Week #8

Week #8 Note the due dates. We finish on Friday, May 12. You will NOT have the weekend to work on this. 

Week #8 - Assignment #1 - More research - write the essay. This is the last week of the course! I can hear you cheering now.  However, this week ends on Friday, May 12, 2017. All work needs to be submitted by 8:00 am on Friday. I am required to submit grades on Friday. 

Even though this is a challenging writing assignment, keep in mind that it is the last one! This essay is your exam.  Research and write a great paper! 

Last week you completed steps 1-5 in Writing a Problem-Solution Essay. Now you are ready to move on to steps 5-13.  Here is the link:

https://www.enotes.com/topics/essay/essay-writing-tips/how-write-problem-solution-essay

A. Research some more ... Please include at least five of  the following in your essay.

• An interview with someone (You are a pro at this!)  
• Art, music,or literature related to the topic 
• Current news report
• Current videos/ movies You may quote An Inconvenient Truth or you may select an additional movie feature. National Geographic and Animal Planet have several features.  It does not need to be a documentary. Happy Feet comes to mind! YouTube offers many options. This is just one of many:
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKbZxKZJM
• Branch out. Find something to view that relates to your chosen topic. 
• Information from an expert source. Search the EMCC on-line library for strong sources:

https://www.estrellamountain.edu/library 

• Charts and/or graphs

B. Organize your essay into parts. 

Here are some guidelines:

Part I:  Identify the problem. Prove that one exists.

1.       What is the problem? Was it clearly identified? How many are impacted by the problem? Who is impacted? What other problems result because this problem exists?

2.        What are the causes of the problem? Is the information specific? Explain. Do you need to know more? Is anything confusing? Explain.

3.       Make three claims about your topic. Provide two or three pieces of evidence to support each  claim.

a.       Claim

• b.      Reason 1 + Evidence
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• c.       Reason 2 + Evidence
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• d.      Reason 3 + Evidence

Here are some links to information about claims, reasons, and evidence: 

http://mrbehm.weebly.com/uploads/1/4/2/1/14214992/claims_reason_evidence.pdf

For example, Al Gore claims that global warming is happening. One reason is that the earth's climate is getting hotter. One piece of evidence was the melting of the ice fields in Greenland and in Canada.  He also uses a chart to show that the temperatures are warmer now than they were in the past. 

Here is a graphic organizer. Use it to guide you. 

Claim:

Why?

Because:

Reason:

Reason:

Reason:

Facts and Proof!

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Part 2: Looking to the future

1.       What are the future implications if this problem is not addressed?

2.       Please include:

a.       A chart or graph

b.      A personal experience  

c.       Evidence from at least two expert sources

Part 3 – Possible Solution(s)  and a Call to Action

You want to get your readers to do something to help to solve the problem. Remember that people are limited by time and money. Make sure that your call to action steps are worth the time and the money.

Try to have at least three things that people can do to make a difference. For example, if you suggest recycling, explain how effortless the process can be. 

Part 4 – Technical points 

1.       Use  in-text citations. Are they in  MLA format?

2.       Place all in-text citation sources on the Works Cited page? Make sure there are no extra sources on the Works Cited page.

3.       Pay attention to the grammar, usage, and mechanics. Run spell and grammar check.

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  Post your essay The essay is worth 100 points - 
  25 points for each part.
  
  
  Week #8 - Assignment #2 - Reading & Discussion Board
  
  
  Reading link: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/reality-hotter-world-already-here-180951172/
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Read "Hot Enough for You?" by Jerry Adler from the May 2014 Smithsonian Magazine.   
  Do the following:
  
  
  1.Read the article before posting. 
  2. React to the article. What do you think? Do you agree or disagree with the article? If you have spent at least one summer in Phoenix, include personal experiences of dealing with the local summers. If you are new to the area, predict what you will do to survive the summer. 
   50 points
  
  
  30 points for the initial post  / 20 points for each of three responses to others. 
  
  
  
  
  Post your initial comments by Wednesday at midnight. React by 8:00 am on Friday, May 12, 2017. 
  
  
  
  
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(Class closes on May 12.)