Once again, this week we had two quizzes to do. In quiz 7A, I thought I did really well as spelling has always been a strong point of mine. However, I was really surprised when I got 7/10 on my first quiz as a couple of the questions I thought were right, were wrong. It was very interesting to learn the different spelling mistakes and then apply it. Quiz 7B was also a little bit tricky. This quiz was more technical and asked interesting questions about 'style' which I honestly did not know about. It was very interesting to learn.
Assessment one review
I have been reviewing my assessment one as I went so I was certain there were no errors. It was very helpful having a marking checklist as there were many common errors that were addressed, that were not mentioned in any other document. Fortunately I was lucky I found that I had no errors from this list. Although, I do believe I may have been a little repetitive in some aspects of the media release, as I was struggling to get the word count. I also was not sure if my writing was active and succinct, but after a lot of reviewing, I do believe it is. I am still a bit uncertain on whether a lot of my punctuation is correct such as where commas belong and so on, but I am staying positive that I have addressed any errors. I am hoping that it will make a big difference to my overall result as I have addressed the most common issues that previous students struggled with.
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| Source: Airforce listed families, 2015 |
Newletter review
The Crocodile Specialist Group newsletter (2014) in general provides information on the conservation, status, news and current events concerning crocodilians and on the activities of the CSG. This particular volume has stories that include: a biography of a successful group member who has contributed greatly, a book review that was written by the chairman of the group, a student research assistance update and various regional reports on crocodile related incidents from all over the world.
This newsletter is distributed to CSG members and to other interested individual and organisations. All newsletter recipients are asked to contribute news and other materials (Crocodile Specialist Group, 2014). Therefore, since the organisation's audience all have a strong interest in crocodiles, the newsletter in every story has talked about crocodiles and other related topics.
At the very end of the of the newsletter, there is a section that has a heading of 'science'. This headline has many different abstracts on various journal articles that explain the biology of crocodiles. Some abstracts discuss the different species of crocodiles and some discuss that the crocodile eggs that were found were supposed to be of an extinct species (Crocodile Specialist Group, 2014). As a science journalist, these journal articles the newsletter has supplied would be very good to use as a reference as there is a lot to base a story on.
What I find very effective in this newsletter, is that it has made readers feel as if they are apart of the group. Kate Ames (2014) explains that a good newsletter can build morale and make individuals feel part of the organisation. It is a highly personal document and has the ability to focus on the accomplishment of individuals. This newsletter has done this as it has included a biography of a member and then further encourages readers to put their input into the newsletters. Another aspect that makes a newsletter is filling the target public's need, which in this case it has (Ames, 2014).
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| A Crocodile Source: The Telegraph, 2015 |
References:
Airforce Listed Families 2015, 'checklist', digital image, viewed 31 August 2015, www.airforceenlistedfamilies,com
Ames, K 2014, Study guide lesson 7- newsletters and brochures, course notes, COMM11007: Media Writing, CQUniversity e-courses.
Crocodile Specialist Group 2014, Crocodile Specialist Group Newsletter, viewed 31 August 2015,
http://www.iucncsg.org/365_docs/attachments/protarea/News-7c3e7324.pdf
Telegraph 2014, 'Crocodile escape gives school children a day off', digital image, viewed 31 August 2015, www.telegraph.co.uk
When you add pictures it just makes the blog more interesting and breaks up the text :) Maybe reference to what was shown on the checklist would of been a great aspect to add. Relating back to what a good newsletter is was a great contributor to the blog.
ReplyDeleteGreat references Yas! I really like how you have written this post and included the information in a clear and concise manner. The photo's brighten up the blog and create an effective layout. Have a look at your in-text referencing. I am lead to believe that no comma is required. Overall, you have completed another great post and I am sure you will receive great marks for this assignment.
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ReplyDeleteI also found that quiz 7B was a little bit tricky. I saw you add pictures on your post. I think it’s good idea. It makes your post more attractive. In the end you added a nice reference list. Overall, you completed a great post.
If you don’t do amazingly well in this assignment I will be very surprised. Your layout is amazing, you don’t overdo it with the pictures, and you report everything in a clear and concise manner. Well done on your reference list.
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