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 APES in the NEWS

The Assignment

For this project you will collect, read, and evaluate __online articles (originally published online or reprinted in a subscription database).__ A20 + articles(may include 5 magazine articles) B15-19 articles(may include 3 magazine articles) C 10-14 articles(may include 2 magazine articles) F Less than 9 articles
 * A. __THE COLLECTION__**: You must collect a given number of articles.Each selected article must be about or related to some aspect of environmental science – global warming, mining, land use, environmental issues, ecology, biodiversity, etc. Articles must be **__at least 500 words__**, and selected from **reliable news sources**. A blog entry is **NOT** a reliable news source. The collection of articles must span at least six weeks of time (__with articles____collected during each week of the project__).For each article, you must do the following:
 * You will be building a wiki page of articles on this page. This will be an individual wiki. To begin click on the Edit tab below.
 * A live link to the article must be entered before your summary. Use the link icon which is the chainlink to insert the link to your article
 * Each entry must have the **title, author, date and source** of the article. Highlight this text to link to the article.
 * Each article must be summarized on your wiki page.
 * B. __THE ANALYSIS__ **: Once all your articles have been posted, you must do the following:
 * ** Title Page ** - Give your wiki page a title that reflects something about your collection. Use the line tool to create the title page.
 * ** Organization Scheme ** - Your wiki of your article summaries with links must be organized in some topical manner (not chronological or by source). This scheme need not be explained but ought to be obvious. You should include headings in your wiki to show your organization method. Take advantage of the editing tools within Moodle to do this - color, numbering/bulleting, indenting and highlighting.
 * **__ Essay __** - You must select three articles that you found most interesting and write 2-3 pages on what you learned from them and why they interested you. (One grade) **This is a separate assignment from the wiki!!** Upload this essay to the “APES in the News” Drop box on Moodle.
 * THE GRADE ** : Provided that you **__adequately meet__** the above criteria, the number of articles you have collected will determine your grade (3 grades for the article section – collection, analysis and essay):
 * =  Criterion ||=  4 ||=  3 ||=  2 ||=  1 ||
 * =  Articles and Summaries ||=  20 + articles summarized completely and linked to the original article ||=  15 - 19 articles summarized and linked to the original article ||=  10 - 14 articles summarized and linked to the original article ||= 9 or less articles summarized and linked to the original article ||
 * =  Essays ||= Essay includes reflections on three articles. Essay is 2-3 pages in length with no grammatical errors ||= Essay includes reflections on three articles. Essay is 2-3 pages in length with some grammatical errors ||= Essay includes reflections on two articles or less than 2 pages in length with or without grammatical errors ||= <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Essay does not meet project criteria ||
 * = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> Organization Scheme ||= <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> Organization has obvious scheme that is easy to follow ||= <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> Organization has a scheme ||= <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> Organization has a hard to follow scheme ||= <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> There is no organization ||

**Due Date** : Collection due date: April 12 Wiki due date: April 19 Essay due date: April 26