Description
Locate at least one news story or article or research article that describes an environmental health
problem or issue that you believe is important. This can be from a magazine, newspaper,
research journal or online website source.
In one full page describe the story or articles in your own words. Do not copy and paste
material from your sources. Next, briefly explain your opinion of why you think this
problem/issue is important, and why others should know about it.
Additional Specific Guidelines
Attach a cover page that includes your name, course, section, and assignment information. Also,
add the citation(s) for your source article(s) on a References Cited page at the end. Do not take
up space within the rest of the document for information that is supposed to go on the cover page
or works cited page.
Use APA format for citing your source(s) and other writing style issues. This also applies for
Internet-based sources. It is not acceptable to simply copy and paste a web address. You can find
guidance for citing Internet sources in different formats on the Internet. You may also obtain
assistance from resources at the UNF Library or UNF Writing Center.
Use 1-inch margins on both sides, and the top and bottom of all pages of the assignment. Do not
place any text in the header or footer of the document.
Use 12 point Times New Roman font for all text, including everything on the cover page. Single
space (1 line space only—no additional spacing) within paragraphs; double space (i.e., 2 single
space lines) between paragraphs. If you do not know how to check and edit the default settings in
your word processing program or to format line spacing, look up instructions online. You can
also obtain help from the UNF Writing Center. Also, review any video instructions provided for
the assignment by your instructor.
For this brief, one-page summary, you may NOT include any quoted material. Properly
paraphrase all source material.
Perform spell check and grammar check before finalizing your document.
If one article does not provide enough information for 1 complete typed page, use multiple
sources on the topic to add more information. You do not have to provide more than one page of
summary information, but you must provide at least one full page, in accordance with the
guidelines above, in order to receive full credit.
