Speak Well

News Article
Analysis
Session 5 Week 3

Instructed by: Aamir Zulfiqar

 Session Objectives
• The students will be able to:
– Comprehend the style how the newspaper articles are written

– Analyze the writing styles of different newspaper articles

– Build vocabulary by encountering new words

– Enhance knowledge of general topics

– Work collaboratively in groups

– Present their point of view in different situations

 Assessment Criteria
Satisfactory
Description
(1-3)
The student does not clearly summarize the
main points of the article (i.e., ideas, facts, etc.)
Summary and/or includes inaccurate
information.
The student does not clearly move beyond a
summary of the article to provide an
analysis. No new ideas are contributed
Analysis
beyond what is in the article itself, or the
analysis is overly confusing.
Overall, the student’s communication of
their analysis is confusing, unclear, and/or
Writing
suggests limited understanding of the issues
involved in this question.
Grammatical, punctuation, and spelling
errors significantly detract from reading the
Mechanics paper. Basic sentence structure often
includes poor structure (e.g., run-on
sentences).
Good
(4-7)
Most of the article is summarized, but the
student may not clearly cover every aspect (i.e.,
ideas, supporting points, and factual summary).
The student provides an analysis of the article
by answering most of the questions assigned.
The ideas presented are mostly novel, going
beyond what is in the article itself.
Overall, the student’s communication of their
analysis is somewhat clear and/or suggests
some understanding of the issues involved in
this question.
There may be a few grammatical, punctuation,
and/or spelling errors, but overall, they do not
detract too much from reading the paper.
Basic sentence structure is good (e.g., avoids
run-on sentences, sentence structure is solid).
Excellent
(8-10)
The summary clearly outlines ideas, supporting points,
and factual summary, and
implications in the student’s own words.
The student provides an insightful analysis
of the article, answering all or nearly all of
the questions assigned. The student
articulates novel ideas that clearly go
beyond what is in the article itself. The
analysis is clear and rational.
Overall, the student’s communication of
their analysis is clear and evidences a
general, overarching understanding of the
issues involved in this question.
Grammatical, punctuation, and spelling
errors are RARE and do not detract from
reading the paper. Basic sentence structure
is good (e.g., avoids run-on sentences,
sentence structure is solid).
 Styles of News Articles

Informative
Persuasive
Informative
style
WHO WHAT WHEN

Informs the
reader by
explaining and
giving details
WHERE HOW CONCLUSION
 Persuasive Style
Intends to convince readers to believe in an idea or opinion and to do
an action

Writer’s
Justification
opinion

Evidence Conclusion
 Read the article
The focus, hype and significance of vaccines have never been so much in the past as it is right now. The global vaccines
market is all set to reach about $58.4 billion by 2024 from $41.7 billion in 2019 at a compound annual growth rate of
seven per cent during the period.
The growth of vaccine market is primarily attributed to the increased prevalence of infectious diseases and the
prevailing pandemic, increasing company projects and initiatives to enhance vaccine research and development,
stronger government backing for vaccine development, and the ever-rising focus on and need for immunisation.
Nevertheless, the big capital investments needed for developing vaccines may hold back market growth. Since the
outset of coronavirus pandemic, global pharmaceutical firms have made big leaps towards development of drugs,
therapeutics and vaccines in particular.
Great investments have been made to bring a virtual halt to the sufferings of people. As we move into the third wave of
this pandemic, we need to dig deeper into this phenomenon and see where we can further strengthen the alliances and
expand the scope of partnerships to discover new treatment options.
Research and development in the domain of vaccines represent a bright episode in the rather gloomy serial of this
pandemic. To get the vaccination campaign moving at full speed, we need to work on multiple fronts. Despite the huge
efforts and collaborations aimed at finding and developing effective treatments for hospitalised patients, we still lack
effective options to counter Covid, and this is something which will remain the top priority in 2021.
Not only do we need to invest in the vaccine research, we also need to be on a par in oral drugs for effective
management of symptoms associated with Covid. Our coordination needs to be spot on with local health workers and
we must know the exact number of doses we need each week.
 Questions
• What are the main points discussed in this articles?

• Identify three unfamiliar words from this article.

• In which style has the author written this article?

• How do you analyze this article?

 Read the article (b)
National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Chairman and Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives
Asad Umar on Monday announced the opening of Covid-19 vaccine registration for citizens who are above the age of 40.
The NCOC head after chairing the morning session wrote on Twitter that the Forum has decided to initiate registration of citizens
above 40 years of age and walk-in vaccination facility for above 50 years of age. “NCOC meeting decided to open up registration of 40
plus age citizens starting Tuesday. Also, decision taken to allow walk in vaccination of all registered citizens of 50 plus age group,”
Asad Umar said, and urged the people of above-mentioned age group to register themselves and encourage rest of the population to
get their Covid vaccine. “If you are 40 years or older, please register and encourage others to register,” he tweeted.
The national tally on Monday of total active Covid-19 cases was recorded at 89,219 as 4,825 more people tested positive for the deadly
virus and 4,234 people recovered from the disease. Seventy patients died on Monday, 65 of whom were under treatment in hospitals
and five out of the hospitals in their respective quarantines or homes, according to the latest update issued by the NCOC. Most of the
deaths occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, followed by the Punjab. Out of total 70 deaths, 24 died under treatment on ventilators.
The maximum ventilators are occupied in four major areas including Multan 62 percent, Mardan 65 percent, Gujranwala 81 percent
and Lahore 70 percent. The maximum oxygen beds are also occupied in four major areas of Swabi 75 percent, Gujranwala 85 percent,
Peshawar 79 percent and Swat 68 percent. Around 570 ventilators are occupied elsewhere in the country while no Covid affected
person is on ventilator in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Balochistan.
Some 50,161 tests were conducted across the country on Sunday, including 16,983 in Sindh, 19,445 in Punjab, 7,709 in Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa (KP), 3,725 in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), 1,036 in Balochistan, 333 in GB, and 975 in AJK. Around 694,046
people have recovered from the disease so far across Pakistan making it a significant count with over 90 percent recovery ratio of the
affected patients. Since the pandemic outbreak, a total of 800,452 cases were detected that also included the perished, recovered and
under treatment COVID-19 patients so far, including AJK 16,591, Balochistan 21,743, GB 5,258, ICT 73,450, KP 114,077, Punjab
290,788 and Sindh 278,545.
 Group Activity
Time Allowed: 20 Minutes

Follow the instructions

Make groups of four

Read the article in 10 minutes

Discuss with the group members

Answer the questions given in the worksheet

Ready to present your work

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