Objective: The following sources attached below are peer reviewed journal articles that support or refute the major themes in the book called, “Sparing Nature: The Conflict Between Human Population Growth and Earth’s Biodiversity” by Jeffrey McKee.
Using the sources provided write an annotation. An annotation is a summary and evaluation, and your annotated bibliography will include a summary and evaluation of the sources you will use for your presentation.
To prepare for this assignment, it is highly recommend that you do the following:
For this project, you will assess three sources to include:
1) a complete citation for each source in APA format,
2) a summary of each source, and
3) an evaluation of each source in the context of the book “Sparing Nature: The Conflict Between Human Population Growth and Earth’s Biodiversity” by Jeffrey McKee.
There are three sources for this assignment (i.e., you are to write an annotation for each source).
Use this TEMPLATE to summarize and evaluate each of the three sources that have been provided.
Written in APA reference list format.
What is the purpose of the source, review article, original research? What topics are covered? This section is generally 4-6 sentences that summarize the author’s main point. Be sure to paraphrase and summarize. Do *not* paste in direct quotes.
After summarizing the article, it is necessary to evaluate it and specifically relate it to the themes covered in the book, “Sparing Nature: The Conflict Between Human Population Growth and Earth’s Biodiversity” by Jeffrey McKee. Briefly evaluate how the science in these article relates to/supports/contradicts the science in the book. In other words, reflect on the source’s potential utility/importance related to the selected book. Do this in no less than 4-6 sentences.
Additional Resources:
Annotated Bibliography Samples
Evaluation: Please review the grading rubric criteria below. The three sources must be evaluated, each based on the following criteria:
APA formatting of source (24 points)
Summary of source (32 points) – approximately 4-6 sentences
Evaluation of source (32 points) – approximately 4-6 sentences
Writing expectations and scientific terminology (12 points)