Assessment criteria:The Portfolio should:
1. show evidence of a wide variety of relevant articles from a range of newspapers and the broadcast media collected over a period of at least 4 weeks;
2. include brief comments/annotations as to why the article was included and where it came from.
The Commentary should:
3. focus on a single issue or story-line from the material in the portfolio;
4. demonstrate an understanding, supported by theory, of what constitutes human needs and/or social problems;5. demonstrate an understanding, supported by theory, of how human needs and/or social problems are understood and constructed by the public, the media and the political process;6. demonstrate the ability to present information in a clear, orderly and appropriate manner.