Instructions for Final Writing Assignment for Cycle 4

Assignment: Written Response to Tsunami Article

1. Using either the Cornell Notes sheet or the handout for this assignment, list the most important points in the article.

2. Write an essay of approximately a page and a half on lined 8.5x11 paper, responding to the questions below. USE YOUR NOTES to create your first paragraph.
In your first paragraph, paraphrase: What have you learned about the earthquake/tsunami disaster in Japan by reading the article?
In your second and third paragraphs, explain your ideas about what the American people, the American government, and we, as individuals should do if this kind of thing ever happened here in New York. What would you suggest the government do, and what would you do for yourself and your family?
DO NOT respond to this assignment in question and answer format. This assignment must be done in essay format. In order to get credit for this assignment you must also turn in your notes.