Book: Sparing Nature: The Conflict between Human Population Growth and Earth’s Biodiversity
*I have attached a few chapters so you can get an understanding of what the book is about.*
Objective: Identify peer reviewed journal articles that support or refute the major themes in the book you have selected for class. Assess sources to support the research for your final presentation (for credibility, reliability, and relevance) and list references in proper APA format.
To prepare for this assignment, I recommend that you do the following:
Read the grading criteria below. The grading criteria provide a detailed evaluation that I will use to assess your performance. It also will help you understand what is expected of you as you prepare your assignment.
Five sources are required for this assignment (i.e., you are to write an annotation for each source).
*These sources will either be about how human population growth has affected the environment, i.e. causing animals to go extinct, or something similar that shows human population growth is not beneficial to Earth’s biodiversity.
Use this TEMPLATE to summarize and evaluate each of your five sources.
Citation:
Written in APA reference list format. For more help with formatting, see the Writing@APUS resources in out library.
Summary:
What is the purpose of the source, review article, original research? What topics are covered? This section is generally 4-6 sentences that summarize the author’s main point. Be sure to paraphrase and summarize. Do *not* paste in direct quotes.
Evaluation:
After summarizing the article, it is necessary to evaluate it and specifically relate it to the themes covered in the book you selected for class. Briefly evaluate how/of the science in this article relates to/supports/contradicts the science in the book. In other words, reflect on the source’s potential utility/importance related to the selected book. Do this in no less than 4-6 sentences.
Additional Resources:
Also, please see the resources below at The Owl at Purdue site for more information on how to write an annotated bibliography as well as other pages on the site to assist you with the other parts of the research paper:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/common_writing_assignments/annotated_bibliographies/index.html
Grading Rubric:
Source selection and credibility (12 points)
Sources are from peer reviewed journals and based on current (last five years maximum range) and credible scientific work either directly or indirectly
Sources such as “wikis” or blogs are not utilized
APA formatting of source (12 points)
Source citations are written in APA reference list format
Summary of source (32 points) – approximately 4-6 sentences
Topic sentence included stating the main topic of the source
Explains whether source is original research or a review of the topic
States main conclusions or findings
Evaluation of source (32 points) – approximately 4-6 sentences
Topic sentence stating if source supports or refutes book theme(s)
Provides evidence of author’s authority
States main points that offer evidence of your evaluation
Writing expectations and scientific terminology (12 points)
Summaries and evaluations accurately apply scientific concepts and use scientific terminology correctly
Proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation are used throughout
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