Independent-Reading-Journal-1_2018-Fixed 6031006170 (2)

Reading Journal By Pattrapron Pooljean 6031006170This journal is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirementsfor English reading and writing 1 course of Liberal Arts in English Program, Mae Fah Luang University First semester 2018

Week2 Title: BlackBerry's comeback continues Author: Paul R. La Monica Source:https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/28/technology/blackberry- earnings-john-chen/index.html Summary CEO John Chen, said BlackBerry is working hard to win more customers inthe automotive market.The company, under Chen, realized a few years ago thatit was a losing battle making devices that generated razor-thin profit margins ata time when Apple ( AAPL) and Samsung ( SSNLF) dominate the smartphonerace.That's why BlackBerry decided in 2016 to stop making its own phones andoutsource the production of devices with the BlackBerry name on them to othermanufacturers. Chen said he's hopeful that BlackBerry's new Spark security platform, whichis kind of like instant messaging on steroids, can make a bigger presence in thehealth care market. Spark integrates video chat, texts and other forms media.BlackBerry's board is happy with Chen's leadership as well. BlackBerryannounced in March that it was extending Chen's contract through November2023. That may also put to rest some of the rumors that Chen was only going tostick around long enough to sell BlackBerry to a larger rival. My reaction/reflection I had used Blackberry before using Iphone. I think Blackberry is onlysuitable for people who love chatting or communicating with others viasocial media but of using Blackberry in a different way is kind of hard. As forme If this mobile phone is going to come back in the market. I’m not going tosupport it surely. Page 2 of 6

New words learned: (At least five new words that you have learned) New Words Definitions1. presence the fact that someone or something is in a place. The presence of pollen in the atmosphere causes hay fever in some people.2. financial (the management of) a supply of money. The finance committee controls the school's budget3. rampant (of something bad) getting worse quickly and in4. transportation anuncontrolled way. He said that he had encountered rampant prejudice in his attempts to get a job. the movement of people or goods from one place to another. In the past, British convicts could be sentenced to transportation (to Australia).5. integrate to mix with and join society or a group of people, often changing to suit their way of life, habits, and customs. Children are often very good at integrating into a new culture. Page 3 of 6

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Rubric for Independent Reading Journal (10%)Articles 1234 51. Summary (4 %)2. Reflection (3%)3. Vocabulary Learned (3%) Scores Total scores _______ ÷ 5 = _____ marksCriteria for the above categories1. Rubric for Article SummaryCategory 5-4 3 2 1-0Summarizing Provides a very Provides a clear Provides a clear but Provides a somewhatthe content thorough and clear muddled, unclear and and concise and concise shallow summary of rambling summary of summary of the the article; may be the article. article context and summary of the excessively brief or content. article context may include some and content. extraneous information.Identifying Student recalls Student recalls Student is not able to Student cannot locateDetails several details for details for most locate most of the details with accuracy. each main point. main point. details of the main point. Is characterized by theParaphrasing Is characterized by Is characterized substantial copying of paraphrasing of the by paraphrasing Is characterized by indiscriminately main idea and of the main idea the substantial selected phrases or significant details and significant copying of key sentences. details phrases and minimal paraphrasingSpelling & There are few or no There are some There are serious Serious errors inGrammar errors in usage, errors in usage, mechanics, usage, grammar, errors in usage, grammar, grammar, or spelling punctuation, grammar, punctuation, that make the summary sentence fragments, sentence fragments, difficult to understand. or spelling. punctuation, or spelling. sentence fragments, or spelling.Total ________/20 ÷ 5 = 4 %2. Reflection on the Articles (3%)Students who have completely and clearly responded to the guided questions stated in the reading journalform will get 3 marks. Page 5 of 6

3. Vocabulary Learned (3%) ≥ 70% correct = 2 marks 1 ≥ 70% = 1 mark All correct = 3 marks Page 6 of 6