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PUS Article Activity - Annotatated
PUS Article Activity - Annotatated
PUS Article Activity - Annotatated
J. Clary-Lemon
Use this template to take notes on both of your “Baby” PUS articles. Write the title of each article into the left column, and answer the question(s)
for each article. Finally, answer the question below the table once you have finished taking notes. Turn in on Thursday, March 2 by 10:00AM in the
Dropbox.
Baby 1: Science News, This butterfly is the first U.S. insect known to go extinct because of people:
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/xerxes-blue-butterfly-first-human-caused-us-insect-extinction
Title: Are any of the words, terms, ideas used in the article title the - Article does not name to scientific name for the genus of the
same as the parent title? blue butterfly, instead it names it “this butterfly.”
Title: Are any of the words, terms, ideas used in the article title the - References extinction due to human activity
same as the parent title? - Xerces butterfly (common name), not the scientific name
(genus)
Audience: What is the audience for each source and how does they - Audience for this source is much more general, does not use
differ? complex terms in the title (like the genus of the butterfly)
Publisher: Who is the publisher of each piece and what are their - Ron Jefferson
overall mission statements/goals? - Writes for the Science Times
- Not too much information about him, but will look into it.
1. What evidence from your notes points to major points of analysis that you will definitely use in your paper? Does the evidence point
specifically to raw science, rhetorical framing, or a critical view?
- Not including the information about the DNA sequence nucleotides
- Does not use the genus name (simplicity purposes)
- Title simple and catchy for general public to seek interest.
- Brief history about the sighting provided.