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This option requires you to read a book from the list below. Each of these fiction or non-fiction books covers an environmental issue. You will have to write a book report summarizing
· the main theme,
· the environmental message of the book,
· whether you agree with the message of the book, and
· whether or not the environmental issue is still relevant.
The book report must be 5 pages (minimum 1,600 words), double-spaced, and 12-point font. The 5 pages of written material must be your own personal writing. Figures, tables, quoted text, and other material does not count toward this total. If the project is not at least 5 pages long, it will be returned ungraded. It is best to write more than 5 pages to make sure.
Your report will be graded on content, organization and writing (including English, grammar, spelling etc). If you use references, please follow the citation examples below. Remember to reference all of your sources (see below) and be careful not to plagiarize (see plagiarism policy for a description of plagiarism and how to avoid it).
Environmental Books:
· A Sand County Almanac: Aldo Leopold
· The Omnivore's Dilemma: Michael Pollan
· Guns, Germs, and Steel: Jared Diamond
· Dirt: David Montgomery
· The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl: Timothy Egan
· Silent Spring: Rachel Carson
· Walden: Henry David Thoreau
Submitting Your Book Report
1. Save your report as a Word document.
2. When you are ready to submit it, click on "Submit Assignment" on the right-hand side of this web page.
3. Next, use the "Choose File" button to browse to your saved document and select the document. If you need more instructions on how to do this, please see " How do I upload a file to my assignment submission?" (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
4. If you wish to add a comment to your instructor, type it into the text box.
5. When you're ready to submit your document, use the "Submit Assignment" button to send it to your instructor.
Citations
It will be nearly impossible to receive a high grade without bringing references into your work. If all of your cited material comes from the web, you will not be likely to receive a high grade either. We do not accept Wikipedia as a source of factual information for this class or accept citations from Wikipedia for your work. Do not use Wikipedia. You must go to the library, newspapers, books, etc. and find reference material to support your written work there.References must be included underneath all figures, tables, graphs, and images. If you copy written material word-for-word from a book, website, etc., you must put quotation marks around the text and clearly CITE the author/source of the material. You may do this in one of two ways: You must also include a full reference to ALL the sources you use by using in-text citations as well as listing them in proper bibliographic format (in alphabetic order) on a separate reference page. You may choose to use the APA or MLA styles of citation, but please be consistent in using one or the other throughout your paper and bibliography. The following websites are great resources for helping you correctly format your in-text and bibliography citations. There are also examples below of some popular kinds of citations in MLA and APA format. MLA: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ (Links to an external site.) APA: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ (Links to an external site.) Online citation creator: http://citationmachine.net/ (Links to an external site.) Examples of MLA Citation: In-text citation: (Author last name, page#) (Smith, 272) (Smith, Jones and McCoy, 272) - up to three authors (Smith et al., 272) - for four or more authors
Here is an example of a research paper with citations in the form we would prefer:
http://soilslab.cfr.washington.edu/publications/Littke-etal-2011.pdf (Links to an external site.)
************************************* Book citation: Stalson, Helen. Intellectual Property Rights and U.S. Competitiveness in Trade. Washington, D.C.: National Planning Association, 1987. 52-67. Print. Web page citation: "Global Warming - Climate: Uncertainties." EPA Yosemite Information Page. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 2002. Web. 13 January 2003. < http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/climateuncertainties .html (Links to an external site.) >. Newspaper article citation: Hartocollis, Anemona. "New York State Regulators Toughen Standards for Teachers." New York Times 18 Sep. 1999, New Enland: A12. Print. Popular magazine article citation: Pooley, Eric. "How Conservative is McCain." Time 14 Feb. 2000: 40-42. Print. Journal citation: Susskind, Lawrence E., and Louise Dunlap. "The Importance of Nonobjective Judgments in Environmental Impact Assessments." Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 2.4 (1981): 335-366. Print. Oral (person's words) citation: Harrison, Rob. Personal Communication. 25 Jul. 2005. Conversation on how to cite references for ESRM100. Examples of APA Citation: In-text citation: (Author last name, year published) (Smith, 2002) (Smith, Jones & McCoy, 2002) - up to five authors. For three or more authors, use this format the first time you use an in-text citation in your paper, and for subsequent in-text citations of the SAME SOURCE use (Smith, et al., 2002) (Smith, et al., 2002) - six or more authors Book citation: Stalson, H. (1987). Intellectual property rights and U.S. competitiveness in trade. Washington, D.C.: National Planning Association. Web page citation: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) . (2002). Global warming - climate: uncertainties. Retrieved from http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/climateuncertainties.html (Links to an external site.) Newspaper article citation: Hartocollis, A. (1999, September 18). New York regulators toughen standards for teachers. New York Times, A12. Popular magazine article citation: Pooley, E. (2000, February 14). How conservative is McCain. Time, 40-42. Journal citation: Susskind, L.E., & Dunlap, L. (1999). The Importance of nonobjective judgments in environmental impact assessments. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2(4), 355-366. Oral (person's words) citation: Harrison, R. (Professor). (2005, July 5). Conversation on how to cite references for ESRM 100 [Personal Communication].
