If you have ever taken part in a formal debate, you remember that you had to know both sides. You did not know until a few minutes before the debate which side you would be supporting.
This is your week to research both sides of a topic related to climate change/global warming. This could include topics such as air pollution, higher ocean levels, extinctions, etc. The possibilities for topics is extensive.
The essay you will be writing is a cause/effect essay and will include a call to action. You will select a topic, share the causes, note the effects, and then provide possible solutions.
Assignment #1 (Select Task #1 OR Task #2)
Here is Task #1
Viewing - An Inconvenient Truth (75 points total)
There is a copy available through EMCC's library. Contact them online to reserve your copy. Public libraries also have the documentary. The complete show is not available on YouTube for free. Here is the link to the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu6SE5TYrCM&t=62s
This is an older award winning documentary on global warming. Try not to let your politics, ether pro or con, get in the way of your viewing.
An Inconvenient Truth – Questions (50 points)
After viewing the documentary, answer the following questions. Post your answers on CANVAS. You do not have to write the questions, but you do need to number your answers.
1. 1. Why does the film open and close with serene images of nature: lush green leaves and a gently flowing river on a sunny day, followed by Al Gore’s voice-over about this peaceful place? What is the impact on the viewer?
2. 2. In this film, Gore narrates a moment in 1989 when his six-year-old son dropped his father’s hand, ran into the street, and was severely injured. How does this personal story relate to Gore’s mission?
3. 3. Much of the film consists of scientific facts and charts. Think back and answer the following:
· 4. Why do we have global warming?
· 5. What is the relationship between carbon dioxide and temperature?
· 6. How does global warming contribute to an increase in the number and severity of storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, and typhoons?
· 7. How can global warming cause both violent precipitation as well as droughts?
4. 8. Explain the significance of each of these references from the film:
· 9. The findings of core drills
· 10.The thawing of the permafrost, the splitting of the Ward Hunt ice shelf, and the disappearance of the Larson ice shelf
· 11. The Arctic ice cap disappearing
· 12. The image of a canary in a coal mine
· 13. The image of the frog in the cooking pot
5. 14. Cite three ecological consequences of global warming in the animal and plant communities.
6. 15. Gore used quotations from several memorable people. Explain how they apply to the topic of global warming.
· · Mark Twain: “What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know; it’s what we know that just ain’t so.”
· Upton Sinclair: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” Cite specific ways that this statement is illustrated throughout this film.
· · Stephen Pacala and Robert Socolow in Science magazine: “Humanity alreadypossesses the fundamental scientific, technical, and industrial know-how to solve the carbon and climate problems.”
7. 16. Explain the significance of the film’s title An Inconvenient Truth.
Once you have finished, in two or three paragraphs explain your position on the issue of global warming. Is it real? Would it happen anyway? Has it happened before? Might it happen with or without human intervention? (25 points)
If you cannot find a complete copy of the documentary, complete Task #2. Both are worth 75 points total.
If you cannot locate a full copy of An Inconvenient Truth, you will complete Task 2.
View the 10 links to key portions of An Inconvenient Truth.
For each segment, write a summary of the key point or points. (50 points)
nOnce you have finished viewing, in two or three paragraphs explain your position on the issue of global warming. Is it real? Would it happen with or without the help of humans? Has it happened before? (25 points)
Week #13Assignment #2 (50 points)
Locate and read at least five articles related to a topic related to Global Warming or Climate Change. I kept an eye on the news on my phone this week and came up with two or more articles every day. It will not be difficult to locate information. At least one article must come from the EMCC library.
- Go to the EMCC home page.
- Click on Students.
- Look on the right at the list of options. Click on Library.
- There is a column on the left. Click on "find articles, books, ebooks, videos, & more .
- From there, type in a topic to locate.
- You will discover more choices than you have time to read!
For each of the five articles, do the following:
- List the title and the author(s). Give the date of publication. It is interesting to know if you are reading something old or new.
- In bullet form, list 7-10 key points.
- Rate the article. If is was useful and/or interesting give it a 10. If it falls somewhat lower, give it a score below 10.
- Explain why you gave the article the score you did. ("Dull" will not do to explain. What made the article dull if it was? Or, what made it "excellent" if you awarded that type of score?)
Week #13 Assignment #3 Learning to Write a Cause/Effect essay
Read the instructions.
and
http://guidetogrammar.org/grammar/composition/cause/cause_frames.htm
Click on "Cold Comfort." It is an interactive sample essay. Once you are looking at the essay, you will see many magnifying glasses. Click on each. You will return to the first page, but look at the the information printed in blue at the bottom. Each "glass" give you a good writing tip.
Pretend you have been asked to write a letter to a student who needs to write a cause/effect essay. Explain in three or four paragraphs how to do that. (25 points)
Week #13 Assignment #4 Discussion Board
The first post is due by midnight on Thursday.
Three responses to others need to be completed by noon on Monday.
Total points: 40
Now, think of a problem related to nature that is important to you or that you wish to explore.
