book sources

Title of the Book (in italics when typed, underlined when written)  Ex: Twilight	We are the weather makers
Author(s) or Editor Ex: Stephanie Meyer	Tim Flannery
Publisher  Ex: Little, Brown and Company	Candlewick Press
Year of Publication  Ex: 2003	2009
City of Publication Ex: New York	Massachusetts
Mode of Access (Print if you read the actual book, Electronic if you found it online, or through your kindle/nook/ereader): Ex: Print	Print
Eddition if indicated:	First edition

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: After having known Edward for just a few short months, Bella admits that “it would cause [her] physical pain to be separated from him now" (Meyer 283).

Flannery says about the issue that“ Finally governments are responding to these issues, but we cannot wait for these problems to be solved for us” (Flannery 5)

Flannery is writes that “ The transition to a carbon free economy is eminently achievable because we have all the technology we need to make it” (Flannery 6).

Flannery states  “There is no doubt that ice and forests influence the carbon cycle” (Flannery 7).

Flannery is quoted that “The best evidence indicates that we need to reduce our CO2 emissions by 70 percent by 2050” (Flannery 6).

Flannery states about earth’s atmosphere that the “Earths thermostat is a complex and delicate mechanism” (Flannery 5).

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):
Tim Flannery wants to bring awareness about global warming caused by human activity. He wants to get people to make small changes so that they can preserve the environment. He claims that global warming is a recent issue when urbanization expanded. Credibility of Source:
Author or Editor: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the editor.
The Author is Tim Flannery who has written The Eternal Frontier: an Ecological History of North America and its People, The Future Eater: an Ecological History of the Australasian Lands and People and has contributed to The New York review of Books.
Attachment: Does the author or editor have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative?
The writer gets good money for writing what he writes, It’s his career. Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
The author goes against those who disagree with global warming. References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
The author cites departments and specialists which improve his argument. Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
I will use this source to show how urbanization impacts the environment and endangers us all.

                                                                                                                  

Title of the Book (in italics when typed, underlined when written)  Ex: Twilight	Endangered Oceans: opposing views
Author(s) or Editor Ex: Stephanie Meyer	William Dudley
Publisher  Ex: Little, Brown and Company	Greenhaven press
Year of Publication  Ex: 2003	1999
City of Publication Ex: New York	San Diego
Mode of Access (Print if you read the actual book, Electronic if you found it online, or through your kindle/nook/ereader): Ex: Print	Print
Eddition if indicated:	None

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: After having known Edward for just a few short months, Bella admits that “it would cause [her] physical pain to be separated from him now" (Meyer 283).

Kieren Mulvany a freelance writer is quoted that “People once believed that the world’s oceans were so vast as to be unaffected by human activity. (Dudley 17).

The wealth of oceans coauthors Micheal Weber and Judith Gradwohl are quoted that “ community activism and a growing public awareness of how human actions affect ocean health may help to preserve and even rebuild marine ecosystems” (Dudley 27).

Michael Parfit a writer for National Geographic and the Smithsonian is quoted that “while some problems exist in some ocean fisheries, the ocean in general is in good shape” (Dudley 45).

Hans Hanson and Gunnar Lindth professors of water resources engineering at the university of Lund Sweden are quoted that “ rising temperatures may increase the volume of ocean water, melt glaciers, and cause sea levels around the world to rise” (Dudley 49).

S. fred Singer founder and president of the Science and Environmental policy project is quoted that “ the link between global warming and rising sea levels has not been proven”  (Dudley 55).

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):
William Dudley wants to bring out the opposition against the oceans endangerment. He says its best to hear both sides of the problem before judging. He wants to inform us about the issue of ocean endangerment.Credibility of Source:
Author or Editor: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the editor.
William Dudley is editor of the opposing view series.
Attachment: Does the author or editor have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative?
The author is writing a series of opposing views, seems informative.Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
The author seems unbiased as he is showing us the issue in different viewpoints. References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
The author references factions who are in the opposing side which make his argument stronger.Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?

I plan to use this source in my opposing views section of my Senior Project.