Independent-Reading-Journal-1_2018-Fixed (4)

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

Week 4 Title: 'Tampon tax' scrapped in Australia after 18-year controversy Author: - Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia Summary Australia will remove a controversial tax on female sanitaryproducts following years of campaigning by women's groups.Currently, tampons and sanitary pads are sold with a 10% goodsand services tax (GST) because they are categorised as non-essential items. Women have argued it is an unfair classification,nothing items such as condoms and sunscreen are exempt. Then,Federal and state governments agreed on Wednesday to removethe levy and The decision was brought on by the federalgovernment, which had previously faced opposition from stateand territory counterparts over estimated falls in tax revenue. My reaction/reflection: I totally agree with this campaign because I’m also a woman soI have to buy lots of female sanitary product such as sanitary padsin every months and the result is It costs a lot of my money.Removing a tax on those products is a very fair classification to allthe woman. Page 2 of 5

New words learned: (At least five new words that you have learned) New Words Definitions1. Categorize(verb) to put people or things into groups with the same features. I would categorize this as a very early example of Tudor art.2.controversy a lot of disagreement or argument about something, usually(noun) because it affects or is important to many people.3.classification There was a big controversy surrounding/over the use(noun) of drugs in athletics. the act or process of dividing things into groups according to their type. Do you understand the system of classification used in ornithology?4.protest a strong complaint expressing disagreement, disapproval,(noun) or opposition.5.revenue(noun) Protests have been registered by many people who would be affected by the proposed changes. the income that government or company receives regularly. Television companies have been massaging their viewing figures in order to attract more advertising revenue. Page 3 of 5

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 4 of 5

3. Vocabulary Learned (3%) ≥ 70% correct = 2 marks 1 ≥ 70% = 1 mark All correct = 3 marks Page 5 of 5