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Assessment Task 1: Commentary up to 750 words with the succinct version as a letter to the editor XXXXXXXXXXwords. Description and assessment guidelines Students will develop 2 written responses to a...

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Assessment Task 1: Commentary up to 750 words with the succinct version as a letter to the editor XXXXXXXXXXwords.
Description and assessment guidelines 

Students will develop 2 written responses to a recent news article on drug use (might be from a magazine, journal, online news or newspaper).  In the first (750 words) they present their opinion, substantiate this by using the evidence presented in the course material and from their own supplementary research.  Evidence is important - even if you don't agree with it. 
The Conversation is a really good place to go to read the type of response we are looking for in this assessment task - they are generally 750 words and have evidence to support the view
You can write this in first person and it is different from most of the academic articles you will be writing for Uni assessments. 
Secondly, students will then summarise their commentary as a XXXXXXXXXXword letter for publication in a mainstream newspaper.  
You will be required to submit both pieces and only the full 750 word version will require proper academic referencing.  They can be submitted as one file. please include the original news item you are commenting on. 
Please refer to the examples of newspapers and topics below which will help you complete this assessment. You are not limited to these examples but it is a good place to start.  Other examples have been posted in the discussion forum at the end of weeks 1, 2 and 3.  
Some example topics can be found here 
The Age Letters
https:
www.theage.com.au/national/victoria
ules-and-tips-for-submitting-letters XXXXXXXXXXgi249r.html
How to submit a letter to The Guardian
https:
www.theguardian.com/info/2015/jan/28/contact-the-guardian-letters-desk
The Guardian Letters
   https:
www.theguardian.com/politics/politics+tone/letters
The Australian Letters
http:
www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/letters
Tips for writing letters to the editor:
 http:
ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/advocacy/direct-action/letters-to-edito
main
Examples here: and also here: on how to write a good commentary or opinion piece
This guide for journalists will also help students to consider the quality of the news story they are writing about
http:
www.aodmediawatch.com.au/guidelines-for-journalists
Also an Overdose reporting style guide that has been developed for North American journos
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Somashree answered on Aug 12 2021
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Commentary with succinct version as a letter to the edito
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Commentary
Drug use is extensive among adolescents and in the cu
ent years, the amount of drug use has increased. Use of Class-A drugs is found to be enormous among adolescents belonging to the age range of 16 years (Grierson, 2019). This is evident to be driven by an enhancement in ecstasy and powder cocaine. As per the latest statistics on drug use by adolescents, more than 8.8% of teenagers in Wales and England of age 15-19 have consumed Class-A drugs in the last year. This accounts for about 560,000 young people as highlighted by the 2018-2019 Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW). This is considered to be the highest recording after the survey of 2002-2003 (Grierson, 2019). The Home Office examiners stated that this record is statistically significant as compared to the survey that took place seven years before (2011-2012). During that time, a decrease in the consumption of such drugs was evident that has increased drastically over this period. Powder cocaine is evident to be most widely used and the rate varied from 4.2% in the 2011-2012 survey to 6.4% in 2018-2019.
On the other hand, the use of ecstasy also increased in adolescents and varied from 3.4% to 4.5% from 2011-2012 to 2018-2019 (Grierson, 2019). A conviction for possession of such drugs that include crack cocaine, heroin and crystal myth is highlighted to be punishable by about 7-years in prison. On the contrary, those convicted of the supply and production conviction can face life imprisonment. Additionally, it is evident that cocaine-based deaths have increased these years and more than 640 fatalities are recorded in Wales and England. This highlights a sudden increase of about 171% in the past 10 years, thereby, suggesting an immediate reform for drug laws (Grierson, 2019).
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