide my own
I have decided to write about internets and television on what happened after the hurricane. The disaster I would be talking about is hurricane katrina. On August 29,2005 hurricane katrina hit the gulf coast and killed nearly 1,577 people. The journalist reported what happened after the hurricane,later on it ended up on news and also and several websites. They are video and even pictures of what happened after and during the storm.
October 24th, 2012, the storm was upgraded to a Category 1 Hurricane and later a
Hurricane Ike was a very large, powerful tropical cyclone that formed in the Atlantic Ocean in September of 2008. Ike was especially remarkable due to its extremely large size, very large wind field, and damaging flood surge. Ike made landfall in several different areas, making its affects felt in more than one area. The main areas affected by Ike was parts of the Greater Antilles and North America, especially Texas. Ike’s track started off the coast of Africa, crossed the Atlantic into the Caribbean, and then entered the Gulf of Mexico making its final landfall in Texas. Ike then travelled North-Northeast across the Southern and Midwest regions of the United States and then crossed into Canada. According to NOAA,
work. These themes and many more will be explored throughout this paper in an attempt