Engineering Building

News Article Commentaries – Guidance

Select a current environmental science news story from a news source. Read the article and

consider the facts and impacts.

Objective:

To provide a critical review of an environmental issue by summarizing the article and

assessing its validity

Format:

One-page Commentary – Must be typed using 1” page margins, single spaced, and 12-point font.

The commentaries (Hard Copy) are due at the beginning of class on the following dates, but may

be submitted any time before the due date in my Mailbox: (5th

Floor, Engineering Building).

Dates:

Article 1 – January 31,2019, Article 2 – March 14, 2019

Commentaries should have two sections and included the required elements as follows:

Section One:

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Summarize the article

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Clearly identify what is the environmental issue involved

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Include the Who, What, Where, When, and Why

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Include the date the article was published and the author (a hard copy of the article be

submitted with the assignment)

Section Two:

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Discuss the environmental impact on the community and/or society

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What are the possible outcomes and/or solutions?

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What are the data or scientific facts that supports the article, was it peered reviewed?

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What is the Author’s background? Does he show a bias?

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How does the article effect your opinion?

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Would you recommend this article to others and why?