Essay Instructions: Topic:
Global Climate Change
The paper should include the sections listed below - label each section as I have ("Abstract","Introduction", etc.) except for the ?Body? (see instructions below). It should be typed with 1 inch margins, double-spaced, and with 12 point type.
Abstract
Summary (in one, short paragraph) of your term paper (no more than a half-page). This should be a quick tour through your paper, like an outline written out in sentence form. Write this last.
Introduction
Introduce the topic (e.g. earthquake hazard) and the place (location, population, etc.). Include any historical background you may not address in the body of the paper. You might also include here anything about the significance or impact of your topic either globally or in a particular location.
Body
This is the bulk of the term paper and the most important section - you should break it down into several topics that relate to your paper. If your topic is ?Earthquakes in California? for example, you could break down the body of the paper into several topics like those listed below -each topic will turn into at least one paragraph or a few paragraphs at most:
1) The history of earthquakes in California
2) Faults in California (or Faults in the San Francisco Bay Area)
3) The San Andreas fault
a) The 1906 San Francisco earthquake
- Location of the epicenter
- Magnitude
- Surficial features caused by the earthquake (offset fences, ground rupture)
- Damage caused in San Francisco
b) The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
- (See examples in a) above)
4) The Hayward fault
5) Future earthquake potential and earthquake prediction
Conclusions
Summarize your paper in a paragraph or two. Only include items that are the most relevant, exciting, or important.
References cited
You should reference at least 4 or 5 books, newspaper/journal/magazine articles, maps, or websites to research your topic. Include references for anything used in your figures - whether you photocopy, trace, scan, download figures. Follow the format below for citing your references:
Articles
Smith, J.D., 1995, Historical earthquakes in California, California Geology , v. 100, p. 25- 32.
Books
Smith, J.D., 1995, Historical earthquakes in California, Earth Science Publishers, New York, 315p.
Maps
Smith, J.D., 1995, Earthquake epicenters in California from 1960-1995, U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1257-F.
Web sites
Discovering Plate Boundaries, Rice University: [http://zephyr.rice.edu/plateboundary/]