Honors Biology Article Critique



Biology Due Oct. 29th

Current Events Article

Assignment

Purpose: To extend what you learn in class beyond the classroom and to see how scientific concepts, technology, discoveries are applied in everyday life.

Procedure: Choose a scientific article from a publication written within the last year that is a minimum of 1000 words in length (at least 2 pages of tight text).

Choose a topic that you would enjoy reading about. It must be a full length article and should come from a science magazine or a credible news source. The article must be about Biology: living things on Earth, Genetics, DNA, Evolution, Ecology, Climate change, Bioengineering, Biotechnology, Cells, Anatomy, Diseases etc... Do not select articles on illegal drugs.

Make a photocopy of the article, read it and highlight the main points. Staple this copy to your final paper.

Part 1 - worksheet

Part 2- paper

All students will share their article in class.

Some Accepted Online Sources:

Science Daily

Student Science

Popular Science

Scientific American

Biology News Net

Fox News – Science

CNN News – Space & Science

Texas A&M University Science

Time Magazine for Kids – Science

New York Times – Science

Name: ________________________________ period ________

PART 1

Current Events Article Worksheet – compete before writing your summary

If you would rather type your response – this document is available for download off the front page of Mrsmelino.

Title of Article:_________________________________________________

Author: ______________________________________________________

Source: ______________________________________________________

Why did you select this article?

What did you already know about this topic before reading the article?

New Vocabulary Words: Choose 5 words from the article that are new to you.

Write the word and the definition of the word as it is used in the article.

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What do you still have questions about? What else would you like to know about this topic?

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Research ^ questions and answer your own questions in the space below. Include the source of the answer

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PART 2

Your paper should be 2+ pages in length. TYPED. 12 point font, 1 inch margins, times new roman font, double spaced.

Include ALL of the following in your summary:

Heading: Title of the Article, Author, Source, Date of the Article

Summary of the Article: Here is where you summarize the information from the article. You should write in complete sentences, using correct grammar, punctuation and spelling. This section should have at least 5, and no more than 10, good sentences.

Your summary should answer the following questions: Who? What? Where? When? Why?

Opinion: In this final section, you will give your opinion of the article.

This section should contain at least 5 complete, well written sentences.

Prompts: Do you agree or disagree with the author? Did you learn something new? What did you already know about this topic? Was the article interesting? Did it make you think? Why did you choose the article? Would you tell others to read it? Is this topic relevant to people’s daily lives? What does this article mean for the future?

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