ENG 1D Summative
OVERVIEW
Your summative is divided into three summative tasks: an editorial assignment, a media text assignment, and an oral presentation.
· Task #1 - EDITORIAL ASSIGNMENT: will take place over 3 classroom periods from June 1st to
June 3rd, 2015. .
DUE DATE: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 by 3:30pm.
· Task #2 – MEDIA TEXT ASSIGNMENT: will take place over 3 classroom periods from June 9th to June 11th, 2015.
DUE DATE: Thursday, June 11th, 2015 by 3:30pm.
· Task #3 – ORAL PRESENTATION: will be prepared over 2 classroom periods on Monday, June 15th and Tuesday, June 16th, 2015. Oral presentations will occur during the exam schedule. All students MUST attend the exam period.
This in-class summative is worth 30% of your final mark. Class time spent on the three tasks should be used wisely. Failure to meet deadlines and to meet with the classroom teacher during the exam schedule will result in a zero unless a medical note is obtained.
Task #1 - EDITORIAL ASSIGNMENT:
You have been asked to write an editorial for a major newspaper based on a topic of your choice. You may choose one of the topics/issues from the list below. Before you begin to write, you must research your topic at home. You will be required to have copies of 2 to 3 sources that you will use as reference when writing your editorial in class. **Please note that you will be expected to hand in your sources no later than Thursday, May 28th, 2015. You will use the guidelines given on “How Do You Write an Editorial?” to complete this task. Both your reading and writing skills are evaluated.
Task #2 – MEDIA TEXT ASSIGNMENT:
You have been asked to publish a media text to accompany your editorial. Make sure you are able to clearly explain why and how it connects to your editorial. Attention to purpose, audience, and the creation of an effective media form, using appropriate conventions and techniques are being evaluated in this task. You must be able to explain your choices. You will create one of the following on an 8 ½ x 11 sheet of blank paper:
a) An editorial cartoon
b) An infographic
c) An artistic piece
d) A collage
e) An advertisement
f) A caricature
g) A poster
h) Another media text with the approval of the teacher
Outlining and Drafting; Revising and Editing: How Do You Write an Editorial?
Andrew Rosenthal, the editorial page editor at The Times, explains in thisbrief videothat a good editorial consists of “a clear position that is strongly and persuasively argued.” He then goes on to recommend seven pointers for students.
1. Know your bottom line.“You have to know what you want to say. You have to have a clear opinion — what we call a bottom line.”
2. Be concise.“You need to get to the point of your editorial quickly. You have to state it clearly and you have to be concise.”
3. Give an opinion or solution.“There are basically two kinds of editorials. One expresses an opinion about a situation, like if you want to write about human rights abuses in some part of the world or the country that you’re concerned about. The other kind of editorial proposes a solution to a specific problem. For example, if you want to write about traffic congestion in northern New Jersey, where I live and there’s a lot of traffic, you should have an answer to how to fix the traffic problem.”
4. Do your research.“Everyone is entitled to their opinion, you’re not entitled to your own facts. Go online, make calls if you can, check your information, double-check it. There’s nothing that will undermine your argument faster than a fact you got wrong, that you did not have to get wrong.”
5. Write clearly.“Good writing is important. Make your writing clear and easy to understand. Write as if you’re sending a letter to a well-informed friend who cares about what you think. But don’t use any slang. OMG— no. Use examples whenever you can. It’s better to use an example than just to use a word or an adjective that describes something. If you want to say that the mayor’s pre-K policy is wrong, explain how — don’t say it’s just stupid. In fact, never use the word stupid.”
6. Every writer needs an editor.“After you’ve written your editorial, give it to someone you trust to read and listen to what they say. If they don’t understand it, that means it’s probably not clear.”
7. Be prepared for a reaction.“When you write something and you publish it, be prepared for a reaction. If you write a good editorial, people are going to respond to it. And if you criticize people, they definitely are going to respond. So if someone writes you a letter, write them back. Be prepared to defend your position. Don’t get defensive, just explain why you said what you had to say. And if they question your facts, be ready to show that you were right.”
Task #3 – ORAL PRESENTATION:
You will have one classroom period in order to prepare your oral presentation as well as one period to rehearse the presentation. You will be presenting during the exam schedule. You oral communication skills are evaluated in this task.
Your 1 ½ to 3 minute presentation must include the following components:
1. Clearly state the Audience and Purpose (To Inform, To Explain, To Persuade, To Entertain, To Tell a Story, or a combination of these) of your Media Text
2. Clearly show/explain how your Media Text is connected to the message of your Editorial.
3. Clearly outline the Conventions and Techniques used to create your Media Text:
a) Conventions: logos, titles, slogans, graphics (photos, diagrams, charts, maps, timelines, graphs, symbols), font sizes and styles, colours, shading, layout, headings, subheadings, quotes, cells, frames, text bubbles, legends, captions, labels, etc.
b) Techniques: humour, brand priority, celebrity endorsement, personal anxiety, emotional transfer, stereotyping, word choice, exaggeration, etc.