Effects of Human Activities on Environment

Effects of Human Activities on Environment

Name______Topic______PER___

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 / Score
Topic / 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.

Five Paragraph Essay Rubric Total =