Homework Assignment #2

Your second homework assignment will be due on November 2nd.  It will be a short report that is modeled after the newspaper report (on Korean street names) that we discussed in class.  The report should:
1)  Present a recent event that is relevant to a particular community or group of people
2)  Give relevant information about this event (who / what / when / where / why)
3)  Explore a deeper issue related to this event
4)  Present various perspectives of this event and this issue (based on interviews with real stakeholders)

The entire report should be about 2 to 3 pages in length.  You may use the "streetwise" article as a guide.



The following papers will also help you with your functional outline and your writing plan: 

Functional Outline Guide for Reporting:

Skim the article once and answer the following basic questions listed on this worksheet. 

Read the article a second time: Examine each sentence in the article and explain what this sentence does.

For example: Does it answer a key question (who, what, when, where, how, why)? Does it elaborate on details? Does it describe an event? Does it offer a certain perspective or point of view? Does it describe a stakeholder (person involved in the story)? Does it include historical perspectives?

Article #1

Title:                  

Author:                         Date of Publication:

What information does the writer give us about this event? 

Where did this event take place? 

When did this event take place?

Why is this important event?  Who is affected by it? 

What were the sources of this information?  How did the writer find out more about this event?

What perspectives did the writer describe?

What larger social or historical issues are included in the story?

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Making a writing plan

1)   What event do you want to report on?

2)   What is the larger issue to which you want to draw attention?

3)   Please describe this issue in detail and explain why you want to write about it:

- First, why is this important?  Why should someone else read about it? 

- Who does this issue affect?  How do you know?  What evidence can you see?

- What would you like to find out about this issue? 

- Describe at least two different perspectives on this issue. 

4)   How do you plan to learn more about ways this event has affected different stakeholders?

5)   Who will you interview?  What kinds of questions will you ask?

6)   What other information do you need to find out?