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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

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