Submit your geology project thesis and outline by the end of this week. Your thesis or hypothesis, the concept that you are interested in testing, should be provided as a sentence at the beginning of your outline. Your instructor will use your outline to evaluate your progress and current understanding of your topic.
\nGeology Project \u2013 Outline and Thesis Assignment<\/p>\n
*The below structure and format should be utilized for this assignment.<\/p>\n
THESIS \u2013 Your thesis is the main point you want to make about a geologic topic, in a complete and independent sentence. (10 points)<\/p>\n
First Subtopic<\/p>\n
Supporting Fact #1 from research
\nSupporting Fact #2 from research
\nSupporting Fact #3 from research<\/p>\n
Second Subtopic<\/p>\n
Supporting Fact #1 from research
\nSupporting Fact #2 from research
\nSupporting Fact #3 from research<\/p>\n
Third Subtopic<\/p>\n
Supporting Fact #1 from research
\nSupporting Fact #2 from research
\nSupporting Fact #3 from research<\/p>\n
Fourth Subtopic<\/p>\n
Supporting Fact #1 from research
\nSupporting Fact #2 from research
\nSupporting Fact #3 from research<\/p>\n
Fifth Subtopic<\/p>\n
Supporting Fact #1 from research
\nSupporting Fact #2 from research
\nSupporting Fact #3 from research<\/p>\n
Additional Geology Project Requiremnts to Keep in Mind:<\/p>\n
As topics are chosen for the final paper and papers continue to develop please keep the below requirements in mind:<\/p>\n
1) There needs to be a Cover Page, Reference Page, and there MUST BE 5 pages minimum of text for the paper. These 5 pages DO NOT include photos, diagrams, cover page or the reference page.<\/p>\n
2) Font \u2013 Times New Roman. Font Size \u2013 12. Line Spacing \u2013 Double.<\/p>\n
3) Resources must have intext citations throughout the paper in APA format and included in the APA reference list. There MUST BE at least 5 resources used in the paper.<\/p>\n
Wikipedia MAY NOT be used as a resource for this project, because Wikipedia can be changed by anyone at anytime, thus for our paper Wikipedia is not an approved resource.<\/p>\n
4) All photos, pictures, diagrams and table sources must be cited by the items in APA format and the source must be included in the reference list too.<\/p>\n
5) Paper needs to be written using proper grammatical mechanics (clear, concise, complete sentences and paragraphs), proper spelling, and punctuation.<\/p>\n
6) This is a research paper and thus MUST BE in Third Person, thus DO NOT USE words such as: I, we, me, you, us, Let\u2019s (short for let us) or our in this paper.<\/p>\n
Fine-Tuning Your Thesis<\/p>\n
Adapted from the Pocket Wadsworth Handbook by Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R. Mandell, stated in Angel under \u201cLessons\u201d tab, \u201cCourse Materials\u201d and then \u201cThesis.\u201d<\/p>\n
Topic Area (too general)<\/p>\n
Earthquakes<\/p>\n
Tentative Thesis (rough, vague) Based on Topic<\/p>\n
Earthquakes cause a lot of damage.<\/p>\n
Final Thesis (more precise)<\/p>\n
Earthquakes can result in ground displacements, landslides, liquefaction, Tsunamis, and fires.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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