Students will research current environmental issues and relate those issues to topics covered in the course. Students will provide a summary and response to each researched issue. Current articles can be found on the web at:
www.sciencedaily.com
. There is an “Environment” section on the left-hand side of the main page.
See attached scoring guidelines for details on minimum requirements for the paper.
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Paper Requirement |
Total Points Available |
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A title page with the title article, the student’s name and course title is included |
5 |
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Article is directly related to a topic already covered in the course |
15 |
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Proper grammar is used throughout the paper |
10 |
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Proper spelling and punctuation are used throughout the paper |
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An effective and comprehensive summary of the article is provided |
20 |
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A reaction/response/opinion about the article is provided |
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A proper reference/citation is included with the article review/response |
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The paper is between 1-2 pages in length |
Scoring Rubric for all Article Reviews
All article reviews must be submitted by the published due dates in the syllabus. One point will be deducted for each day the assignment is late.
