The Anthropocene Golden Spike: The Age of Humans
ENV 2080 – Spring 2020

Worksheet for paper discussions

(Note: we will not address all questions for all papers.)

Name:

Date:

Paper under discussion:

1. State the overall purpose of the article and the importance (or significance) of this work. 

2. Describe the main conclusions.

3. List the evidence in the article that supports the conclusions.

4. List no more than three points in the article that you did not understand.

5. Describe the limitations and weaknesses of the paper.

6. Describe the greater implications of the work presented.

7. Describe the personal implications or new insights you have.