A. Identify the topic.
B. Explain why the topic is of interest to you. Or, explain why you want to conduct research on this topic.
C. Why does something need to be done, or does it?
D. Share any personal experiences you might have with the topic.
E. Note some research you plan to conduct.
Example: I have been fortunate to travel to Alaska and to the northern tip of Argentina. In both places, I learned of something surprising related to global warming. In Alaska, in Denali National Park, the rangers told of a cave just off the highway that used to be covered by glaciers. Recently, the glaciers melted. To the astonishment of the park rangers, there were paintings on the walls of the caves. The rangers had no idea that humans used to live there.
In Argentina, there was a small island in the middle of a recently frozen lake. In the thaw, the locals who visited the island were astonished to see petroglyphs - evidence that humans from long ago used to live there.
I found it amazing that ancient humans lived where glaciers have been for thousands of years.
I would like to research global warming to discover if it is a natural event or if it is currently something that humans are causing. As I look over the Valley of the Sun (Phoenix), I see brown colored air because of air pollution. I have endured record-breaking hot summers in the valley. I hope there is something that can be done.
nOnce you have finished viewing, in two or three paragraphs explain your position on the issue of global warming. Is it real? Would it happen with or without the help of humans? Has it happened before? (25 points)
Week #13Assignment #2 (50 points)
Locate and read at least five articles related to a topic related to Global Warming or Climate Change. I kept an eye on the news on my phone this week and came up with two or more articles every day. It will not be difficult to locate information. At least one article must come from the EMCC library.
- Go to the EMCC home page.
- Click on Students.
- Look on the right at the list of options. Click on Library.
- There is a column on the left. Click on "find articles, books, ebooks, videos, & more .
- From there, type in a topic to locate.
- You will discover more choices than you have time to read!
For each of the five articles, do the following:
- List the title and the author(s). Give the date of publication. It is interesting to know if you are reading something old or new.
- In bullet form, list 7-10 key points.
- Rate the article. If is was useful and/or interesting give it a 10. If it falls somewhat lower, give it a score below 10.
- Explain why you gave the article the score you did. ("Dull" will not do to explain. What made the article dull if it was? Or, what made it "excellent" if you awarded that type of score?)
Week #13 Assignment #3 Learning to Write a Cause/Effect essay
Read the instructions.
and
http://guidetogrammar.org/grammar/composition/cause/cause_frames.htm
Week #13 Assignment #4 Discussion Board
Click on "Cold Comfort." It is an interactive sample essay. Once you are looking at the essay, you will see many magnifying glasses. Click on each. You will return to the first page, but look at the the information printed in blue at the bottom. Each "glass" give you a good writing tip.
Pretend you have been asked to write a letter to a student who needs to write a cause/effect essay. Explain in three or four paragraphs how to do that. (25 points)
The first post is due by midnight on Thursday.
Three responses to others need to be completed by noon on Monday.
Total points: 40
Now, think of a problem related to nature that is important to you or that you wish to explore.
A. Identify the topic.
B. Explain why the topic is of interest to you. Or, explain why you want to conduct research on this topic.
C. Why does something need to be done, or does it?
D. Share any personal experiences you might have with the topic.
E. Note some research you plan to conduct.
Example: I have been fortunate to travel to Alaska and to the northern tip of Argentina. In both places, I learned of something surprising related to global warming. In Alaska, in Denali National Park, the rangers told of a cave just off the highway that used to be covered by glaciers. Recently, the glaciers melted. To the astonishment of the park rangers, there were paintings on the walls of the caves. The rangers had no idea that humans used to live there.
In Argentina, there was a small island in the middle of a recently frozen lake. In the thaw, the locals who visited the island were astonished to see petroglyphs - evidence that humans from long ago used to live there.
I found it amazing that ancient humans lived where glaciers have been for thousands of years.
I would like to research global warming to discover if it is a natural event or if it is currently something that humans are causing. As I look over the Valley of the Sun (Phoenix), I see brown colored air because of air pollution. I have endured record-breaking hot summers in the valley. I hope there is something that can be done.
B. Explain why the topic is of interest to you. Or, explain why you want to conduct research on this topic.
C. Why does something need to be done, or does it?
D. Share any personal experiences you might have with the topic.
E. Note some research you plan to conduct.
Example: I have been fortunate to travel to Alaska and to the northern tip of Argentina. In both places, I learned of something surprising related to global warming. In Alaska, in Denali National Park, the rangers told of a cave just off the highway that used to be covered by glaciers. Recently, the glaciers melted. To the astonishment of the park rangers, there were paintings on the walls of the caves. The rangers had no idea that humans used to live there.
In Argentina, there was a small island in the middle of a recently frozen lake. In the thaw, the locals who visited the island were astonished to see petroglyphs - evidence that humans from long ago used to live there.
I found it amazing that ancient humans lived where glaciers have been for thousands of years.
I would like to research global warming to discover if it is a natural event or if it is currently something that humans are causing. As I look over the Valley of the Sun (Phoenix), I see brown colored air because of air pollution. I have endured record-breaking hot summers in the valley. I hope there is something that can be done.
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