Directions. Search the Internet for a recently published news article that describes a recent happening that is related to one of the topics within the South Asia Virtual Lecture. The happening must be recent (within the last 30 days) and must not be ongoing (i.e., things like climate change are ongoing and thus don’t work for a current event analysis). The news article also must have been published within the last 30 days. Please find something that is a happening of true geographic significance (i.e., related to the subject matter of this class) that is inherently interesting. (i.e., Please do not do a Google search and just pull out the first item that comes up.)
Your Product. A paper that consists of, as per the title of the assignment, an analysis of the selected article. This does not mean just a simple report on an article. Yes, you need to write what the article is about, but you also need to examine it/think about it and put that reflection in writing. i.e., Please demonstrate that you are informed on what you are writing about.
Format & Grading Criteria. Typed, double-spaced. Minimum length is three full pages of your own text = three full pages of your own work, not including the references. A quality paper consists of the following:
The content is accurate, is well-informed, shows individual thought, and goes beyond the simple rote reproduction of the article.
The composition is respectable, is free of typos, syntax errors, etc.
Sources are correctly referenced per the below referencing guidelines.
Writing that is free of plagiarism.
Writing that is free of overt/obvious copy/pasting.
Writing that is of your own informed words.
How to Reference a Source.
If referencing the entire article, and the article has an author and date
Hilts, P. J. (1999, February 16). In forecasting their emotions, most people flunk out. New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com
In-text:
Paraphrase: (Hilts, 1999). Quotation: (Hilts, 1999, para. 7).
If referencing the entire article, with no author, but with date
Executive pay could add tension to talks: Base salaries rise as cuts sought. (2008, March 25). Detroit Free Press. Retrieved from http://www.freep.com/
In-text:
Paraphrase: (“Executive Pay ,” 2008). Quotation: (“Executive Pay,” 2008, para. 5).
If referencing from a search engine news site
Obituaries in the news. (2007, February 21). Associated Press. Retrieved from Yahoo News Online.
In-text:
Paraphrase: (“Obituaries,” 2008). Quotation: (“Obituaries,” 2008, para. 5).
This must be on one subject.
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