Honors Biology Summer Assignment
2017-2018 School Year
Ursuline High School
Miss Raab
Part 1: You will find, read, and summarize 6 articles over the summer. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
ADHERING TO THE ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES LISTED BELOW. Any article that does not adhere to the
guidelines will not be accepted and no credit will be given for that article summary. There is a list of topics below.
You can pick any six of the topics/categories but you may only use a category once. Attached to this assignment
is a template of the format you must use to complete your summary. Only articles at least 700 words in length
are acceptable. If you use an article shorter than 700 words, it will not count as one of the six required
summaries. A print out or copy of the original article must be attached to the summary when it is
submitted in class. You will submit this assignment on the first day of full classes (you don’t need to bring it to
Freshmen Orientation).
Each article must have/be:
A) at least 700 words (see above)
B) an author listed. If there is no author listed, select a different article.
C) the website’s address if found online
D) the date listed. Only articles published in May through August of 2017 are acceptable.
If it is a newspaper or magazine article, be sure the date is provided so its publication
date can be verified.
E) obviously related to the topic selected. If the PRIMARY PURPOSE AND SUBJECT
of the article does not obviously relate to the topic you selected, than use a different
article. If it does not relate well to the topic selected, credit will not be given.
Each summary must have/be:
A) complete sentences for the thesis, evidence, and significance portions of the assignment (see
template)
B) Neat! The assignment must be typed (it will be a requirement for many of your
assignments throughout the year). You must follow the order and guidelines of the template.
C) ALL parts of the template completed
D) A full copy of the article attached. No credit will be given for a summary if the article used is
not also submitted.
Possible Topics/Categories (you must select 6 different topics – you cannot use multiple articles for the
same topic):
1) an endangered animal
14) an invasive species
2) a bacteria
15) a virus
3) a new discovery in genetics
16) a medical procedure for a genetic disease
4) use of the scientific method
17) gene therapy
5) vaccinations/vaccines
18) pollution
6) a biome (tundra, rainforest, etc)
19) the impact of waste (trash) on the environment
7) genetically modified food
20) fetal development
8) water conservation
21) overpopulation
9) allergies/allergic reactions
22) a new fossil discovery
10) any human hormone
11) cancer research (the actual research, not fundraising efforts for research)
12) research involving a major body system in humans
13) nanotechnology or microelectronics used in medical techniques
If you have any questions, my email address is [email protected].
Honors Biology Article Summary Template
NAME: (your first and last name)
DATE: (the date you completed the assignment)
Title of Article:
Author: (if there is no author, find a different article)
Link: (copy/paste/write the website’s address here)
Publication: (what is the name of the organization that published the article?)
Date: (date published/posted – not the date you found it)
Subject of the Article: (what is the article about? This should be short and simple. Example: The Ebola
epidemic in Africa)
Thesis: (This section must be in complete sentences with proper grammar. It should not be
statements/sentences copied directly from the article. USE YOUR OWN WORDS TO DESCRIBE
WHAT INFORMATION THE AUTHOR IS TRYING TO PROVIDE.)
Evidence: (This section must be in complete sentences with proper grammar. Give examples and/or
details that supports the author and his/her point of view. This should have 10 sentences. If you cannot
find ten points, find a different article. If it has more than 10, choose the 10 details or examples you feel
are the strongest. You must number your 10 points of evidence in list form –see below.)
Example:
1) Clinics were set up throughout the afflicted region to control the spread of Ebola.
2) Isolation and sanitation procedures were used to reduce exposure of Ebola to others.
3)
Significance: (This section must be in complete sentences with proper grammar. You must have a
minimum of four sentences in this section. Here you should explain who this article is important to
and why this article is important.)
A COPY OF THE ARTICLE MUST BE ATTACHED TO THIS SUMMARY. NO CREDIT WILL BE
GIVEN FOR ASSIGNMENT IF THE ARTICLE IS NOT PROVIDED.
Part 2: You need to study these common science prefixes/suffixes. You will see these on a quiz at the start of the
year.
Word Part
Meaning
Word Part
Meaning
A or an
Without
Mono-
one
cyst
Pouch
Aero-
Air
Multi-
many
-cyte
Cell
Anti-
against
Mut-
To change
-derm
Skin
Arthr-
joint
Myco-
fungi
-itis
inflammation
Auto-
self
-logy
Study of
Bi-
Two
Neuro-
Nerve
-osis
Condition
Bio-
Life
Nomen-
Name
-phase
Stage
Carn-
Meat
Omni-
All
-phage
Eater
Oo, ovum
Egg
-phyte
Plant
Chloro-
Green
Osteo-
Bone
-pod
Foot
Chroma-
Color
Paleo-
Old
-stasis
Stationary condition
Cyto-
cell
Ped, pod
Foot
-lysis
To break
Derm-
Skin
Peri-
Around
-synthesis
To build or make
di-
Two
-phyll
leaf
Ecto-
On the outside
Phage-
To eat
-sperm
seed
Word Part
Meaning
Word Part
Meaning
Endo-
Inner
Photo-
Light
Epi-
Above
Pino-
To drink
Eu-
True
Poly-
Many
Exo-
Outside of
Pseudo-
False
Gastro-
Stomach
Pre-
Before
Geo-
Earth
Pro-
first
Gymno-
Naked
Soma-
Body
Hemo-
Blood
Telo-
End
Hemi-
Half
Therm-
Heat
Hetero-
Different
Trans-
Across
Histo-
Tissue
Tri-
Three
Homo-
same
Hydro-
Water
Troph-
Feed
Hyper-
Over
Zoo-
animal
Hypo-
under
Inter-
Between
Intra-
Within
Iso-
Equal
Karyo-
Nucleus
Leuco-
White
Lipo-
fat
Macro-
Large
Meso-
Middle
Micro-
Small