Independent-Reading-Journal Week2 PDF

Reading Journal By Miss Rungsima Sittisak 6031006184 / Section5This 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: Vietnam Vet Cuts Off His Own Arm After His Hand Got Caughtin Meat Mixer While Making Sausages Author: Robyn Merrett Source: https://people.com/human-interest/vietnam-vet-cuts-off-arm-stuck-in-meat-mixer/ Summary A North Dakota man fearlessly saved his own life by cutting off his arm with a butcher knife after it got stuck in a meat mixer.On Aug. 17, Myron Schlafman, 69, was making sausages and was taking a chunk of meat out of the mixer in the garage of his home when he accidentally stepped on the lever that activates the machine.His bone was severed but his muscle and tissue meant he was trapped in the mixer. Bleeding heavily, he reached for a nearby knife and started cutting. Shortly after Schlafman’s accident, officers arrived at his residence and quickly applied a tourniquet — a device that stops the flow of blood — before he was rushed to the hospital. My reaction/reflection: I kept swearing bad words with a hair-rising feeling in everysentence, because it is way too scary for me and if I were him, I wouldnot dare enough to sever my arm like he did. I was really shocked afterreading it and seeing his pics. Hope he will get well really soon.New words learned: (At least five new words that you have learned) New Words Definitions1. Chunk A thick, solid piece of something. *(N.) Ex. Huge chunks of masonry littered the Page 2 of 5

2. Lever street. *(N.) A rigid bar resting on a pivot, used to help move a heavy or firmly firmly fixed load with3. Sever one end when pressure is applied to the other. *(V.) Ex. In book II Heron discusses lifting heavy objects with a lever, a pulley, a wedge, or a4. Activate screw. *(V.) Divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly.5. Tourniquet Ex. The head was severed from the body. *(N.) To make something active or operative. Ex. Fumes from cooking are enough to activate the alarm. A device for stopping the flow of blood through a vein or artery, typically by compressing a limb with a cord or tight bandage. Ex. The surgeon may encircle vessels with umbilical tapes and tourniquets to control blood flow later in the procedure. Page 3 of 5

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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 by theParaphrasing Is characterized by Is characterized Is characterized by substantial copying of paraphrasing of the by paraphrasing the substantial indiscriminately main idea and of the main idea copying of key selected phrases or significant details and significant phrases and minimal sentences. details paraphrasingSpelling & There are few or no There are some There are serious Serious errors inGrammar errors in usage, errors in usage, errors in usage, mechanics, usage, grammar, grammar, grammar, grammar, or spelling punctuation, punctuation, punctuation, sentence that make the summary sentence fragments, sentence fragments, or difficult to understand. or spelling. fragments, or 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%) ≥ 70% correct = 2 marks 1 ≤ 70% = 1 mark All correct = 3 marks Page 5 of 5