9 Weeks Current Events
Journal Project
Environmental Studies
You will do this 4 times…
• 10 Journal Articles (Title, URL)
• 10 “summaries” – what did you learn?
– 5 to10 original sentences.
• Articles MUST be from the 9 week grading
period
• Articles MUST be about some
environmental topic
• Articles MUST come from reliable news or
scientific sources
• Summaries must be typed (Word
document), numbered, and submitted to
Turnitin.com.
– Plagiarism = Honor Code Violation, major
grade of a zero, other consequences (like no
exam exemptions, no field trips…).
A Few Reliable Sources
• www.enn.com
• http://www.sciencenews.org/view/interest/i
d/2337/topic/Environment
• http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/
archives/environment/
Sit ‘n’ Share
• 30 points of this MAJOR GRADE will
come from having a valid class discussion
of the articles you read.
• Come to class prepared to discuss one or
more of your articles (you may want to
bring in a hard copy).
• If absent on the day we share, you will
need to come in and present your oral
summary another time.
Grading Rubric
CURRENT EVENTS SUMMARIES GRADING RUBRIC
Article Title (please number your summaries) 1 point
Date (Article from Current 9 Weeks)
1 point
Environmentally Relevant
2 points
Adequate Summary
3 points
TOTAL PER SUMMARY
7 POINTS
Example
1. Title of Article
– URL or Source (eg Sept 2011 National Geographic
Magazine)
– Date written/ posted online
– Summary including…
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What happened?
Where did this occur?
Who was involved?
What did you find interesting about this article?
How does this apply to Environmental Studies?
Example
1. Water from Melting Greenland Ice Sheath May
Impact Northeast US Coast
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/39984
Date posted: 2012/08/23
According to the National Center for Atmospheric Research, melt water
from the Greenland ice sheet could alter the circulation in the ocean. This
melting is expected to occur in the next 90 years. The primary area that
this research focused on was the North Atlantic. If the circulation patterns
change significantly, the coastal areas on America’s northeastern
seaboard could be affected by rising seas up to 8 inches higher than the
average global warming prediction. This translates to an overall increase
in sea level for affected areas of 1 – 2 feet higher than in other coastal
areas.
DUE at the end of each 9 weeks
• You will receive a MAJOR GRADE (same
as a test or project grade) for this
assignment.
• Turnitin.com Info for 2014-2015 school
year:
– ID:
– Password
– DUE by the start of class
– Ten points off per day it is late