grand canyon bio220 Assignment- Final Report Part 1,2,3 and 4

Directions:Choose one of the topics below for your final report.

Note: Make your position obvious; however, avoid personal pronouns in academic writing (i.e. I, me…)

· Oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) (for or against)

· The deforestation issue: Rainforests and ecological sustainability versus economic growth

· Sustainable eating for health and humankind

· Renewable energy versus nonrenewable energy

· The ethics of using pesticides or insecticides(for or against)

· Decline of the honeybee population (looking at the theories for decline)

· Deforestation: North America versus South America

· Genetically modified food (for or against)

· Organic food (for or against)

· Commercial whaling (for or against)

· Overpopulation(for or against)

· Flood plains: Should we continue to build on them?

· Overfishing effects on the environment versus not fishing

· Wild fish versus farmed fish

· Effect of water treatment on human health

· Controlled forest fires and how healthy they are for the environment and people

· Eutrophication in our lakes

· Bottled water versus tap water

· Hunting and the environment (for or against)

· Food security versus environmental consequences of intensive farming

· Throw away life style versus decreasing landfill waste

· Identify the most likely solution to increase clean water world wide

· Biofuels (starvation because of inflated food prices versus alternative energy potential)

· Hydraulic fracturing (for or against)

· Nuclear power (for against)

Final Report Guidelines

During this course, many environmental issues will be examined in detail. The Final Report is a project that will give you an opportunity to focus on an area of interest to you. You will research and write an essay on an environmental issue. The research essay will be written in stages with different assignments/tasks throughout this course.

The following are brief descriptions of the project tasks in each topic:

Part 1: Identify one environmental issue and create an outline for your research essay.

Part 2: Find three articles which oppose your position. Complete your opposition paragraph.

Part 3: Find three articles which support your position. Complete your rebuttal.

Part 4: Finalize your report and submit as directed by the instructor.

Part 1

Identify one environmental issue that has affected you or someone you know. The issue you choose will be the topic for your Final Report. For help in selecting topics, refer to the "Suggestions for Environmental Topics."

To successfully complete Part 1, do the following:

Complete the Final Report Outline as specified in the directions.

Grading Criteria

Consider the following criteria when developing the outline for your essay. These criteria will be applied when this assignment is graded.

Part 2

Using the same environmental issue you chose in Part 1,find three articles that oppose the position you have taken.

To successfully complete Part 2, do the following:

1. Create a complete second paragraph using your final report outline. Revisions should be made based upon feedback comments and/or proofreading.

2. Anticipate opposing arguments and explains why they are wrong or not relevant.

3. Include supporting in-text citations and complete references.

List all the references at the end of the report according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

Grading Criteria

Consider the following criteria when developing the outline for your essay. The criteria will be applied when this assignment is graded.

Part 3

Using the same environmental issue you chose in Part 1, find three articles that support your position.

To successfully complete Part 3:

1. Create a complete third paragraph using your final report outline. Revisions should be made based upon feedback comments and/or proofreading.

2. State your rebuttals to the opposing position on the issue.

3. Include supporting in-text citations and complete references.

List all the references at the end of the report according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

Grading Criteria

Consider the following criteria when developing the outline for your essay. The criteria will be applied when this assignment is graded.

Part 4

Using the work you completed in Parts 1-3, write your final research report, which should be a minimum of 1,000-1,250-words.

Remember to support your data and information with appropriate citations.

A minimum of six references must be included.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.