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=Current Issues Home Page= __The materials need to be up before you present, Friday morning 7AM is the latest!__ __Please note the change in commenting instructions below.__ Here's a possible source for enviro news: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/green_room/default.stm

Period 2A Period 3A Period 4A Period 3B

Two students every week can obtain up to 4 extra credit points by taking a environmentally related article from a current (within a month please) periodical and present it to the class. The presentation is short, less than three minutes, and must cover; what the article was about, how it relates to this class, and what your opinion is of the subject. Finally the student must also relate an environmental law to the situation. Besides the presentation you must also post your write up on a wikispace. The posting should follow this formula to receive points.

=**Title**= Each of these should have its own heading and paragraph Here is an example __Fish Kills in NC Sounds__News and Observer September 3, 2003 (don’t forget to link to the article or place it on the board.) __Summary__Yadda, Yadda, Yadda __Relation to Class__Yadda, Yadda, Yadda, with source sited from text with page numbers. __Opinion__Yadda, Yadda, Yadda __Law__Yadda, Yadda, Yadda with law stated and description of what it does.
 * Where the article came from and the date you posted it**. If available create a link to that web source. If it’s a hard source bring that in and place it on the board with magnets make sure you can see every page without turning pages.
 * A summary** of what the article was about and explain it.
 * How the article relates to the course**. Please use information from your text and cite it where that information is used (Miller pg#) in the wikipage. DEMONSTRATE LEARNING, USE TERMS, EXPLAIN RELATIONSHIPS!
 * Your opinion** on the subject, and explain it.
 * An environmental law** that is related to it from your packet of laws (found on canvas in the course documents). Please make sure that you state what the law is and what it does to receive credit.
 * Include a picture with a source to obtain all four points!**

=__Extra credit for discussion on the articles!__ Each week after the articles have been posted you can post a discussion about that article for more credit.=

Here's what you need to do:
 * 1) Post your discussion between Friday 7 AM and the following Tuesday 6:45 AM
 * 2) Agree or disagree with the original author's opinion or one of the other discussion posters opinions about the article. Explain your response and reasons and remember to be respectful. Questions are welcome here too.
 * 3) State your own opinion about the article. Use some detail, don't just state I agree or disagree.
 * 4) __When you make your statement you must use a quote or information from either the article that is posted or the text book. If you use the text please cite a page number.__
 * You can double dip. If you wrote the article you can place another discussion as well that week.
 * I'd like to limit your discussions to your own class period.
 * 2 points for each week you complete these things. That would be 1 point for each discussion possibly posting on both articles.