Independent Reading journal 1

Reading Journal By Kantithat Anantawut 6031006017This 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

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The leaders of North and South Korea are meeting in the North Korean capital fortalks centred on the stalled denuclearisation negotiations. North Korea has embarked on an unprecedented series of meetings this year withboth the South and the US. But talks with Washington have reached deadlock, with bothsides so far agreeing only to very general goals. South Korea's president hopes to be amediator between the two, as well as boosting the inter-Korean relationship. PresidentMoon Jae-in and his wife Kim Jung-sook arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday morning forthe three-day visit. They were warmly welcomed from the plane by Mr. Kim and his wife,Ri Sol-ju. Tens of thousands of North Koreans waved flowers and shouted unificationslogans as the leaders rode in an open car through parts of Pyongyang. It's the first trip tothe North Korean capital by a leader from the South in a decade. It is Mr. Moon's thirdmeeting with the North's Kim Jong-un since their historic summit at the border in April thisyear. Week ___ Title: The leaders of North and South Korea are meeting in the North Korean Author: BBC Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45544474 Summary The South Korea president went to North Korea with his wife to boost the relationship between North Korea and South Korea. They got a pleasant welcome by ten thousands of North Korean and Kim Jong Un, and this meeting was not only to boost their relationship . South Korea tried to be mediator between United State and North Korea. This meeting is the third time that North Korea and South Korea done together. My reaction/reflection: This article is easy to understand because it does not contain a lot of difficult words. I think this is an interesting article because it is the good thing among the powerful countries. I like the global political a lot. Page 3 of 6

New words learned: (At least five new words that you have learned) New Words Definitions1. slogan a short easily remembered phrase, especially one used to advertise an idea or a product We have to promote our an advertising slogan.2. unprecedented never having happened or existed in the past3. unification4. deadlock This Olympic Game in Thailand is an unprecedented event5. mediator the act or process of bringing together or combining things or people This meeting of the powerful countries in the world is a revolution unification. a situation in which agreement in an argument cannot be reached because neither side will change its demands or accept any of the demands of the other side Now, a situation between China and United State is deadlock. a person who tries to end a disagreement by helping the two sides to talk about and agree on a solution The UNICEF try to be the mediator between Thailand and Burma about Rohinga problems. Page 4 of 6

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 5 of 6

All correct = 3 marks ≥ 70% correct = 2 marks 1 ≤ 70% = 1 mark Page 6 of 6