HOW TO: Weekly Log Info Sheet

HOW TO: Weekly Log Info Sheet (Notice the landscape layout of the page.)

Week and Days 1. Title (italicized) Author Genre (op/ed This should be a one-sentence summary of the piece. It should be clearly (if known) or article) worded and accurately reflect the content of the piece. It should be Publication Date WRITTEN IN YOUR OWN WORDS. If the piece is an opinion or an Publication Topic editorial, your summary should reveal the author’s purpose or bent. (italicized) category

Your name should go here.

WEEK ONE : June 12-18 1. The Illiterate Surgeon Nicholas D. OP/ED The author tells the inspiring story of Mamitu Gashe, highlighting the plight of Kristof many African women suffering from a treatable condition called obstetric Jun 12, 2005 fistula, in order to point out how important it is for the U.S. government to New York Times Politics/ continue to provide aid to Africa. Health 2. Get to the Good Part: In Praise Terry Teachout OP/ED The author argues that a shorter attention span is not a problem but the hallmark of Shortened Attention Spans of a contemporary society that demands greater efficiency in everything from The Wall Street Pop Culture television to literature. May 13, 2011 Journal /Society

3. Why Fukushima is Good for Krista Mahr OP/ED Author Krista Mahr cheers about the one good thing to come out of Japan’s Whales (in Iceland) disasters: Japanese whalers, whose whale-processing facilities were damaged, Time Magazine Environment will not be hunting the endangered Icelandic fin whale until (perhaps) later in May 13, 2011 the season.

4. In Wichita Trial, Justice—or not Armin Rosen Article The author details the case of Lazare Kobagaya, a Rwanda man accused of —for the Rwandan Genocide participating in the Rwanda genocide, who also happens to be on trial in Kansas The Atlantic Politics/History/ for lying on his American immigration forms. May 11, 2011 Law 5…

Separate the weekly logs, but make sure they are all on one document when you submit.

WEEK TWO : June 19-25 1.