Book Report

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:
Guns, Germs, and Steel: Jared Diamond
Submitting Your Book Report
Save your report as a Word document.
When you are ready to submit it, click on “Submit Assignment” on the right-hand side of this web page.
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.)
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If you wish to add a comment to your instructor, type it into the text box.
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.

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