Name of assignment: Endemic Species Report
Teacher: Michelle Gould
Class: Environment and Ecology (BIOL 124)
Teacher: Michelle Gould
Class: Environment and Ecology (BIOL 124)
For this assignment we were assigned to research about an endemic species native to the Hawaiian Islands and I chose the Silversword otherwise known as the ‘ahinahina. Throughout this assignment I learned about the silversword’s habit, threats, population size and the many combats used to help stop their path to extinction. I am most proud of the fact that I am improving upon my writing skills and that I am getting better at in-text citations and adding my references page in APA format.
Although I enjoyed this assignment and it was super interesting to learn about the silverswords, it was very difficult to find accurate information about the plant. There is much outdated and disproved information about the silverswords. We were supposed to have five sources but I listed eleven because most of my sources had limited information, and I cut down on a few of them as well. Because I was afraid of losing points for having more than the required amount of sources.
I could definitely improve upon this paper because I didn’t have a lot of time to revise and there are some sentences that could have been worded differently so that my audience (people who don’t know anything about silverswords) can understand what I am trying to say. I also think I could have gone more in depth about certain parts if I had access to more information. If I were to start over there are not a lot of things I could redo to make my paper more coherent. I had limited time and information to complete this assignment. But if I would restart I would not spend as much time researching in advance because all of the sources I found before starting the project I didn’t use and added sources throughout my writing. This relates to my research paper I wrote last year in English 100 because it was my first ever research paper and now this is my second research paper. I believe I did much better on this one, now I am much more confident and faster at adding my references.
This assignment addresses the twenty-first century skill of information skills because I was required to scour the internet for information about the silversword species posted and verify that the information is accurate by checking it over multiple sources. During this assignment I improved upon my information skills by expanding my knowledge of the Silverswords and implementing that knowledge into my paper. I also developed my researching skills because there was very limited information about the silverswords.
Although I enjoyed this assignment and it was super interesting to learn about the silverswords, it was very difficult to find accurate information about the plant. There is much outdated and disproved information about the silverswords. We were supposed to have five sources but I listed eleven because most of my sources had limited information, and I cut down on a few of them as well. Because I was afraid of losing points for having more than the required amount of sources.
I could definitely improve upon this paper because I didn’t have a lot of time to revise and there are some sentences that could have been worded differently so that my audience (people who don’t know anything about silverswords) can understand what I am trying to say. I also think I could have gone more in depth about certain parts if I had access to more information. If I were to start over there are not a lot of things I could redo to make my paper more coherent. I had limited time and information to complete this assignment. But if I would restart I would not spend as much time researching in advance because all of the sources I found before starting the project I didn’t use and added sources throughout my writing. This relates to my research paper I wrote last year in English 100 because it was my first ever research paper and now this is my second research paper. I believe I did much better on this one, now I am much more confident and faster at adding my references.
This assignment addresses the twenty-first century skill of information skills because I was required to scour the internet for information about the silversword species posted and verify that the information is accurate by checking it over multiple sources. During this assignment I improved upon my information skills by expanding my knowledge of the Silverswords and implementing that knowledge into my paper. I also developed my researching skills because there was very limited information about the silverswords.