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ARTICLE REVIEW ASSIGNMENT
Note: if you turn in your assignment more than 48 hours before due date (e.g., if due Wed, have to me on or before Mon), then I will provide feedback and you can fix problems and resubmit.
FORMAT: Use the headings in capital letters below in your entry.
Your Name
Title of Article
Author
Date Published
Link to Article
SUMMARY: summarize the author’s main ideas in your own words (50-150 words).
Global Relevance: why should each person in the world care? (50-200 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 must be 50-150 words and global relevance sections must be 50-200 words (if you type it in Microsoft Word then it will do a word count for you).
SAMPLE

Your Name: Brad Fiero
Title of Article: Court Rejects E.P.A. Limits on Emissions Rules
Author: Felicity Barringer
Date Published: August 19, 2008
Link to Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/washington/20air.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Court%20Rejects%20E.P.A.%20Limits%20on%20Emissions%20Rules&st=cse
Summary: The Clean Air Act mandates that states may require more stringent monitoring of and limits to industrial pollution. In 2006, the Bush Administration banned States from "requiring new monitoring" of pollution emissions from industrial sites. Environmental groups sued the government, contending that this ban limited the States' ability to collect and publicize the "best data." The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled against the Bush Administration today. [73 words]
Global Relevance: It's about everyone's health. It's about how your government works. It's about short-term and long-term costs. Attempts by governments to favor industry over human health are common throughout the world. Watchdog groups and uncorrupted judicial systems are critical to help protect the long-term interests of the people and their environment. This article points out the importance of having strong environmental laws in place. The Clean Air Act serves as a global model, yet is constantly under attack by groups who benefit by weakening our environmental laws. [86 words].
SCORING RUBRIC
Title, Author, Date, Link: complete and accurate (1 pt)
Summary: author’s main ideas summarized (50-150 words) (1 pt)
Global Relevance: explained importance of information globally (50-200 words) (2 pts)

Penalties:
Article not directly related to course content or not within allowed time period(-4)
Summary or Global Relevance not within allowed word limit (-1 each)
Five or more grammatical errors (-1)
Late (-1/day late)

Total: 4 points x 5 article reviews = total of 20 points during the semester