ARTICLE REVIEW ASSIGNMENT |
| Please note: for Brad's class the word limit was upped to 150 words and the grammar penalty was upped to 5 errors. |
| FORMAT: Use the headings in capital letters below in your entry. |
| Your Name Title of Article Author Date Published SUMMARY: summarize the author’s main ideas in your own words (50-150 words). Global Relavance: why should each person in the world care? (50-150 words) |
| RULES |
| The article must be on a topic we cover in class (e.g., not just health-related). Your article must be from an article published since the previous article review due date (within last 3 weeks for article review 1) in the science or environment sections of the New York Times. Your summary and global relevance sections must be 50-150 words (if you type it in Microsoft Word then it will do a word count for you). |
| SAMPLE |
Your Name: Brad Fiero |
| SCORING RUBRIC |
| Title, Author, Date: complete and accurate (1 pt) Summary: author’s main ideas summarized (50-150 words) (1 pt) Global Relevance: explained importance of information globally (50-150 words) (1 pt) Penalties: Article not directly related to course content (-3) Article not within allowed time period (-1) Five or more grammatical errors (-1) Late (-1/class period late) Total: 3 points x 5 article reviews = total of 15 points during the semester |