Biodiversity and Conservation Term Paper

Week 4 Library assignment:Term Paper Biodiversity and Conservation
Step 1:Start with the rough draft that you submitted in Week 3. Incorporate any comments that I provided for your rough draft. Revise your paper to make it flow smoothly. Reading your paper out loud is a good way to determine if the writing flows well, and which areas need to be smoothed.
Step 2: Proofread your paper to make sure there are not any spelling and/or grammatical errors. The final paper needs to be a minimum of3 pagesin length and it needs to follow guidelines for APA format, including:
1)a title page,
2)A references page, and
3)at least 3 pages of your original writing.
You should include at least 4 references: The American Museum of Natural History website, plus 3 additional references.
Be sure to use the information onAPA Formatfound in theWriting Help!tab
For example, each of your references should be cited in the body of your paper using authors last name and year of publication in parentheses, (Smith 2005). Every time you use an idea from one of these references, the reference should be cited at the end of the paragraph.
Step 3:Please submit your final term paper
Grading Rubric for Biodiversity and Conservation term paper
Item Description
Percent
Correct definition of biodiversity and conservation
10%
Statement of main points in introduction
10%
Properly indented paragraphs with no extra space between paragraphs
10%
Title Page formatted correctly
10%
References Page formatted correctly
10%
References cited in the paper
10%
Content of paper
10%
Organization followed format (intro, body, conclusion)
10%
Spelling
10%
Grammar
10%
Total
100%
There will be a 10%. Penalty for writing less than the minimum required 3 pages for this assignment.
No late assignments will be accepted.
Remember to give credit to the author each time you use an idea that is not your own.
Good Luck!