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Ms. McCoy Science Current Events
Homework Writing Assignment
Keep in your folder – one due per month by the 15th
NOTE: If you do not have a printer, handwrite your summary, fill out overview paper, and find a current article in the newspaper or a science magazine. Many teachers get newspapers delivered to their class. Cut out a science related article.
Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to encourage students to connect what we are learning about in science class to the bigger picture. To make science more meaningful and relevant.
Task: In this current events assignment, you will find, read and write a 2 paragraph summary of a science news article.
Procedure:
1. You will need to choose a CURRENT science news article from a magazine, newspaper or Internet. Current=The source needs to be from the current month and year that it is due, or 1 month prior to the due date. For example, your first Current Events assignment is due September 15, 2014, you may use a source from August 2014, September 2014.
2. You may NOT use Wikipedia, encyclopedias, or textbooks. You cannot watch TV and write about it.
3. Paragraphs should be doubled spaced and neatly written in blue or black INK or typed in size 12 font. Any summary done in pencil will need to be redone and will be considered late. Make sure the article is long enough for you to gather enough information to write at least two paragraphs about it.
4. Read the entire article then summarize what the article is about in YOUR OWN WORDS.
5. A good summary should include WHO did WHAT, WHERE it occurred, WHEN it happened, and WHY it is important. You need to cite your resource, see example.
6. Be careful not to plagiarize. This means do not just change a few words and copy the rest of the article. You need to rephrase the information in your OWN words. I want to know what you learned from reading the article. If you are using someone else’s words, you must put them in quotes.
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Homework Writing Assignment
Keep in your folder – one due per month by the 15th
NOTE: If you do not have a printer, handwrite your summary, fill out overview paper, and find a current article in the newspaper or a science magazine. Many teachers get newspapers delivered to their class. Cut out a science related article.
Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to encourage students to connect what we are learning about in science class to the bigger picture. To make science more meaningful and relevant.
Task: In this current events assignment, you will find, read and write a 2 paragraph summary of a science news article.
Procedure:
1. You will need to choose a CURRENT science news article from a magazine, newspaper or Internet. Current=The source needs to be from the current month and year that it is due, or 1 month prior to the due date. For example, your first Current Events assignment is due September 15, 2014, you may use a source from August 2014, September 2014.
2. You may NOT use Wikipedia, encyclopedias, or textbooks. You cannot watch TV and write about it.
3. Paragraphs should be doubled spaced and neatly written in blue or black INK or typed in size 12 font. Any summary done in pencil will need to be redone and will be considered late. Make sure the article is long enough for you to gather enough information to write at least two paragraphs about it.
4. Read the entire article then summarize what the article is about in YOUR OWN WORDS.
5. A good summary should include WHO did WHAT, WHERE it occurred, WHEN it happened, and WHY it is important. You need to cite your resource, see example.
6. Be careful not to plagiarize. This means do not just change a few words and copy the rest of the article. You need to rephrase the information in your OWN words. I want to know what you learned from reading the article. If you are using someone else’s words, you must put them in quotes.
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