For the Weekly Writing Assignments, you must submit a short Writing assignment on either a video or short article by the end of the week to your teacher to be marked. They must in in your own words and use as much rephrasing as possible. These assignments must be shared as Google documents which are titled as follows with your name:

ENGL140 Weekly Writing Assignment Week 3 – SMITH, Bill

The assignments for each week are listed below:

Week Writing Topic
2 Video - Week 2
  1. Watch the video and take notes.
  2. Write 100-200 words summarizing what was stated in the video.
3 Life Expectancy Calculator
  1. Complete the Life Expectancy Calculator from Living to 100 and read the results in the feedback section. (You can use your own or a false email at the end of the survey to get your results)
  2. Write 100-200 words explaining the results. Does your calculated life expectancy surprise you? Which factors do you think contribute most to your calculated age? Are there other factors that should have been added to the calculator?
4 Video - Week 4
  1. Watch the video and take notes. 
  2. Write 100-200 words summarizing what was stated in the video.
5 Article - Week 5
  1. Read the article MRI Scans: Waiting for Public Health Care vs. Paying for a Private MRI Clinic from bcliving.ca.
  2. Write 100-200 words explaining difficulties Canadians have getting special services like MRI scans. Is this the same or different in your country?
6 Video - Week 6
  1. Watch the video and take notes. 
  2. Write 100-200 words summarizing what was stated in the video.
7 Article - Week 7
  1. Read the article Low-literacy adults to increase 25% by 2031: report from CBC News.
  2. Write 100-200 words explaining what illiteracy is, what problems Canada is facing regarding it, and why it is important for Canada's future both economically and socially.
8 Video - Week 8
  1. Watch the video and take notes.
  2. Write 100-200 words summarizing what was stated in the video.
9 Article - Week 9
  1. Read the article Are there lessons for Canada in Japan's nuclear near- meltdown? from Maclean's Magazine.
  2. Write 100-200 words explaining what nuclear waste is, how it is stored, and why a community would want to have a nuclear waste dump.
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