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| − | + | 4-6 pages. Minimum three sources (list them at the end, but I don't care a great deal about [http://library.ucsc.edu/help/howto/use-mla-citation-style MLA bibliography format] at this point) | |
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| + | The purpose of the the [[Reflective|first essay]], among others, was to get a sense of where you're coming from in terms of the environment. In this paper, you will use what you're learning in 81B, and apply those princioles to coming up with a (creative?) plan to save a species you think is important. You also gives you a chance to try out the first advanced heuristic prewriting strategy, [http://people.ucsc.edu/~pmmckerc/howbrill.html tagmemic analysis], which is good for thinking about things in systems terms. If you spend 20-30 minutes on them, cranking out a dense page or so, the tagmemeic prewrite questions should tell you what you know, what you don't, might suggest an "angle" or focus, and ideally would get you thinking systematically and even better [[:Category:Systems_Thinking|systemically]] about solutions, one of the most valuable skills you can get from this course). You can find some resources on the College 8 wiki [[:Category:Wildlife|Wildlife]] and [[:Category:Bio-diversity|Bio-Diversity]] pages. | ||
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| + | If you want to start from a more global perspective to find a species, go to the [[College_Eight_Core|College Eight wiki]] and look for an entry point that appeals to you (a good one is [[The_Big_Picture|Big Picture]] which gives you an quick overview different aspects of the current state of the planet. You can also browse through [[Special:Categories|Categories]], search [[By_place|geographically]], or by [[Eco-heroes|Eco-heroes]] (including [[Slugs_in_Action|UCSC people)]]. Another more serendipitous approach to finding a topic would be to go to [[New_and_Cool|New and Cool]] or a current environmental [[Featured_Stories|news story]]. | ||
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| + | You'll need to give us some background on the species and what the factors are in its favor and not, but your goal here is to transcend the "book report" and show that you can APPLY the concepts from 81B to come up with a viable solution. | ||
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| + | We'll go to McHenry pretty soon to get some good research tools, but you can find some on their [http://library.ucsc.edu/content/2-fast-background-info Getting Started] page. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:41, 18 October 2018
Essay 2: Species Conservation Plan
4-6 pages. Minimum three sources (list them at the end, but I don't care a great deal about MLA bibliography format at this point)
The purpose of the the first essay, among others, was to get a sense of where you're coming from in terms of the environment. In this paper, you will use what you're learning in 81B, and apply those princioles to coming up with a (creative?) plan to save a species you think is important. You also gives you a chance to try out the first advanced heuristic prewriting strategy, tagmemic analysis, which is good for thinking about things in systems terms. If you spend 20-30 minutes on them, cranking out a dense page or so, the tagmemeic prewrite questions should tell you what you know, what you don't, might suggest an "angle" or focus, and ideally would get you thinking systematically and even better systemically about solutions, one of the most valuable skills you can get from this course). You can find some resources on the College 8 wiki Wildlife and Bio-Diversity pages.
A More Adventurous Approach to Finding a topic: If you want to start from a more global perspective to find a species, go to the College Eight wiki and look for an entry point that appeals to you (a good one is Big Picture which gives you an quick overview different aspects of the current state of the planet. You can also browse through Categories, search geographically, or by Eco-heroes (including UCSC people). Another more serendipitous approach to finding a topic would be to go to New and Cool or a current environmental news story.
You'll need to give us some background on the species and what the factors are in its favor and not, but your goal here is to transcend the "book report" and show that you can APPLY the concepts from 81B to come up with a viable solution.
We'll go to McHenry pretty soon to get some good research tools, but you can find some on their Getting Started page.
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