Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Welcome to class #2 of three this week. We are saving the planet and finishing the course this week! Friday is our exam day. You must be in class on Friday to earn credit for this course - EMCC policy. Be sure to arrange your schedules to be present.

Class Work

You should have Part I of Mother Nature essay posted in Canvas. You will be working with a partner.

Part one: Identify the problem and prove that it exists. You should investigate the causes of the problem. Explain the extent of the problem. You should use information you personally know and information you have researched.Consider using charts and graphs in this section. 

Explain the effects and discuss why the problem needs to be solved. Warn reader of future effects is no solution is offered. Provide examples from research.
Review the next steps and begin searching for information for use in Part II and Part III of the essay.
https://www.enotes.com/topics/essay/essay-writing-tips/how-write-problem-solution-essay

Partner #1: Find someone who is writing about a similar topic. Read to each other. Share ideas and possible sources. Do you agree with each other, or are you on opposite sides? If you are on opposite sides, explain to each other what you would need to read to consider changing your mind or at least considering the opposite point of view.

Partner #2: Find someone whose topic is not at all like yours. Listen to each other's essay to this point. Note strengths and areas of need. In shor, listen and talk.

Now it is time to prepare to write the rest of your essay. See https://www.enotes.com/topics/essay/essay-writing-tips/how-write-problem-solution-essay  for details.

• Your middle section must establish common ground.
• Before you propose your solution, address other alternatives first.  
• Propose a plan of action.  
• Conclude with a call to action.  
• Write your thesis last.  Or, make sure that everything you wrote in your essay supports your point of view.
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• Revision advice #1: Use visualization whenever possible.
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• Revision advice #2: Make your audience care about your ideas.  (Be sure you know if your audience is friendly or hostile. It makes a difference in your word and phrasing choices. 

When you arrive in class on Friday, you need to have the completed draft ready for a peer editing activity. There will be a space in CANVAS for you to post the draft.  

In addition, you need to prepare one "visual" to use to present the topic to the class. You will have no more than two minutes to share your work and convince us to save or change something to help nature! The visual may be touchable or visual. (Discuss) 

Now, on with the show: An Inconvenient Truth . 
Discussion to follow!