March 12-15 Elements of Literature 6th period
Monday, March 12
1. Meet in the computer lab.
2. Make revisions to your essay. The final draft is due on turnitin.com by the end of the period.
3. If you finish early…
a. Explore this website and take the quiz on www.myfootprint.org
1. You may not know the answers to some of the questions, so just do your best to guess.
b. Visit www.goodguide.com
c. Complete discussion on turnitin.com
HW:
· Go to Myfootprint.org and Goodguide.com if you didn’t get to it in class
· Complete discussion on turnitin.com: What did you learn about your energy footprint? What are 2 products you learned about on goodguide.com. Discuss your reaction to this information how this information might change/affect the way you shop. Respond to at least one other post. (Due Friday, March 16)
· Don’t forget to bring your trash bags with you on Tuesday
Wednesday, March 14
1. Take your grammar test (20 mins)
2. Watch “Story of Stuff” video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqZMTY4V7Ts)
3. Meet with your group
4. Look through your garbage as a group and answer the following questions on a piece of paper to be turned in:
a. What items do you have in common?
b. What do you have the most of?
c. What items are “necessities” (things that you need)? What items are “luxuries” (things you can do without)? How did you decide which are necessities and which are luxuries?
d. What might someone conclude about you/your group based on looking through your trash?
5. Review key terms for today’s activity
6. Read the “Buried Treasure” handout and answer the questions on the handout
7. Consider the following questions and write down your answers. Then, discuss your answers as a group. If you have time, discuss your answers as a class. Turn these answers it at the end of class.
a. How does the following cliché apply to the contents of the midden presented in the activity: “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.”
b. In the United States in 2006, 83%of people viewed a clothes dryer as a necessity, 50% viewed a cell phone as essential, and 33% believed a high-speed Internet connection was a necessity.2 Do you agree that these items are essential?
c. Do you think that people from other countries would agree?
d. What factors do you think drive consumption?
8. Read “The world’s rubbish dump: a tip that stretches from Hawaii and Japan” (if you don’t finish this in class it is homework)
a. Write 2 Bloom’s statements about this article.
Key Terms:
March 12-15 Elements of Literature 6th period
material consumption: use of resources and products
waste disposal—the act of getting rid of
unwanted materials
culture—the behavior, art, beliefs, and
traditions of a group of people
luxury—a material good or service that is
not essential to a person’s life; an extravagance
necessity—a material good or service that is
essential to a person’s life; something that is
required
archaeology—the study of past human life
and culture by an analysis of artifacts and
material evidence
midden—a trash pile
March 12-15 Elements of Literature 6th period
March 12-15 Elements of Literature 6th period
At the end of the period you will turn in:
1. Answers to #3
2. The “Buried Treasure” handout
3. Answers to #5 (you may put these on the same piece of paper as#3)
Homework:
o Finish reading “The world’s rubbish dump: a tip that stretches from Hawaii and Japan”
o Write 2 Bloom’s statements about this article
o Visit www.chrisjordan.com and look at the pictures
March 12-15 Elements of Literature 6th period
Friday, March 16
1. Meet in computer lab
2. Sit with your group
3. Watch this clip on extraction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYbSaBH0_1M
4. Review Key Terms for today’s activity
5. Go to www.sgmhs.org and open the pdf file titled “Hamburger, fries and Cola” and read the information
6. Gather around one computer with your group. Open the “Burger Diagram” word document. In the middle of the document is a hamburger. Using the following questions as a guide, take information from your reading and make a diagram by putting it around the hamburger:
a. What basic ingredients are needed to create a hamburger?
b. There are several steps required to raise the cow. What are they?
c. Between the cow and the burger, what else happens?
d. What impacts result from each of the processes and technologies required to produce the hamburger? Include these impacts on your diagram wherever appropriate.
e. Consider additional impacts that have not yet been shared, maybe even ones beyond those mentioned in the reading. For example, What are some impacts of hamburger consumption on people and societies, including people involved in producing it and people who consume it?
7. When you are finished, make sure the names of all group members are on your diagram. Print it and turn it in.
8. After you turn in your Hamburger Diagram, ask your proctor for a “What Does it Take?” item. Work with your group to research this item and create an educational poster for the school. A few tips:
a. Use Microsoft Word or Publisher to create your poster
b. Include at least 3 images, including 1 that is your item
Ex: If your item is a bicycle, you’ll have a picture of a bicycle
c. Include at least 2 statistics about your item (numbers, percentages etc)
Ex: 25% of the world’s population owns a bike
d. Include at least 4 other facts about your item and what it takes to produce it
Ex: Bikes require aluminum to make. Aluminum is a common metal.
e. Use at least 4 different colors
9. When you are finished with your poster, save it as Item name _firstperiod
Ex: Bicycle_first period
10. E mail your poster to Miss Collier @
Key Terms
March 12-15 Elements of Literature 6th period
sustainability— meeting current needs without limiting the ability of people to meet their needs in the future
ecological footprint— the area of Earth’s productive surface that it takes to produce the goods and services necessary to support a particular lifestyle
resource consumption— the process of using natural resources, materials, or finished products to satisfy human wants or needs
ecology— the study of relationships among organisms with each other and with their environments
natural resources— things found in nature that are useful to humans, such as trees and fish
climate change— a change in long-term weather patterns (including precipitation, temperature, and wind) over time
lifestyle— the way an individual or a group of people lives
population— the total number of people living in a country, city, or other defined area
March 12-15 Elements of Literature 6th period
By the end of the period you will have…
1. Completed the “Hamburger, Fries and Cola” diagram, printed it and turned it in.
2. Researched the origins of an item assigned to you by your proctor.
3. Created a poster about what it takes to make that item.
4. E mailed the poster to Miss Collier
Homework:
o Answer the following questions on a piece of paper to be turned in Tuesday:
1. How is the ecological footprint of a person’s lifestyle connected to social and economic impacts?
2. Would the production, use, and disposal of these everyday items be sustainable if only a small number of people purchased the items?
3. How would the impacts associated with an item change if everyone in the world purchased or used it?
4. Does lessening our impacts necessarily mean reducing our quality of life? Why, or why not?
5. How might businesses be encouraged to produce these items in ways that have more positive impacts on the environment and on people?
6. Often negative impacts associated with an item are not paid directly by the people who purchase and use the items. Who might end up paying for those impacts? Why do you think these impacts are not included in an item’s purchase price?