ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS (NBWU 1042)

SESSION II, ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021

INSTRUCTOR: YOUR LECTURER’S NAME

PROJECT (30%)
REFLECTIVE WRITING

INSTRUCTIONS:
Choose ONE of the videos link below to be used for your Reflective Writing assignment.

(i) How craving for attention makes you less creative | Joseph Gordon-Levitt 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VTsIju1dLI&t=538s
(ii) The next outbreak? We are not ready | Bill Gates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Af6b_wyiwI

1. Watch the video entirely with your partner and try to understand the message shared.
You can watch it multiple times. You can also open the subtitles to follow the speech
made by the speaker. 

1. You will need to submit your work in Google Form (the link will be given later)

1. There will be three (3) parts to the assignment

i. Information about the video

ii. The main ideas/points/issues shared by the speaker
iii. Your reflection of the ideas/points/issues raised by the speaker

1. You will refer to the video to understand the ideas/points/issues by the speaker, but
you will need to use your own words and sentences to explain what you think. 

All your work MUST be based on your discussion with your partner, and any direct lifting
of the sentences in the video to your assignment will be penalised.

Submission Date: ____22/3/2021___ .

MATRIC
NAME H/P NUMBER
NUMBER
1
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2
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 REFLECTIVE WRITING
MARK DISTRIBUTION

Part 1 – Information about video – 5% 

● Title of video /Name of speaker/narrator
● Date and venue of the speech
● New words that you learned from the video and its meaning (3 words)

Part 2 – Main ideas/points/issues of the video – 10%

● What are the main ideas/points/issues of the video?
● What are the examples shared in the video?

Part 3 – Reflection on the video – 15%

● What do you feel when watching the video?
● What do you think of the ideas/points/issues raised by the speaker?
● Do you agree or disagree with the ideas/points/issues? Why?
● How are the ideas/points/issues raised by the speaker related to you?
● How can you use this ideas/points/issues raised by the speaker in your daily life?