The Flora + Fauna of Ohio Paper

Assignment 2: The Flora + Fauna of Ohio Paper

This homework assignment involves doing some research into the wildlife that exists in Ohio.
Using the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ webpage as a guide and starting place; pick a
total of 4 plants and animals and write one paragraph about each that you choose. Choose a
combination of 2 native plants/animals, and 2 invasive species. Pair your native and invasive
species so that one has an effect on the other Be sure to include images of all the plants and
animals you discuss. In your paper discuss the effects the invasive species have on the native
species, biodiversity, and human society.
You may use the images and information from the ODNR’s webpage, just be sure to include at
least two other sources, one of which should not be a webpage, but should be a primary
resource material.
The following are a links to the ODNR’s website and are a good start for your research, but
remember to at least one primary source material also. Primary Source Materials can be found
at the CSU library, the main Cleveland Public Library downtown, or a journal article, research
paper, etc. that you find through either library’s website or somewhere else on the web.
http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/species-and-habitats/species-guide-index
http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/species-and-habitats/state-listed-species
http://ohiodnr.gov/invasivespecies
http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/species-and-habitats/fish-and-wildlife-research
CHECKLIST:
• Include a TITLE PAGE with:
o Your name
o The due date
o Class name and number
o Make your title page beautiful (add a graphic, picture, etc.)
• Make sure your paper has the three main elements of a paper
o INTRO paragraph,
o 5 paragraphs about the flora and fauna you choose that make up the BODY of
the paper
o CONCLUDING paragraph.
• Do not copy and paste from a website (plagiarize).
• Include images in your paper. Cite your images using APA format.
• Check your spelling.
• Check your grammar.
• Cite your sources in APA format www.citationmachine.net/
• Get help from the writing center if you need it
www.csuohio.edu/academic/writingcenter/
This homework assignment will be due the next lecture class, at the beginning of class. PRINT
YOUR PAPER OUT AND BRING IT TO CLASS.