Guns, Germs, and Steel: Jared DiamondInstructionsThis option requires you to read Guns, Germs, and Steel: Jared Diamond. you will have to write a book report summarizingthe main theme,the environmental message of the book,whether you agree with the message of the book, andwhether or not the environmental issue is still relevant.
CitationsIt 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.
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. .
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.