Preliminary Geology
Research Paper
Not Applicable for Summer Classes
You are writing two short summaries on two of the six scientific articles
for your proposed research topic.
Below are some
important components within a grading rubric that must be included in your
600+word paper:
I. What I
am Looking For:
A.
Completeness
and Detail (Have Sections A-D; Very clear & concise)
B.
Focused Topic
(narrowed down to manageable breadth)
C.
Focused
Purpose – To become an Expert in you particular chosen niche
D.
Interesting
choice of topic – Makes me want to read the whole paper
E.
Thoughtful
analysis – I sense that
critical thinking went into paper
II. Necessary Components of the Paper
Rubric
A.
Introduction
and Purpose of Research Paper (10 Pts)
·
Introduce and
briefly describe your research paper topic(s) and those of the articles
·
State the
purpose of writing this paper
·
State what you
plan to achieve from the information gained from these articles.
·
One to two
paragraphs in length
B.
Two Article
Reviews from the 6 Referenced Articles
(@ 20 pts each = 40 pts)
Your written summary of each article should be about ¾’s to one page (double-spaced) long, and should clearly explain:
At
the TOP of each
summary be sure to include the format-correct bibliographed
article entry:
- author's name
- article title
- title of the periodical (magazine or journal)
- month and year of publication, and page number
First
half:
- What the article is about.
- What information and data scientists used to address the questions or
issues described
in the article.
- The article’s conclusions and implications.
Second half:
- What you thought was interesting and informative about the article.
- What you thought may be unclear or lacking. (feel
free to be critical.)
- Ways in which you thought the article and/or the study it describes
addresses
your topic of study.
C. Synthesis/Feedback (15 Pts)
Your own
synthesis, ideas, and approach concerning your research topic
should be about 2 paragraphs
long.
- How the
summarized articles tie into your research topic
- What sorts of information in
the three articles is useful information for your study?
- What additional sorts of
information you might still need to search for (remember that
you still need to obtain at least seven more
articles)
- What information did you find interesting or
surprising
D. YOUR
Conclusion (5 Pts)
Your own conclusion summarizes your
paper, and is about 1 paragraph long.
- Restate your research
topic.
- Give a super
brief overview of each article.
- A super brief synopsis of
how the articles relate to each other and to your focused topic research.
- Your evaluation “in a nutshell” on how these
articles will help you fulfill your purpose
- Additional articles to look for to “complete” your needed data base.
E. Minimum of 600 words - Total points for
assignment = 70