PAPER IS ON THE 3 ROCK TYPES – IGNEOUS, SEDIMENTARY AND METAMORPHIC
· 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 Geology Assignment: I need help writing a research paper.
