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Your assignment is to create a written report using the outline provided on one of the topics listed at the end:

1. This report must be in Times Roman Font or Century Schoolbook, 12 point. These are the only two fonts allowed.
2. It must be double spaced with all paragraphs indented.
3. All writing must be in complete full sentences.
4. All writing should be checked for proper spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure before it is turned in.
5. All writing must be in your own words: NO COPYING, CUTTING, PASTING will be allowed.
6. You will have 1 week (five working days) from when you start the assignment to complete it.
7. Every day late after the five day period will deduct 3 points from the final paper grade.
8. Use the outline provided as a template to plug in your basic facts and examples to build your paper.

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Use the outline below to organize your paper.

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Outline Doc

Introduction:

Opening statement: (worth 10 pts)

What key idea or concept are you going to address in this paper? Describe it in less than three sentences.

BODY

Section 1: What is the process you are writing about? Describe it in one sentence. (worth 20 points)

Fact 1 about the process: give an example
Fact 2 about the process: give another example
Lead in statement to your next topic

Section 2: Where does this process tend to happen? (worth 20 points)

Fact 1: give an example
Fact 2: give another example
Transition statement to next paragraph: sentence that leads into next topic

Section 3: When does this event tend to happen? (worth 20 points)

Fact 1: give an example
Fact 2: give another example
Transition statement: lead-in to next subject

Section 4: Why does this event happen? (worth 20 points)

Fact 1: What are the root causes of this process-event?
Fact 2: What other factors contribute to it?

Conclusion (worth 10 points)

Closing paragraph: restate the basic opening statement and summarize the key three points of where, when and why this process or event occurs.

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Processes we have studied so far that you may choose from include:

Rock Cycle: formation of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock
Energy Resources
Alternative Energy
Acid Rain
Formation of Soil
Mass Movements of Earth: rockslides, mudflows, slumps, flows, creeps
The Water Cycle
Caves and Caverns
Glaciers
Deserts
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
Tectonic Plate Movement
Volcanoes