Very Important this part is due on Suday September 24th @ 5PM please: This part is to provide me an ouline of the project, both the news article and the infographic. Sources should be include a minimum of two peer-reviewed journal articles, and timely current events websites such the The Chronicle of Higher Education and InsideHigherED. You will develop an annotated list of sources on their selected topics and provide citations for 7 to 10 sources no more than 5 years old. The annotated bibliography must follow APA Style guidelines. Although the textbook must be included as a source in the project, this list should include outside sources that you find related to your topic, not the course textbook. Annotations must include:
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- A summary of the source.
- A thoughtful analysis of the source and statement of how it ties into the student’s selected topic.
- A selected quote.
- Complete APA in-text citations and reference list entry information, including a link to the website if an internet source.
Textbook:
Bastedo, M. N., Altbach, P., & Gumport, P. J. (Eds.). (2016). American higher education in the
twenty-first century: Social, political, and economic challenges. The Johns Hopkins University
Press. ISBN-13: 978-1421419909
ISBN-10: 1421419904
Bastedo, M. N., Altbach, P., & Gumport, P. J. (Eds.). (2016). American higher education in the
twenty-first century: Social, political, and economic challenges. The Johns Hopkins University
Press. ISBN-13: 978-1421419909
ISBN-10: 1421419904
Project Outlines: Due September 30th please
Students will compose a higher education news article, between 1000-1500 words, on their selected topics. Students must include all sources from the annotated list of sources they prepared for this project. The news article assignment must follow the News Article Guidelines. (See Canvas Assignment for News Article Guidelines), contain a minimum of 10 sources including the course textbook, include a minimum of two expert quotes from the sources, a minimum of five hyperlinks integrated throughout the news article, and include at least one photo to accompany the news article. Photos must be from a royalty-free source (i.e. Creative Commons or Unsplash). Outside references as well as course readings must be integrated throughout, and it must include a list of references.
General Guidelines for News Article
- Must have a title and below that, a subtitle sentence in italics that briefly describes the content of the article.
- Use Oxford comma
- Use short paragraphs with subheadings.
- It must have headings: Use title case for headings and subheadings.
- Cite all sources in line, with a link directly within the copy, including a list at the end for further reading (i.e. hyperlink in addition to reference list at end of article)
- Include block quotes of expert related to topic/paragraph (minimum two quotes from experts).
- Must be 1,000 to 1,500 words, single spaced.
- Use block paragraph formatting (do not indent). Put extra line spaces before and after headings, and between sections.
- Include a link to sources within the text and at the end of the article for further reading
- Include a minimum of one photo to include with the news article. Make sure you use royalty-free photos: https://unsplash.com/Links to an external site.
Note: You can select different News Article templates that are on Word. To select a Word template, open up a new Word document, and then select “Open New from Template,” and then search for newspaper or news article. You can add your article text and then delete the rest. Here are a few examples that I found:
News-Article-Template1.docx Download News-Article-Template1.docx
NewsArticleTemplate2.docx Download NewsArticleTemplate2.docx
NewsArticleTemplate3.docx Download NewsArticleTemplate3.docx
Use these examples for higher education news articles:
The Chronicle of Higher Education
https://www.chronicle.com/Links to an external site.
Inside Higher Ed
https://www.insidehighered.com/Links to an external site.
This assignment will be assessed with the News Article Rubric.
News Article Rubric
Criteria
*Content
Contains compelling and news-worthy topics supported by a variety of sources. Includes an expert quote and at least one photograph.
*Formatting and Writing Quality
Title:
Must have a title and below that, a subtitle sentence in italics that briefly describes the content of the article.
Headings: Use short paragraphs with subheadings.
Hyperlinks: Cite all sources in line, with a link directly within the copy, including a list at the end for further reading (i.e. hyperlink in addition to reference list at end of article).
Block Paragraphs: Use block paragraph formatting (do not indent). Put extra line spaces before and after headings, and between sections.
Include a link to sources within the text and at the end of the article for further reading.
Does not have grammatical, spelling, or syntax errors. Must be 1000-1500 words.
Must have a title and below that, a subtitle sentence in italics that briefly describes the content of the article.
Headings: Use short paragraphs with subheadings.
Hyperlinks: Cite all sources in line, with a link directly within the copy, including a list at the end for further reading (i.e. hyperlink in addition to reference list at end of article).
Block Paragraphs: Use block paragraph formatting (do not indent). Put extra line spaces before and after headings, and between sections.
Include a link to sources within the text and at the end of the article for further reading.
Does not have grammatical, spelling, or syntax errors. Must be 1000-1500 words.