Current Event Format / Grading Rubric
Two Earth Science/ Environmental Science Based Current Event Articles Per Quarter (Newspaper, Magazine, Internet, etc.)
To Be Included:
A copy of the article is to be stapled to the back of your article summary
Article Title
Article Author(s)
Article Source (if you use the internet you must include the URL as well as the date & time you accessed the article)
Date of Article
Earth Science Topic Addressed
8 Bullet Summary of the Article
(Articles can be submitted prior to the due dates; late articles will be accepted one day late for a 75% penalty and no articles will be accepted thereafter. The articles will be assessed as a Test Grade.)
Earth Science Reference Tables
www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/reftable/earthscience-rt/esrt2011-engr.pdf
Earth Science Web Pages
http://www.regentsearth.com/index.htm
www.sfesselearthscience.com
www.msbrown4.weebly.com
Earth Science Glossary
http://sherwoodrocks.net/earth_science_glossary.htm
http://geology.com/geology-dictionary.shtml
http://jersey.uoregon.edu/~mstrick/geology/geo_glossary_page.html
http://www.eram.k12.ny.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=16096
Two Earth Science/ Environmental Science Based Current Event Articles Per Quarter (Newspaper, Magazine, Internet, etc.)
To Be Included:
A copy of the article is to be stapled to the back of your article summary
Article Title
Article Author(s)
Article Source (if you use the internet you must include the URL as well as the date & time you accessed the article)
Date of Article
Earth Science Topic Addressed
8 Bullet Summary of the Article
(Articles can be submitted prior to the due dates; late articles will be accepted one day late for a 75% penalty and no articles will be accepted thereafter. The articles will be assessed as a Test Grade.)
Earth Science Reference Tables
www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/reftable/earthscience-rt/esrt2011-engr.pdf
Earth Science Web Pages
http://www.regentsearth.com/index.htm
www.sfesselearthscience.com
www.msbrown4.weebly.com
Earth Science Glossary
http://sherwoodrocks.net/earth_science_glossary.htm
http://geology.com/geology-dictionary.shtml
http://jersey.uoregon.edu/~mstrick/geology/geo_glossary_page.html
http://www.eram.k12.ny.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=16096