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Article Analysis Assignment Schedule

Requirements:

• Place this handout at the front of the “Article Analysis” section of your folder.
• Articles are due the 1^stand 3^rdMonday of each month (unless noted or if that Monday falls on a holiday. If it is a holiday, the assignment is due the next day
back).

• You have 2 weeks to find an article to use, read often to find what you need.

• Articles must be current – up to 2 months old.

• Articles will not be accepted late and will be graded as incomplete zero.

• You may use magazines, newspapers, or the internet.

You must attach the article to your article analysis (any assignment not turned in with attached article will receive a 70%)

Article Number	Topics	Due Date	Grade
1	Your choice	Sept. 7
2	Your choice	Sept 20
3	Scientist, researchers and inventions	Oct. 4
4	Weather and atmosphere	Oct. 18
5	Technology	Nov. 4
6	Space, Stars, Planets, Research	Nov. 15
7	Chemistry, Chemicals, Medicine, Pesticides	Dec. 6
8	Computers, Internet, Software, Games,	Jan.3
9	Animals, Food, Research	Jan. 18
10	Paleontology, Fossils	Feb. 7
11	Archeology, any area	Feb. 22
12	Plants, Food, Medicine	March 7
13	Geology, Earth Sciences	March 21
14	Marine Science, Ocean Life	April 5
15	Health, Disease, Medical discoveries, Medical Research	April 19

Article Anlaysis Instructions

Article Analysis Assignment

Attach the original article or a photocopy/print out of the article. Article Analysis may be typed (12 inch font) or hand written (neatly).

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Name
Period
Date

Title of Article

Author

Source

Date of Article

Body: Answer these 5 questions using complete sentences:

Who?
What?
Where?
When?
Why?

New Vocabulary Words: You may use the online dictionary: http://www.dictionary.com/

Choose 2-3 words from the article that are new to you. Write the word, part of speech, syllabication, and then the definition of the word as it is used in the article. For example:

newspaper - (noun) - news * pa * per - A publication usually issued daily or weekly containing current news, editorials, feature articles, and usually advertising.

Opinion - 3-5 sentences on why you chose this article, did you agree or disagree with the content, etc...