Name:__________________
SBI3C Bio In the News
Your job is to find 4 articles that focus on real-life applications of the theories and ideas
studied in the course and to write a summary on each article.
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You must include one article from each of the following strands: Cellular Biology,
Microbiology, Genetics, Anatomy of Mammals.
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The articles must be from print sources: newspapers, magazines, or journals.
You may NOT use websites; although electronic print sources can be used. For
instance, you may use the online version of the Toronto Star which is exactly the
same as the printed version.
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Each article is to be approved by the teacher and then printed or photocopied to
bring to class.
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The most important step is to analyze and provide an opinion on each article and
fill in the Article Review Sheet.
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You will also present each article to the class. In the presentation you will
provide a brief summary of the article and how it relates to what we are
studying.
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Your article and article review sheet is due on the day of your presentation for
each unit.
PRESENTATION DATES
Cellular biology article: _______________________________
Anatomy of mammals article: _________________________________
Genetics article: __________________________________
Microbiology article: _________________________________
Name:__________________
Article Review Sheet
for ___________________ Unit
TITLE
/ 0.5
AUTHOR (or organization if no author is given)
/ 0.5
SOURCE (name of Journal, Newspaper, book)
/ 0.5
DATE
/ 0.5
FOCUS OF ARTICLE (one or two sentences)
/1
IMPORTANT INFORMATION OF ARTICLE
(in point form)
/5
MY REACTION TO THE ARTICLE
/3
HOW ARTICLE LINKS TO UNIT
/2
APA CITATION
/1