The purpose of this assignment is to write a summary on a news article or video about microbiology, microorganisms, or diseases caused by pathogens (virus, bacterium, protist, fungus, or helminth).
Make sure to find and summarize your own articles do not use the same article as another student, and do not copy from others. Each Summary is worth up to 6 points added to your lowest test grade.
Articles must be a news piece no more than 3 months old, and must have a length of at least 250 words. A news video must be at least 1.5 minutes. A general educational summary or encyclopedia-style article will not count it must be current events news. Do not use articles posted or covered by the instructor.
Summary Format
Put the title, date the article was published, and source of the article as the heading of your summary.
First Paragraph: In 50 to 75 words, write a summary of the article. Describe what subjects the article talks about, but keep it concise.
Second Paragraph: Address the following questions:
1) “How is this information relevant to you?” and
2) “How is this information connected to microbiology content studied in class?”
There is no word limit for this paragraph, but try to keep the entire abstract at 1-2 pages.
