Science Research Article Summary Worksheet

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Directions: Complete one Article Summary Worksheet for each article read.
Remember to staple a copy of the article to the back of the worksheet. Use the
copy to highlight, underline, and make notes as you read.

     Bibliographic Information [20 points]

        Author(s) of article: ________________________________________________

        Title of article: ___________________________________________________

        Name of magazine, newspaper, website, etc. containing the article:

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        Date article was published and page number: ______________________

     Summary Information [40 points]

        Briefly state the main idea or thesis presented in this article [20]:
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        Summarize the most important information, ideas, facts, etc.

presented in this article [20]:

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     Personal Reaction [40 points]

        What was the most surprising/interesting thing you found out by
reading this article? [15]

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        What question(s) do you have after reading this article? What would
you like to learn more about? [15]

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        What other keywords/topics for further research did you find reading
this article? [10]

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