4th Marking Period Extra Credit
Total points= 10
Due Date: Friday, May 27, 2016
Find a 2015 article about research on new discoveries with a genetic disorder by
searching newspapers, science magazines such as Popular Science or Science news,
or online yahoo news, discovermagazine.com, etc. The article should be at least two
pages in length and you will type a ½ page summary with three paragraphs in which
the introduction will explain the purpose of the article, the body should tell the
main points of the article, and a conclusion, which gives your opinion of the topic
and the difficulty of understanding the article.
To receive 10 points, you must complete summaries on two different articles. Turn
in a copy of each article along with the summary stapled behind the rubric, worth 5
points each.
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North Penn High School
1st Marking Period Extra Credit
Name: ________________________
Teacher: Manning
Date : _________________________
Period: ___________________
Criteria
1
Title of article,
Introduction Author, where article
was found & purpose
Summary
Conclusion
2
Points
3
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explains the who,
what, where,
Main points not given few points given
when, and why
of the article
your opinion of the
article, statement of
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of the article
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Teacher Comments:
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