A current event in the area of science will be due two times per month. The due dates for these papers will be the 1st and 15th of each month. (If either of these days falls on a weekend or LEAP, your paper will be due the following Monday or Thursday, respectively.) Articles for review may come from newspapers, magazines, journals, and the like.
Directions:
Complete/answer each section. Each section must be completed. Once you have answered each question, use these to write 3 to 4 paragraphs about your article. Use 1.5 or double line spacing and attach the article to this essay. If you do not wish to remove the article from a magazine or journal, I will photocopy the article for you to include. Referring to the text and using specific details will help ensure that you meet all requirements for this assignment.
1. Summarize what you have read by restating specific main ideas from the text.
2. What did the author have to know prior to and during the writing of the selection?
3. What is the general topic of the article, and how useful is the reading selection for learning about the topic?
4. What additional information do you want to know about the topic?
5. What is your opinion about the article/topic? Would you recommend this article to someone else to read? Why or why not?
since 9/18/09
Why is this here? We don't even need the "green sheet" anyway!
ReplyDeleteyou don't need the green sheet, but you do need to incorporate these points
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