Listen to “Muzamil’s Day”: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/podcast/dispatch/muzamils-day
This podcast lasts 22 minutes and and was produced by Frontline, arguably the finest source for investigative journalism in America.
Step 1: Summarize the podcast in your own words in no more than three paragraphs. (Suspicious summaries will be run through plagiarism detection software.) I WANT TO HEAR YOUR VOICE! You MUST use Microsoft Word software to compose your responses. Assignments submitted in other formats will not be graded.Step 2: State the most surprising aspect of the podcast in one or two sentences.Step 3: In no more than three paragraphs, discuss what Dr. Belsky (your text author) would have to say about Muzamil’s physical, cognitive, emotional and social development.
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Step 4: Comment on another student’s Step 3 response. Did they present a different view? Did you learn anything from reading their response?
Step 5: In three or four sentences, identify the best peer summary of “Muzamil’s Day” and explain why this student’s work stands out above the rest of the class. Please note, this must be a different student than the one mentioned in your Step 4 response. Do this by hitting the “Reply” button.
Scoring: Each step must be completed for full credit. Run your work through a spelling and grammar checker before posting it to Moodle. Posts with more than two spelling/technical errors will not be accepted.
Submit all four answers in one post. Be sure to number your answers so they correspond with the numbering system used for the questions, 1-5. Please separate answers with at least one space. This assignment must be posted properly; email attachments will not be graded.
