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Human Impact on the Environment = the effects, intentional or unintentional, beneficial or harmful, direct or indirect, which human activities have upon the environment and living things.Write a 5 paragraph essay (thesis, 3 body, and conclusion) on how “Humans have impacted the Environment”.
*Project can be handed in when complete but the deadline is the last day of the third making period.
*These are some “thesis statement” topics to consider for your 5 paragraph paper:
Population
- Raw materials consumption (non-renewable energy resources)
-Transportation-Roads-Shipping(Aviation, Auto, etc.) -War
Air Pollution
Acid Rain (fossil fuels)
Climate Change -Greenhouse Effect (global warming)
Toxic chemicals
Climate Change -Depletion of Ozone Layer
Ecosystems
-Biodiversity-Specie diversity-Extinction of Species
-Deforestation
-Eutrophication (aquatic organisms die due to oxygen shortage)
Mining
-Petroleum
-Oil shale industry
-Coal mining and burning
Solid waste disposal
Recycling-Reuse-Landfills
Energy harvesting and consumption
- Raw materials(non-renewable energy resources)
-Electricity generation-Wind power- Nuclear power
-Oil shale industry
-Petroleum
Water management or pollution
-Petroleum spills
-Reservoirs
-Mining
-Farming (pesticides, Fertilizers) -Irrigation/Agriculture
-Wastewater/Sewage
-Eutrophication (aquatic organisms die due to oxygen shortage)
- Toxic chemicals
Manufactured products
-Toxic chemicals
-Paint-Cleaning agents
-Paper-Pesticides
-Pharmaceuticals and personal care products
Rubric
/ Beginning- 4 / Developing- 6 / Accomplished-8 / Exemplary- 10 / ScoreTopic / Totally unrelated or notcapable of support / Possible support for topic or Remotely related / Somewhat relevant with good opportunity to support your topic / Capable of Support and Directly relevant
Organization / Not organized, not following the 1-3-1 model, ideas make no sense / Some organization, ideas jump around, start and end are unclear / Organized, ideas are somewhat jumpy, 1-3-1 format noticeable / Good organization, format followed, ideas are logically ordered.
Quality of Information / Unable to find or use specific details / Details are few and somewhat sketchy / Some details are not supporting the
Topic/subject / Supporting details specific to subject
STYLE / Minimal control of language and sentence structures that creates an inconsistent tone. / Limited control of language and sentence structures that creates interference with tone. / Appropriate control of language, stylistic techniques, and sentence structures thatcreates a consistent tone. / Precise control of language, stylistic techniques, and sentence structures that creates a consistent and effective tone.