4 pages, double-spaced, one-inch margins, 12-point font (Times New Roman)What do its parts look like? 1) Introduction (one or two paragraphs) Bibliographic information (title, author, date of publication, publisher, number of pages, type of book) Brief overview of the purpose of your analysis. 2) Summary of the content (about one and a half pages) Summary of key points of each chapter A paraphrase 3) Evaluation and conclusion (one and a half pages) a. Your analysis: Easy/difficult read? Strengths/Weaknesses Are the arguments supported by evidence? Would you recommend this book? To what audience might it best suit? Citation:For this project you will practice formal academic citation methods, making use of either Chicago/MLA/APA. You will be required to include in-text citations as well as a bibliography. The review will be graded on the points described below: Content Do you accurately describe the contents of the book? i.e. do you have command of the material? Have you analyzed the themes/concepts you have chosen to highlight appropriately? Style and presentation Is the book review well organized? Do the ideas flow logically? Is the paper free of grammatical errors, misspellings, and problems with word choice? Is the writing concise and without unnecessary padding?

Please respond to the 4 questions . These questions are from SELBY CHAPTER 5 & 6 Please use the following reference Geog 103: Rediscovering the Golden State by Selby, any ed. Wiley. and include citations 1-Describe the factors that represent habitat and why each is important in determining the characteristics of individual plant communities.2-Explain how southern California plant communities have adapted to summer drought. Give specific examples.3-Why is fire beneficial to plant communities and which species in particular are reliant upon it for their survival.4-Explain how vegetation zones across the Sierra Nevadas have adapted to west windward slopes and eastern leeward slopes.

Respond to each question and then send an email to the writer with your comments. Everyone has the same set of questions so you do not need to re-state the question in your email. Remember that part of your required work in the course is to contribute to the peer editing process. 1. Every paper needs a title and a title is not “Essay #1.” A title suggests to the reader what will come. A title arouses reader expectations. Rate the title of this paper (No title, Needs help, OK but not exciting, Pretty good, Brilliant). Explain why you rated it that way.2. Is there an introductory paragraph? Does it identify what the author is writing about? Are the titles of the books in italics or underlined? Does it suggest how the “form” of the novels is appropriate for the novels’ “message”?3. List those aspects of the narrative form that are identified and discussed in the essay.a.b.c.d.4. Can you think of any other aspects of form that the writer might include in the argument? If, so what would those be?5. Are the books treated in separate body paragraphs? That is, one or more on A Long Way Gone and one on Bamboo People or the body paragraphs separated by subject/topic? Remember that the body of the essay needs to have more than one paragraph. 6. Are those aspects/subjects/narrative strategies treated and phrased in parallel form? 7. Do you disagree with any of the writer’s observations or conclusions? If so, why?8. Is the paper long enough to convince you that its argument and supporting evidence is fair and accurate? Length is a reflection of level of detail. Does the essay adequately cover the assignment?9. Is there anything that needs to be developed more? Anything that needs to be tightened or shortened?10. Is there a concluding paragraph? Does it “sum” up without repeating exactly what was included in the introduction?Writing1. Do you see any misspellings? Indicate them.2. Any mistakes in possessives? [that’s the ‘s or s’]. 3. Any agreement errors–subject and verb [the novel are], pronoun [the hero . . . they]?.4. Any problems of word choice [cliches, colloquialisms, diction]? HelpingMake two (2) specific recommendations to the writer.A.B.I have attached the essay for which you are to review and answer these peer review questions below.