GEOG103 Final Project
You will write a 7-10 page (double spaced, 11 or 12 pt. font, one-inch margins, not including reference page) that connect a current event to class material. Your current event must be based on a news article published in 2023 or 2024. You can use the library database (https://guides.lib.udel.edu/newspapers/current) to find articles or search directly on news websites including:
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post
NPR: National Public Radio
PBS News Hour
BBC
Philadelphia Inquirer
Wilmington DE News Journal
Your paper should include the following:
A summary of the event or issue highlighting the human-environment interactions.
A description of climate or environmental justice implications of the event.
A discussion of the similarities and/or differences between the event and class material
focused on the following questions:
In what ways do you see the class topics reflected in this event?
In what ways does this event contradict topics discussed in class?
A discussion of possible solutions to a problem posed in the news event (including technology, policy, or infrastructure-based solutions). If a solution has been presented in the news story, you can critique that solution.
You should include a minimum of 5 separate references from class (each chapter from the book is counted as a separate reference). References should be cited using APA formatting.
You will be graded individually according to the following rubric:
Criteria
Points possible
Clear summary of the event/issue highlighting human-environment interactions.
10
Description of climate or environmental justice implications
10
Discussion of similarities and/or differences between the event/issue and class material using a minimum of 5 references
15
Discussion of possible solutions to a problem posed in the news event/issue
10
Correct use of grammar, punctuation, formatting, and consistent citation method
5
the book is Environment and Society: A Critical Introduction, Second Edition. Paul Robbins, John Hintz, and Sarah A. Moore.
