Welcome to the 8B Science Article Review Page!

* Read and analyze articles relating to science in our world.

* Summarize the main ideas within a science article.

* Make connections to oneself or the world from the chosen article, as well as communicate those connections in a clear and    
concise manner. 

QAL: (Quarter Article Logs) - 8B Science

• The students will be required to read at least 1 science-related article (available within the class), respond to the article on a science-reading log sheet.  The students will be making predictions before reading the article and describing what text features lead them to make those predictions, summarizing what they read, how they connected to it and justify, with evidence, how the article connects with what we are discussing in class.  The students will turn the log sheets in one week before each quarter ends.  Students may turn them into the QAL Early Box if completed prior to the exact due date.

QAR: (Quarter Article Reviews) - Physical Science 

• The students will be required to choose an article that relates to what we are studying in science class and write an informative essay introducing the article read including the predictions they before reading, summarizing what they read, how they connected to it and justify with evidence how the article connects with what we are discussing in class.  This will be a final draft, 4 paragraph essay format.  The students will turn in their article reviews one week before each quarter ends.  Students may turn them into the QAL Early Box if completed prior to the exact due date.