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Maggie Li
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Current Event Article Analysis Report Rubric6 4 2 0
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Prompts
(1-4)
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completed
thoroughly.
3 of 4 prompts
completed
thoroughly.
1-2 prompts
completed
thoroughly.
All prompts are
icomplete.
Accuracy of
Summary (5)
All mai ideas of
article are
addressed i the
summary.
!ome mai ideas
of article are
addressed i the
summary.
!ummary does ot
accurately address
mai ideas of the
article.
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as$ered.
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utsi!e
Connections (")
%istict coectio is
gi&e. 'oectio is rich
ad $ell-e(plaied.
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some$hat shallo$ or
coectio gi&e is rich )ut
ot ade*uately e(plaied.
'oectio gi&e is &ery
shallo$ or o e(plaatio of
coectio is pro&ided.
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as$ered.
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gi&e. 'oectio is rich
ad $ell-e(plaied.
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some$hat shallo$ or
coectio gi&e is rich )utot ade*uately e(plaied.
'oectio gi&e is &ery
shallo$ or o
e(plaatio ofcoectio is
pro&ided.
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as$ered.
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,oth *uestio ad
e(plaatio are
rele&at to deeper uderstadig of
mai ideas.
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e(plaatio
pro&ided.
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rele&at to deeper
uderstadig of
mai idea.
ly 1 *uestioad e(plaatio
posed or 2
*uestios posed
$ithout aye(plaatio.
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+pon Evi!ence
(specific evidence
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mentioned ) (,)
espose e(hi)its
a a$areess of
the &alidity of theiformatio ad
specifically cites
e&idece from the
article.
espose e(hi)its
a a$areess of
the &alidity of theiformatio )ut
does ot
specifically cite
e&idece from thearticle.
espose does ot
e(hi)it a
a$areess of the&alidity of the
iformatio.
"uestio / is ot
as$ered.
otes.
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Scientific 2iteracy Pro3ect. Current Events Article Analysis
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1. rite your chose area of i&estigatio.ollutio i
geeral.
2. rite the title of the article. uclear lat Lea
hreates %riig Water Wells i lorida
3. rite the date that the article $as pu)lished.
March 22d5 2016
4. rite the ame of the pu)licatio or the $e) address from
$here the article $as o)taied.
he e$ or imes7 http7ytimes.com
#. rite a )rief summary of the cotet of the article.
ocus o $ho5 $hat5 $he5 $here5
ad $hy.40 years ago5 i lorida5 t$o uclear reactors $ere )uilt at
urey oit5 e(t to t$o
atioal pars5 ,iscaye ,ay ad the 9&erglades. o$5 a study
coducted )y the Miami-%ade'outy declared that the uclear reactors5
)elogig to the compay lorida o$er : Light5 are
pollutig ,iscaye ,ay. A large salt$ater plume had formed
ad i additio to harmig,iscaye5 is mo&ig to$ards $ater $ells5
$hich could potetially pollute the driig $ater
supply of residets i Miami ad lorida ;eys. he orgaiouse5 )y the
ame of ?os@ ?a&ier odrguee called for the federal go&ermet
to get i&ol&ed5 sayig that Bstateregulators had failed to
ade*uately eforce the la$C.
D respose5 lorida o$er : Light argued that the saliity
le&els ha&e decreased )y #0E
after the compay addressed the pro)lemF the cause for algae
)uildup ad high le&els of saliity$as caused )y the drought i
2013 through 20145 $hich icreased the $ater temperatureF iadditio5
the compay $as goig to address the utriet5 ammoia ad tritium spies5
carefully
addig the fact that ammoia $as=t a )yproduct of uclear platsF ad
the tritium le&els i the
$ater $as=t e&e close to dagerous. lorida o$er : Light $as
irritated sice the compay=s plats $ere=t e&e threateig the
driig $ater supply. D fact5 the closest plume $as four
miles a$ay from the earest $ell.
?udge ,ram 'ater declared o the case that the ,iscaye A*uifer is
importat ad alsois eeded for irrigatio. he5 after a roc miig compay
sued lorida o$er : Light5 'ater
made his rulig.
6. Connect this article to ay pre&ious learig or
e(perieces you ha&e had. E6plain ad -GGGdefed your
coectios.
he most recet curret e&et article D $rote o $as a)out the
$ater crisis i lit5Michiga. What happeed i lit $as that after the
$ater compay there had s$itched their
$ater supply to the lit ri&er5 $hich is cotamiated ad
filthy. he5 the corrosi&eess of the
lit ri&er supply caused harm to the pipes ad corroded iro
ito the $ater5 the e&etually lead.
Dt=s true that this is a differet case--the cause of the
potetially damaged $ater supply$as caused )y a uclear plat. et5 at
the same time5 D feel as the t$o are coected )ecause they
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)oth ha&e associatio $ith the $ater supply ad
cotamiatig it. D $oder5 if the plume really
did ed up gettig ito the $ater $ells5 if somethig similar $ould
happe7 people gettig
sicpoisoed ad distri)utio of )ottled $ater to residets.
+. Connect this article to your chose area of
i&estigatio. E6plain ho$ this article
ad&aced your uderstadig of your chose area of
i&estigatio.D did=t o$ that uclear plats had ay $aste products
)esides uclear $aste5 $hich D
thought $as BcaedC ad stored i large ca&es or udergroud. D
+th grade sciece5 $e had a
de)ate o $hether or ot $e should ha&e a uclear po$er plat
ear 'happa*ua. e of theargumets $as that it did=t pollute5 ad all
the $aste $as stored else$here.
his article5 o the other had5 stated that uclear plats could
produce pollutats ad
harm the ecosystem aroud it. D fact5 D searched up Buclear po$er
plats cotamiatig $aterCad *uite a fe$ articles popped up.
8. $!entify t$o *uestios that this article lea&es you
$ith ad e6plain your reasoig $hy
you )elie&e these *uestios are importat to as ad as$er.What
pollutants do nuclear plants produce, other than nuclear waste and
tritium?
he article oly specified oe )yproduct of uclear plats7 tritium.
>o$e&er5 oe
else $as gi&e. Df $e could fid out the other cotamiats that
uclear po$er plats5 $e couldtry to com)at those5 as $ell as
tritium. D=m also pretty sure there are methods out there to
remo&e
tritium from $ater H)ased o a Ioogle searchJ5 so $hy ot other
cotamiatsK his could help
the tritium Bpro)lemC i Miami-%ade 'outy.
What caused the ammonia to be present in the water?D the te(t5
spoesperso o)ert L. Iould for lorida o$er : Light stated that
ammoia is ot a )yproduct of uclear po$er plats. D )elie&e
that this *uestio is importat to
as$er )ecause if they could fid the source of $here the ammoia
came from5 the couty orstate could stop the cotamiat from appearig
i the $ater.
/. 7escribe ho$ cofidet you feel a)out the &alidity of
the cotet of the article. E6plain your reasoig Hremem)er5 )e a
septic ad see e&ideceJ.
D feel lie the &alidity of the article is ustified )ecause
it metios the ames of &arious
orgai
