You will look over the reflection you did on your individual participation and consider what you think your participation/work mark should be for the midterm report. As part of this process, you will write a short rationale explaining how you came up with your mark and sometime during this week you will discuss your suggested mark and rationale with the teacher.
Next week, in your teams, you will also review your plan of action and your team's midterm goal(s).
Once you have completed this work, make sure to complete the second part which this week's class assignment, Hard News Versus Soft News (SEE BELOW).
Instructions on how to help you determine your midterm participation/work mark.
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Hard News Versus Soft News
Click here and click here to read what is hard news and soft news and how they are different.
- Find one news article that you consider is definitely hard news and explain why (include the characteristics of what a hard news article is). Provide a link for the article.
- Find one news article that you consider is definitely soft news and explain why (include the characteristics of what a soft news article is). Provide a link for the article.
- Find one news article where you think there is an "overlap" between whether it is hard or soft news. Then make a decision on how you would categorize the article based on the tone of the article and its purpose. Provide a link to the article.
Some sites that you can use to find your news articles:
CLICK HERE TO SEE A STUDENT EXAMPLE THAT YOU CAN USE AS A GUIDE FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT
4 pts each for a total of 20 pts
- All the work is complete and includes one soft news and one hard news and one article that "overlaps" between hard and soft news (a total or three examples)
- There is evidence of much thought and overall effort in the selection of the articles and the reasoning behind the chosen categories
- The student shows a clear understanding of hard vs. soft news
- There are less than three grammatical errors or sentence structure issues
- The work is completed on time
