Place this handout on the back cover of your notebook.
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Articles must be science related.
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Articles are due the last Friday of each month unless told otherwise.
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Article must be current. (No older than 2 months)
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Articles must have an author, source, and date given. If the article does not have an author, source, and date given, do not use it.
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Articles will not be accepted late.
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Read often to find a suitable article. You have all month.
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Articles must be typed in 12 or 14 fonts, New Times Roman. If you do not have a a computer, you must make arrangements to come before or after school to get this done. You may not print your article during your science class.
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A copy of the article must be provided with your analysis.
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Do not copy an article or parts of an article and hand it in as your own. You may quote as long as you place quotation marks in the proper place. I want to know what you think about the article, not how well you copy it.
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The main body of the analysis must be written in paragraph form with at least 3 sentences per paragraph.
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Address "who the article is about, "what" was done, "when" the discovery, experiment or event occurred, "where" it took place, and "how" it has affected the world or you personally.
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3 vocabulary words and their definitions.
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Your opinion of the article and why. Write at least 3 sentences.
