NATURAL DISASTERS C VALENTI Case Study Photo Album Assignment Directions Introduction and Purpose brief introduction to ENGAGE the reader o Think about the reason you chose your particular natural disaster in the first place How it got my interest Body informative EVERYTHING MUST BE CITED TO CITE WITHIN PAPER BOOK Valenti 2005 web site Name of webpage or article Host of webpage WITHIN THE BODY An explanation of the scientific causes of the natural disaster o What was the exact type of incident o How did it happen o Why did it happen o o o A description of the event Where did it happen When did it happen How long did it happen for o o o o The impact of the event on humans and property How much damage did it cause How many death did it cause How many injuries did it cause What is the status on the repairs now o o o Any precursor events What came before it What could have caused it Were there any clues that it was going to happen in advance o o The relevance of hazard prediction and or mitigation Could it have been foreseen Could it have been prevented I hate to assign lengths to papers or presentations because some people can write a concise well informative statement in less words As a reference point provide enough body to fill a 2 3 page paper without pictures double spaced Avoid unnecessary verbiage I want to read concise informative papers This should NOT be a full length research paper Photos and Images You must provide at least 15 20 images relating to your topic Some images should be referenced in the body of your pages i e seen to the left is an image of the pyroclastic flow as it descended down the eastern flank of the volcano provide citation and all pictures images should be provided with a caption describing its content and cited Summary The conclusion should provide a brief statement of summary of the content of your paper and a good conclusion statement References Works Cited Page You will need to use a minimum of four resources two must be websites two must be printed information such as textbooks journal articles or newspaper articles Use of digital versions of journals or reputable newspapers will count toward a printed source Provide a reference section at the end You can use the NATURAL DISASTERS C VALENTI Case Study Photo Album Assignment Directions following formats Credit must be cited for ANY information taken from textbooks and off the internet including images content etc For Websites Author last name first Webpage title Website title Date published updated Organization publisher Date accessed URL For Printed Material Author s last name first name Title of book Publication city Publisher year Medium of publication For all other sources use MLA Citation Overall Photo Album Design Criteria Title author name Text cited correctly also listed in the references section 15 20 images with captions and correct citations also listed in the references Reference list with references correctly documented Text free of grammatical and spelling errors Presentation designed such that it is easy on the eye with use of appropriate colors see how bad this is easy readability nice flow Grade Breakdown Your album will be assessed in two ways based on the content criteria Introduction body summary inclusion of all topics to be covered 15 20 images citations of text and images and design criteria correct format of citations and references correct grammar and spelling well presented
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