ET Rough Draft

Submit a rough draft of your report for comments/editing. Be sure to include all of the guidelines listed for the final paper.

Outline: The report must include all of the following information (Title Page and Bibliography must have their own pages).

1. Title Page: Includes title, author’s name, class name, date—all centered on separate lines
2. Introduction: Write a few sentences to introduce the topic. What is the paper about? Why is it interesting or important?
3. What is Life: Explain how we would recognize life if we did run into it.
4. Search: What would we look for? What tools? What clues?
5. Explanation of Topic: Write a few paragraphs explaining what your topic is. Define it, describe it, relate it to the search for life.
6. Conclusion: Summarize what you learned about your topic. What is the most important way your topic relates to the search for life?
7. Acknowledgements (Optional): Write a quick “Thank You” to anyone who helped with the paper helped with understanding difficult concepts, or anything else you appreciated while doing this paper.
8. Bibliography: List of sources utilized at any point during the project. Must have at least 3 sources. MLA format preferable.