First Things First
This is the citation format used in all AFE 100 sections.
What is APA 7th edition formatting
This is the practice of using someone else's ideas without proper attribution The last paragraph is always called this...
What is plagiarism
What do you need to be sure to do when writing a claim?
What is answer the question
The effect of nutrient abundance on water resource systems
What is eutrophication, fish kills, human health impacts, etc.
How may pieces of evidence do you typically need to have in a paragraph?
What is two
The first sentence in an introduction paragraph is known as:
What is a hook
This type of source includes peer-reviewed articles and academic books
What are scholarly sources?
This is an effective way to make a claim regarding an opinion or idea you have
What is any summary or paraphrased statement that doesn't use quotations.
These are criteria that constitute a brand as "fast fashion"
Poor material quality, mass production rates, cheap prices compared to similar brands/garments, etc.
What is the easiest source of information on how your essay will be graded?
What is the grading rubric.
This is when you briefly mention your opponent's argument in order to make your argument even stronger...
What is a counterclaim / counterargument
These are considered academic, credible website domains for research in this class
What is .edu, .gov., org. (sometimes)
Name three types of plant adaptations you observed in the greenhouse tour
*Answers will vary*
This is the best section of your essay to include quotation marks.
What is, we get it already, quotes don't belong in our essays
This mistake involves including personal opinions in a summary instead of focusing on the original text.
What is personal bias
A summary typically reduces the original text to this approximate percentage of its length
What is 10-20%
This must be included when we make a claim or statement in your essay
Credible, peer-reviewed evidence and proper citation in-text and in reference list.
This has nothing to do with the environment, and everything to do with effective strategies to summarize and paraphrase your research.
What are "definitely not quotations marks"
What do you need to do after including evidence into your paragraph?
Include the APA 7th edition citation in-text and in the references (works cited) list.
When is an appropriate time to use quotes in your essay?
What is never
These are not effective ways to summarize or paraphrase our research.
What are quotations
These are not considered to be credible, academic domain names
What is .com, .org (sometimes)
This is a row crop practice that helps conserve soil structure and nutrient content in agricultural land.
Crop rotation, cover cropping
What are the three main sections of the environmental essay prompt?
What is:
1. Identify a specific place that may have a deep personal meaning to you (your home, a favorite park, the view from your dorm, etc.) or a site you have not seen in person before (a rainforest, a delta in another country, etc.).
2. Explore how the concepts within these modules and the topics in this track have or have not impacted it. Consider how governmental, historical or community systems have (or have not) supported this place.
3. Lastly, reflect on what political or civic decisions impact the environmental value of this place.