Biology Article Review
Magazine – Print or Database
Topic – Biology/ EarthEnvironmental Science
Due 10/28/14
Bonus 10/26/14
1 – What details are important?
Obtain a magazine article from the QVHS Library Commons –
Print magazine and or Online Database magazine with the general
topic:
Biology or Earth / Environmental Science
• Remember – Length of article = (1page/hand length)
• Magazine Print or online database source
• Magazine Reading Level : YELLOW
or GREEN
QVHS Library Commons Print Magazines to consider:
E-Environment
Science News
Popular Science PA Game News Outdoor Life
Mother Earth News
National Geographic
REQUIRED DATABASE to consider
Gale Science in Context / Gale Global Issues Context
QVHS Library Commons
Online Database
http://qvhslibrary.wikispaces.com/+Online+Library+Databases
QVHS Library Commons
Print Magazines
QVHS Library Commons
Database Magazines
DIRECT QUOTATION
Find a quote in the article and or take text and
quote if from the author
• Identify a “quote” from someone within the
article who is not the author? Write the
quote and the name of the person(s)who
made the statement.
• Elaborately state the significance of this quote
in relation to the article – Why is it important
to BIOLOGY AND OR THE ENVIRONMENT
PARAPHRASE / SUMMARY
What information do you need from the article:
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
• Read the article and write at least 1 elaborate
paragraph identifying the:
– Specific Topic of the article and how it relates to Biology
– Main Idea –what specifically does the author want you to
know about the topic.
– Who (person, place or organization) is the article about?
– Why did the author write the article – About what, is the
author trying to inform, educate, explain, present
research.
– Quote and elaborate on 1 fact (something known)
presented by the author.
MY IDEAS
IN YOUR OWN WORDS : Write - At least 1
elaborate paragraph
• Identify Personal Connections – How might the
article relate to you? In Biology Class /
Personally
• Explain the relationship the main idea, authors
purpose and known facts have to what you read,
what you already knew or what you have learned
this year in Biology.
2a – CREATE a CREATE A CITATION in NoodleTools
GO TO NoodleTools – CREATE Project
“Biology Article Review 15-16”
• Create a Citation for Magazine, PRINT OR DATABASE
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Name of database – List (My Library Database)
URL – from bottom of source in database
Article Author
“Article Title”
Name of Magazine
Publication – Month Day Year
Submit
MLA Citation should look like this when complete
Richman, Vita. "Biology." The Gale Encyclopedia of Science. Ed. K. Lee Lerner
and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. 5th ed. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2014. Science
in Context. Web. 18 Oct. 2015.
2b – CREATE in NoodleTools
• Create a New Notecard set:
• Title/Main Idea = Biology / Environment
• Source - Link it to the current citation
Direct Quote
Paraphrase
My Ideas
Due Dates
• For Bonus Date 10/26_____________
Complete and post in NoodleTools by this date
Bonus = option to fix an error and gain a point back or have a
perfect score and earn an extra point. You must send an email
indicating that you want the bonus – holleinr@qvsd.org
• Date Due 10/28 (Beginning of Class)
NOTHING is PRINTED