Geology (and other Earth Sciences)

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QIUZ #2 PAPER REQUIREMENTS

· PAPER IS ON THE 3 ROCK TYPES – IGNEOUS, SEDIMENTARY AND METAMOPPHIC

· EACH ROCK TYPE SHOULD HAVE ITS OWN HEADING – ADDRESS EACH ROCK TYPE INDIVIDUALLY

· EACH ROCK TYPE SHOULD CONSIST OF TEXT THAT IS ABOUT TWO PAGES, APPROXIMATELY 650-700 WORDS.

· THE ENTIRE PAPER SHOULD CONSIST OF A MINIMUM OF SIX PAGES OF TEXT, APPROXIMATELY 2000 WORDS. ;

· IF YOU USE BULLETED POINTS, WHICH CAN BE A GREAT TOOL TO USE, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE MORE THAN 2 PAGES. BULLETED POINTS DO NOT FILL A PAGE WITH TEXT.

· PAPER SHOULD BE IN MICROSOFT WORD,12 POINT ;FONT, DOUBLE SPACED

· INCLUDING PICTURES, CHARTS, GRAPHS, ETC DO NOT COUNT TOWARD YOUR PAGE TOTAL BUT COULD CERTAINLY IMPROVE YOUR GRADE. ;

· YOU MAY USE YOUR LAB AND LECTURE BOOK AS SOURCES OF INFORMATION BUT TRY TO INCLUDE OTHER SOURCES (INTERNET, OTHER BOOKS)

· INCLUDE A REFERENCE FOR SOURCES PAGE. THERE ARE MANY FORMATS FOR THIS. DON’T WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT THE FORMAT; THIS IS NOT AN ENGLISH CLASS!

· MAKE THIS PAPER YOURS: DON’T SIMPLY COPY INFORMATION FROM THE BOOK

· IT IS UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL TO DETERMINE WHAT IS COVERED IN THE PAPER. HOWEVER, DON’T COVER THE ABSTRACT AND DON’T CONCENTRATE ON ONE OR TWO ROCKS. ;

EXAMPLE FOR IGNEOUS ROCKS: WRITE ABOUT TEXTURE, ABOUT COLOR ETC. DON’T WRITE 2 PAGES ABOUT BASALT AND NOTHING ELSE

· PAPER IS DUE MARCH 13, 11:59PM