Summarizing and Synthesis

Extra Credit Assignment

Rotzoll, K., & Fletcher, C. H. (2012). Assessment of groundwater inundation as a consequence of sea-level rise. Nature Climate Change, 477-481.

Woodruff, J. D., Irish, J. L., & Camargo, S. J. (2013). Coastal flooding by tropical cyclones and sea-level rise. Nature, 504(7478), 44-52.

Your assignment is as follows:

1) Locate and read the two articles cited above.

2) Upload to Canvas a .docx file that contains the following

a) Your name

b) The class name and section number

c) A subheading titled “Woodruff et al. Article”

a. A paragraph that summarizes the article using paraphrasing (no quotes).

d) A second subheading titled “Rotzoll and Fletcher Article”

a. A paragraph that summarizes the article using paraphrasing (no quotes).

Extra, extra Credit

After your second summary paragraph from the assignment above, add a third subheading titled “Synthesis of the Articles” and write a short paragraph that combines the information from the two sources using paraphrasing without any quotes.