A World Issues Diary
CGW 4U1
The purpose of this assignment is:
 to keep you in tune with major world issues as the semester progresses,
 to be able to offer fact and opinion to classroom discussions, and
 to use as a resource of information for your independent studies and current events
discussions.
The format of the assignment is:
 Written write – up that is posted on the course blended learning site
o This will be completed bi – weekly and due by the end of the day Wednesday
(11:59 pm)
 Wed. Oct. 30
 Wed. Nov. 13
 Wed. Nov. 27
 Wed. Dec. 11
 Wed. Jan. 8
 You will also be responsible for commenting on at least ONE of your classmates
postings for each of these weeks (this must be a different classmates posting each
time)
o The comments must be done by the end of the day Monday (11:59 pm)
 Mon. Nov. 4
 Mon. Nov. 18
 Mon. Dec. 2
 Mon. Dec. 16
 Mon. Jan. 13
Each entry is: (please follow the format outlined on the page below)
 In point form or brief sentences,
 Explain the issue
 Type of issue
 Possible resolutions to the issue
 Your opinion on the issue (personal reflection)
 Dated and sourced (APA format)
The regions are:
 North America
 Central and South America
 Europe
 Africa
 Asia and Australia
WORLD ISSUES DIARY ENTRY
Student Name:
Article Title:
Date of Article:
Region(s) Impacted:
Source of Article (proper APA format):
Summary of Article:
Type of Issue:
Possible Resolutions to the Issue:
Personal Reflection:
WORLD ISSUES DIARY - RUBRIC
STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
Categories
Level 1
(50-59%)
Level 2
(60-69%)
Level 3
(70-79%)
Level 4
(80-100%)
Total
Knowledge
Ability to construct
key ideas using
critical analysis
(your entries)
- key ideas offer
limited support of
the topic
- key ideas offer
some support of the
topic
- key ideas offer
considerable
support and
understanding of
the topic
- key ideas offer a
high degree of
support and
understanding of
the topic
Ability to construct
key ideas using
critical analysis
(your comments on
other entries)
- key ideas offer
limited support of
the topic
- key ideas offer
some support of the
topic
- key ideas offer
considerable
support and
understanding of
the topic
- key ideas offer a
high degree of
support and
understanding of
the topic
- expresses ideas
using concepts with
limited
effectiveness
- expresses ideas
using concepts with
some effectiveness
- expresses ideas
using concepts with
considerable
effectiveness
- expresses ideas
using concepts with
a high degree of
effectiveness
- demonstrates
limited organization
of sentences and
paragraphs to
convey meaning
- demonstrates
some organization
of sentences and
paragraphs to
convey meaning
- demonstrates
considerable
organization of
sentences and
paragraphs to
convey meaning
- demonstrates a
high degree of
organization of
sentences and
paragraphs to
convey meaning
- demonstrates
limited organization
of sentences and
paragraphs to
convey meaning
- demonstrates
some organization
of sentences and
paragraphs to
convey meaning
- demonstrates
considerable
organization of
sentences and
paragraphs to
convey meaning
- demonstrates a
high degree of
organization of
sentences and
paragraphs to
convey meaning
- uses language
conventions with
limited accuracy
- uses language
conventions with
some accuracy
- uses language
conventions with
considerable
accuracy
- uses language
conventions
accurately all or
almost all the time
/100
Communication
Expresses ideas
using concepts
/100
Thinking
Organization of
ideas (your entries)
Organization of
ideas (your
comments on other
entries)
/100
Application
Language skills such
as grammar,
spelling, punctuation
and APA format
/100