Weekly Science Current Event Summary

INFORMATIONAL HANDOUT (KEEP!)

NAME:(Give your first and last name)

Newspaper Article Summary DATE: (The Date you completed the assignment)_

(5 Points) Title of Article: (Copy/Paste article title here)

(5 Points) Author: (who wrote the article? Be careful not to use articles with no author given unless approval has been given.)

(5 Points) Link: (Copy/Paste the website’s address here)

(5 Points) Publication: (What is the name of the organization that publishes the article? If online, it’s usually the _____.com)

(5 Points) Date of article: (Date the article was written)

(5 Points) Subject of Article: (What is the article about? This should be very short- 1-2 sentences. Example: The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico)

(10 Points) Thesis: (What is the author trying to say or tell you about in this article? Example: This article is about what BP is currently trying to do in order to stop the oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico)

(30 Points) Evidence: (Give some of the details from the article that support the author. This should be about 7-10 sentences. If you can’t find ten, it is a poorly written article. If it has more than 10, just stop at 10! )

Example:

1)BP has tried capping the well, but it doesn’t seem to be holding.

2)The next step is to try pumping mud into the pipeline to stop the oil.

(20 Points) Significance: (Why is this article important and who is it important to?)

(10 Points) Reflection/Review: (What is your opinion on the subject presented in the article? Are there any points that you agree or disagree with? Do you feel that the subject was presented fairly by the author without bias?)

Weekly Science Current Event Summary

NAME

Newspaper Article Summary DATE:

Title of Article:

Author:

Link:

Publication:

Date of article:

Subject of Article:

Thesis:

Evidence (10 bulleted supporting details):

MORE Evidence (if necessary):

SignificanceParagraph

  • Why is the topic important? Explain.
  • Who is it important to? Explain.
  • What impact will these findings have on the future?Explain.

Reflection/ReviewParagraph

  • What is your opinion on the subject of the article? Explain.
  • Are there any points that you agree or disagree with? Explain.
  • Do you feel that the subject was presented fairly by the author without bias? Explain.