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Science Current Events 
· 1 Science article analysis assignment are due each
semester. One Current Event equals a TEST GRADE!
· A schedule will be set up at the beginning of the
semester for daily presentations.
· Email or Edmodo CE write-up plus the link for the
URL of the article a minimum of 1 day prior to due date.
· Check the class website links for online
newspapers and magazines.
· Using Microsoft Word (Please convert to Word
97-2003)- use the following format:
Name ___________________________ Class
______ Date______
Title of Article
Author (Associated Press if not shown)
Source (Name of newspaper
or magazine)
Date of Article
Body: Answer these 5
questions using complete sentences:
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Who is this article about?
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What happened in this article?
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Where did the events in the article take place?
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When did the events in this article occur?
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Why/ How did the events happen?
Vocabulary: You may
use the online dictionary: http://www.dictionary.com/
Choose 3 words from the article that are new to you. Write the
word, part of speech, syllabication, and then the definition of the word
as it is used in the article. For example:
newspaper - (noun) - news * pa * per - A publication usually
issued daily or weekly containing current news, editorials, feature articles,
and usually advertising.
Opinion
At least
5 sentences on how you felt about the information/ events in this article.
You may want to include: why you chose this article, did you agree or disagree with the
content, did you learn anything new or interesting, how will this new
information be helpful to you or those around you (make a connection to your
life), etc…
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Science Topics |
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Scientists, Researchers, Inventions. New Technology |
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Weather, Atmosphere |
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Space, Stars, Planets, Research |
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Animals, Plants, Food, Research |
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Health, Disease, Medicine, Research |
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Chemistry, Chemicals, Medicine, Pesticides, Everyday use,
etc… |
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Paleontology, Fossils |
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Rocks, Minerals, Gems, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, etc…
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Marine Science, Ocean Life |
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Computers, Internet, Games, etc… |
For help writing your rough draft go here:
Current Events Practice
Sheets
To Find an Article:
Helpful Links
How it will be graded:
CE Rubric
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