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Reading Journal By Rawisara Charoensuk 6031006182 / no. 5This 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 _5__ Title: _Nepal storm kills climbers on Himalayan peak Gurja Author: ___- ____________________________________________ Source: _https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45848535 Summary There was a storm on Gurja Mountain in the Nepalese Himalayas.It killed 8 of 9 climbers at their camp including 4 Koreans and 4Nepalese. The police haven’t found the ninth member because of thebad weather. Rescue teams will search again tomorrow if theweather gets better.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ My reaction/reflection: A: It’s easy to understand because It’s doesn’t have complicatedword. B: The natural disaster is something that we can’t control so wemust prepare the plan and check the weather before you dosomething.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 2 of 5

New words learned: (At least five new words that you have learned) New Words Definitions A journey undertaken by a group of people1. Expedition (n.) with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, research, or war.2. Scattered (adj.) A five-member South Korean expedition3. Condition (n.) team and four Nepali guides were at the base camp of Mount Gurja when the storm struck,4. Incident (n.) police said on Saturday. Occurring or found at intervals or various locations rather than all together. \"[A recovery team] could see the bodies of the climbers scattered near the camp.\" The prevailing state of the weather, ground, or sea at a particular time, especially as it affects a sporting event. The crew of a rescue helicopter confirmed seeing seven bodies in the ruins of the camp, but was unable to stay due to bad weather conditions. An instance of something happening; an event or occurrence. The incident happened due to a snowstorm.5. Recovery (n.) A return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength. \"The recovery mission is in progress,\" police spokesman Sailesh Thapa told the BBC. \" Page 3 of 5

Articles Rubric for Independent Reading Journal (10%) 5 12341. 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 and concise shallow summary of muddled, unclear and and concise summary of the the article; may be rambling summary of summary of the article context excessively brief or the article. article context and and content. may include some 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 byParaphrasing Is characterized by Is characterized Is characterized by the substantial paraphrasing of the by paraphrasing the substantial copying of main idea and of the main idea copying of key indiscriminately significant details and significant phrases and minimal selected phrases or details paraphrasing sentences.Spelling & There are few or There are some There are serious Serious errors inGrammar no errors in usage, errors in usage, errors in usage, mechanics, usage, grammar, grammar, grammar, grammar, or spelling punctuation, punctuation, punctuation, that make the sentence sentence sentence fragments, summary difficult to fragments, or fragments, or or spelling. understand. spelling. 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.3. Vocabulary Learned (3%) Page 4 of 5

All correct = 3 marks ≥ 70% correct = 2 marks 1 ≤ 70% = 1 mark Page 5 of 5