Outline for Science Article Summary
Follow
this outline when you summarize your weekly science articles.
1. Science
articles (not the summary) must be of a minimum length not counting connecting
words like a, the, of, an, etc.
2. Articles
must come from some form of periodical or Internet source. You may not use sections from books or
encyclopedias.
3. Article
should be relatively recent (at least within the last year).
4. The
original article or a copy of the article must accompany the summary. (If from a magazine, do not turn in the
whole magazine).
5. The
following format MUST be used
for the summary:
a.) Title
of article
b.) Source
(title of magazine, newspaper, internet URL, etc)
c.) Date
published (this is usually at the bottom of WebPages)
d.) Summary
of article
I don’t set a minimum
length for the summary but it should of sufficient length to accurately and
adequately summarize the article. A
good rule of thumb is at least one sentence to summarize each paragraph in the
article.
e.) After
the summary, you should list three things from the article that could lead to
further research. List each as a
question you might answer through research.
Questions must be relevant to further research. Therefore:
Do
not ask about:
·
Definitions
to vocabulary used in the article. (Get
a dictionary)
·
What I think
of the article or the research in general.
My opinion is irrelevant.
·
“How much
money does the research cost/”
·
Generalities
like “What impact will this research will have on mankind?”
If you follow these
rules each article will receive a 100.
If the word count is short the score drops to 70. If you do not follow the summary format the
score drops by 10 points for every deviation.
If you do not turn in an article and/or do not summarize it, it will be
a 0. You will turn in 5 articles every
six weeks. Each article is due on
Friday. At the end of the six weeks,
all 5 article scores will be averaged into one grade and applied to your six
weeks average as a MAJOR grade.