AP Biology & Environmental Science are required to to an independent reading assignment every other week – the so-named, (every other) Weekly Reader. You can find a copy of the original assignment under the Files for Courses tab. The Assignment is due on the FIRST GOLD DAY of the 1st and 3rd Week of each month – unless specifically cancelled by Mr. Janowiak. I will see if I can post a calendar of due dates by the time next semester starts. Every now and then, I may give you an article or paper to read and have you use that for this assignment. I will be specific about when I am doing that. So mark your calendars now…
The assignment requires that you find and read a science article that is related to what we are currently covering in class. I have included a long list of news sites that you can check out in the Science News and the Helpful Links section of this Blog. After reading, you are to write three paragraphs:
1. Summarize the article
2. Explain the importance of the article or the reason why we should care about the tiopic it covers. So what? Who cares? How does this fit into class?
3. Write your reaction or response to the article. What did you learn? Do you agree/disagree? (Explain this, of course!) Did anything surprise, upset, or connect with you in a more personal way? How did you feel after reading the article?
Make sure you site the source (title, author, source and publishing date) of the article and tell me the due date of the assignment as well as ther obvious student name and period.
Check and mark your calendars! These are due on the 1st and 3rd week of each month on the first day we meet for that week’s block.
I’ll post next semester due dates at a later time.
Remember that the assignments are due at the BEGINNING of class. I will no longer tolerate this “working on it during class while we are supposed to be doing something else” behavior, nor will I give the nod to “can I hand it in after study hall next period?” I will NO LONGER Accept LATE submissions.
Electronic submissions are encouraged. Electronic submissions should follow all of the same formatting rules as stated in the original instructions. Electronic submissions may be in .doc, .rtf, .txt, .odt, .pdf, or even Apple’s .pages format. If you do not know what the file formats mean, ask! I prefer .doc, so if you are using a Vista-equipped PC with the latest version of Microsoft Office, you should get in the habit of using the <Save As…> command from he Menu options; then save as the file to be compatible with older (faster and less bloated) versions of Word (like Word 2000). People that have older systems will bless you for your consideration!
In addition, name your file so I know to whom it belongs and can refer to a date. use the month, a dash, the due day, and your last name. Here is a sample file name: 01-12janowiak.doc This is a Microsoft Word document (pre-Vista) that was submitted by “Janowiak” for the assignment due on January 12.
If you hand in a hard copy, you must at least use dark ink. Typed submissions are nice. No pencil will be accepted. I will simply hand it back or not grade it. No fringies or jagged edges! If you submit a hard copy (typed or in ink), also include a hard copy of the article. If you submit electronically, include a PDF of the article or a working URL to the original article.
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