Hamdan Javeed 8B Due: June 17
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Select an article from the assigned news source online. (BBC, CNN, AL Jazzera,
Yahoo news)
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Analyze the article through one of the Humanities concepts. (See Humanities workbook for details)
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Read the article.
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Summarize the Main idea of the article in one paragraph
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In the following paragraph (s), explain what is meant by the concept (B) why the article selected is a good example of the concept (D,) (B)
(Define the concept, Describe the article, Connect details from the article to the concept definition)
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Paper should be MLA style, including citation of the article on top of page. Title, magazine, date. (D)
Criteria b. Concepts. 10 pts.
Student Connects the article to one of the six elements. (See criteria in handbook)
Criteria D, MLA Citation. Clear logical presentation of information.
PLUS
Plan. I will find an article that is a good example of the concept used. I need define what I mean by the concept in my own words without copying it from the book, explain how the article connects to the idea of the concept, and provide details from the article to support this. First I will look at criteria B to know what will make a good mark. I will be sure to have my notebook and computer. The handbook, and this handout are available on the wiki
Locate. On day one I will spend 5-10 minutes sorting through the news articles to find a good example. I will save this article on the computer. I will copy this
Use. I will spend the rest of the class scanning through the article and copying important things into my notes. During class two I will be ready to write on the computer. When I write in class two I will double check the MLA style in the handbook, including headers and proper citation. I will finish this during the third meeting of class in and have it ready to submit electronically before the assigned due date.
Self Reflect. Before submitting, I will double check the criteria, the concept (both in handbook) and the instructions to be sure I meet academic expectations. Upon handing it in a will fill in a reflection sheet where I will explain how I meet the requirements of criteria B , and D

B 0 The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below.
1 – 2 The application of the concept(s) is inappropriate.
The student may demonstrate some conceptual awareness and understanding by recognizing basic connections to the subject matter.
3 – 4 The Application of concepts is not always appropriate.
The student demonstrates conceptual awareness and understanding by describing basic connections to the article. The student Identifies the concept or copies a definition from an MYP source. The student identifies details from the article
5 – 6 Application of concepts is appropriate but superficial.
The student demonstrates conceptual awareness and understanding by describing connections to the article, The student gives a basic definition of the concept. The student attempts to explain details from the article
7 – 8 Application of concepts is appropriate and shows some depth.
The student demonstrates conceptual awareness and understanding by explaining connections to the article. The student defines the concept. The student uses details from the article
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10
Application of concepts is appropriate and shows significant depth.
The student demonstrates conceptual awareness and understanding by explaining in some degree of detail connections to the subject matter. The student fully defines and uses the concept.
The student fully develops the details in the article
D 0 The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below.
1 – 2 The student communicates information that is not always relevant.
The student attempts to structure the work, but the result may be unclear and / or inappropriate to the format required. MLA not used
Presentation and expression are unclear and imprecise.
There is little evidence of documentation. MLA not used
3 – 4 The student communicates information that is to some extent relevant.
The student attempts to structure and sequence the work but is not always successful. An attempt at
MLA presentation is made
Presentation and expression are occasionally unclear.
Sources of information are documented, though there are omissions or consistent errors in adhering to MLA.
5 - 6 The student communicates information that is mainly relevant.
The student uses a structure appropriate to the task and sequences the content logically, in relation to the expectations of an MYP 3 student. MLA presentation is used
Presentation and expression are reasonably clear.
Some attention is paid to the audience and purpose in terms of appropriate language, style.
Sources of information are documented, but with occasional errors in adhering to MLA
7 – 8 The student communicates information that is relevant.
The student organizes information into a developed and logical sequence, appropriate to the format required. MLA presentation is used consistently
Presentation and expression are clear, concise and effective, and the language, style and
Sources of information are documented according to MLA

Hamdan Javeed
Humanities 8B
Mr. Sweeney
June 17, 2010
Landau, Elizabeth. "Did WHO Overstate H1N1 Threat? – Paging Dr. Gupta - CNN.com Blogs."
Paging Dr. Gupta - - CNN.com Blogs. Web. 09 June 2010.
<http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/08/did-who-overstate-h1n1-threat/?hpt=C2>.
“Last week the British Medical Journal published an article accusing the World Health
Organization (WHO) of conflicts of interest with regard to H1N1. The authors accused the organization of exaggerating the severity of the virus, and of taking advice from experts with ties to vaccine- and antiviral-producing pharmaceutical companies.”
This article talks about the H1N1 flu that spread around the world. It really did cause a lot of trouble, and people thought that the flu was a very dangerous threat, when it really wasn’t as big as they thought. The article explains how WHO, the World Health Organization, overstated the whole H1N1 pandemic. What they were accusing WHO for was that they had lowered the bar for saying when an outbreak had become a worldwide pandemic. In reality the H1N1 disease was nowhere near the bird flu that everyone was comparing it to. H1N1 was really not a big deal.
If you look at the figures, there were 57 million cases in the U.S and of those people, 11,690 died. From that data they figured out that the mortality rate was 0.12%. Now when we compare that to the seasonal flu, there are on average 30 million cases and about 36,000 deaths, thus the mortality rate was 0.12% and higher than the H1N1 pandemic.
The concept I am relating the article to, is Global Awareness. It is because the international community was facing an issue that was caused by WHO overstating the effects of the H1N1 flu. The flu quickly spread throughout the world, and people all around the globe quickly found out about it. With the world getting even more crowded, there was no way to prevent it from spreading really quickly. On April 24, 660 children at St. Francis Preparatory

were infected with swine flu and within days 1,000 people were infected. That news then got out to New York’s Public Health Agency, and they began to tell everyone that they should take precautions. Those precautions then went from city to city, country to country and then continent to continent, until it finally reached here and our school put up the hand sanitizers and gave vaccines and made sure that we were safe.