Assignment : Personal Support Workers in the News
Information:
In class on WEEK 4, you are responsible for reporting on a news story pertinent to
your career path: Personal Support Work. Use the following steps to complete the
assignment:
Step 1: Find and read/watch/listen to a news item from no earlier than 2018.
Step 2: Compose a 1.5 to 2 page summary report detailing the following:
● Who is the article about? Who wrote it?
● Where/When was it written? Source.
● What is the article about? Most important points?
● Why was the article written? Your opinion.
● How does it relate to Personal Support Work?
Step 3: Create an APA cover page and a Reference page which will use APA formatting to cite your source. There will be a lesson on this.
Step 4: Sign up for a presentation time and article on the Google form.
Step 5: Present the information to the class in a 2-3 minute presentation that reiterates the points in Step 2.
You do not have to submit presentation materials.
Format:
Your report should include an APA-style cover page, 1-2 pages of summary writing,
and a Reference page listing your news article, and any other material you have used.
Please refer to the APA manual to ascertain how to complete your APA citations.
