Article Summary Assignment

1. Watch a news video or informative video lasting at

least 2:30 minutes and write a one-two paragraph
summary about it.
2. Read a news article and write a one-two paragraph
summary about it.
3. Possible sources: BBC, AlJazeera, CNN, Washington
Post, The Economist, YouTube, TED.com, podcasts.
The video and reading do not have to be related.
4. Type your summaries and include the links to both
the video and article.
5. PRINT your work (please do not email it to me) and
bring it in on Friday, November 25th.
6.To receive full points for this assignment, you
must hand in a hard (printed) copy of the
completed assignment by Friday, November
25th.
7. Assignments that are handed in one day late can
only receive half of the points.
8. I will give feedback for assignments that are handed
in more than one day late but will not give any
points.