Reading Journal By Maysaya Onsri 6031006180/ Section 5 This journal is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for English reading and writing 1 course of Liberal Arts in English Program, Mae Fah Luang University First semester 2018
Week 2 Title: Hilary Mantel turns to Lady Thatcher as inspiration for next book Author: Robert Dex Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-‐ entertainment/books/news/hilary-‐mantel-‐turns-‐to-‐lady-‐thatcher-‐as-‐ inspiration-‐for-‐next-‐book-‐9065472.html Summary Hilary Mantel dissecting the 16th-‐century court intrigues of King Henry VIII’s adviser Thomas Cromwell, is turning her attention to a more modern politician The novelist’s next book, to be published in September, will be a collection of short stories called The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher. Publishers were reluctant to discuss possible plotlines, but confirmed the former prime minister features as a character in the book which is made up of 10 stories with “contemporary settings”. Nicholas Pearson said: “Where her last two novels explore how modern England was forged, The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher shows us the country we have become.” Mantel topped the bestseller lists for Bring Up the Bodies and Wolf Hall, both of which won the Booker. But she has not been afraid to speak out about Britain today. Last year she attacked the Duchess of Cambridge as a “shop-‐window mannequin” with no personality. My reaction/reflection: In this news I think woman has a strong power to do anything. In terms of news writing, I think the news is a little bit hard to read and hard to understand. Page 2 of 5
New words learned: (At least five new words that you have learned) New Words Definitions 1. Dissect To cut up the body of a dead animal or *Verb* person in order to study it 2. Intrigue Ex: The book dissects historical data to show *Verb* how Napoleon ran his army. 3. Reluctant *Adjective* If something intrigues you, it interests you a lot because it seems strange or mysterious 4. Assassination 5. Mannequin Ex: Other people’s houses always intrigued her. Slow and unwilling Ex: She gave a reluctant smile. The act of murdering an important person Ex: There was tension-‐ Gligorov survived an assassination attempt-‐ but no fighting. A model of the human body, used for showing clothes in shopwindows Ex: Her skin was clear and pure, like the plastic on a mannequin. Page 3 of 5
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Articles Rubric for Independent Reading Journal (10%) 5 1234 1. 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 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, 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
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