LA2: Environmental Literature Weekly Assignments

Week 1 (8/16-8/20)

-Orientation

Week 2 (8/23-8/27)

-Read Sustainable World Sourcebook Forward by Paul Hawken

-Develop sustainability project proposal (Plastic waste awareness)

-'No Such Thing as Waste' activity

Week 3 (8/30-9/3)

-Read 'Setting the Context' from Sustainable World Sourcebook (pgs. 1-5)

-Dream of the Modern World short response quiz

-Unexamined Assumptions Essay: Develop your own example of an unexamined assumption in the modern world and discuss how it is impacting our current worldview.

Week 4 (9/7-9/10) (No school Sept. 6th-Labor day)

-Read Sustainable World Sourcebook part 2 'Environment' (pgs. 6-10)

-Fact vs. Opinion short response quiz (distinguishing fact versus opinion in text)

-What's possible for the future? Essay (In class and homework)

-Plastic non-waste awareness project: Proposal completion/Presentation

Week 5 (9/13-9/17)

-Read S.W.S (pgs. 10-19)

-Business Letter: Compose a business letter to a non-profit organization working to lessen oceanic pollution.

-Clean Our Oceans: Persuasive Speech

-Plastic non-waste awareness project-Solidify individual jobs/begin planning construction

Week 6 (9/20-9/24)

-Read The Elements by Sue Ellen Campbell (from Getting Over the Color Green)

-Read S.W.S. Part 3: Energy (pgs. 20-29)

-Research specific energy opportunities to reduce climate change/Carbon Worksheet (Homework)

-Compose natural elements tribute to the Southwest (In class essay)

-Plastic non-waste awareness project-Planning/Construction
Week 7 (9/27-10/1)

-Read Desert of Definition by David Darlington (from Getting Over the Color Green)

-Southwestern Tribute Essay: Using both figurative and literal language, describe what the desert represents to you.
-Literary Elements Worksheet (Homework)

-Alternative Energy short response quiz

-Plastic non-waste awareness project-Planning/Construction continued

Week 8 (10/4-10/8)

-Read S.W.S. Part 4: A Just Society (pgs. 30-40)

-7 Foundations of a Sustainable World Project: Design an active plan for each of the seven foundations discussed in class. (In class and homework)

-Literary Elements Test

-Plastic non-waste awareness project-Planning/Construction continued
Week 9 (10/11-10/14)

-Plan of Action Essay: Select one of the seven foundations of a sustainable world and compose a five paragraph comprehensive plan of action. (In class and homework)

-Prepare 'Plan of Action' poster (In class)

-Present plan of action/poster to class.

-Plastic non-waste awareness project-Planning/Construction continued