Writing a reaction paper based on a film and quiz. All instructions are attached.
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EVR2001: Introduction to Environmental Science
Writing Project 2
Environmental Impact
People lives their lives day to day with little consideration of the impact of their actions. This writing project will
focus on how reducing this impact can be taken to the extreme, evaluating your personal impact on the
environment, and understanding some simple solutions to make things better.
DUE: March 25, 2019 by 11:59PM
INSTRUCTIONS:
• Watch “No Impact Man” film
o Available to stream: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3njbr3
• Calculate your carbon footprint at the Berkeley CoolClimate website
o http://coolclimate.berkeley.edu/calculator
o Use the “Advanced” setting for Travel and Shopping
• Take the Sustainable Synergy, Inc. “How Green Are You?” quiz
o https://web.archive.org/web/20180313163527/http://www.transformyourhealth.com/webnewslet
ters/jan08/howgreenareyouarticle.htm
• Write a combined reaction paper
o How do you feel about what you are seeing in the documentary?
o With what do you agree or disagree?
o Can you identify with anything in the documentary?
o Reflect on what you have watched in the documentary and what you have discovered about your
own carbon emissions and eco-footprint.
o The Berkeley CoolClimate website provides you with some ideas on what you can do to reduce your
energy usage and carbon footprint below the graph at the end of the quiz.
o Overall, WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED?!?!
• The reaction paper should be your reactions, but must also include:
o A summary of the documentary (identify the key points highlighted in the documentary)
o Naming and discussing at least 5 issues raised in the documentary
o A brief discussion of your carbon calculator inputs and results
o Include resulting graphs from carbon footprint calculator at the end of the paper
▪ Use screenshot
• Windows
o https://www.cnet.com/how-to/7-ways-to-take-screenshots-in-windows-10/
• Mac
o https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201361A brief discussion of your ecofootprint calculator inputs and results
o Your final combined reaction to the documentary and the results of calculating your carbon
footprint and the “How Green Are You?” quiz
REFERENCES/CITATIONS:
• Include a “Works Cited” page only if you use sources other than the film and two quiz websites
o Use in-text citations for any information obtained from these sources
▪ Use Author-Date citations (Harvard Method)
FORMAT:
• MLA format
• 5-7 pages (Not including image of graph or Works Cited section)
• Times New Roman font
• Double-spaced
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•
•
•
•
•
•
•
1-inch margins
12-point font
No quotations.
Indent each paragraph
No extra spacing between paragraphs
.doc, .docx, or .pdf format
Paper written as a response paper and not a series of short-answer questions
Will only accept submissions to Canvas/Turnitin
o Will not accept writing projects sent to me through email or Canvas message attachments
USEFUL WEBSITES:
• MLA Format Guidelines
o http://www.bibme.org/mla
• In-Text Citations
o https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parenthetical_referencing
• Generating References/Works Cited
o http://www.citationmachine.net/mla/cite-a-website
• Writing Help (USF Writing Center)
o https://www.lib.usf.edu/writing/
• Turnitin Guidelines
o https://guides.turnitin.com/03_Integrations/Turnitin_Partner_Integrations/Canvas/Turnitin_LTI
_1.0/Student/03_Submitting_a_Paper
o https://guides.turnitin.com/01_Manuals_and_Guides/Student_Guides/Turnitin_Classic_(Deprecat
ed)/09_Submitting_a_Paper
RUBRIC: (100 points total)
• Film Summary (10 points)
o A summary of the documentary (5 points)
▪ Identify the key points highlighted in the documentary
o Naming and discussing at least 5 issues raised in the documentary (5 points)
• Carbon Emission Calculation & Discussion (20 points)
o A brief discussion of your carbon calculator inputs and results (15 points)
o Include resulting graph from the Carbon Calculator in the paper by providing a screenshot (5
points)
• “How Green Are You” Quiz & Discussion (20 points)
o A brief discussion of your eco-footprint calculator inputs and results (20 points)
• Reaction (40 points)
o How did the documentary, carbon calculator results, and “How Green Are You?” quiz make you
feel? (10 points)
o What do you agree & disagree with from the film? (10 points)
o What can you realistically do to change you impact? (10 points)
o Overall, what was learned? (10 points)
• Syntax & Organization (10 points)
o Proper spelling & grammar (4 points)
o Clear & concise thesis statement (3 points)
▪ Something simple like “Carbon emissions are a problem because of X.” or “This paper looks
at the reactions to the impact carbon has on our lives and my contribution.”
o Paper flows smoothly from topic to topic (3 points)
• Late Submissions
o -50 points per day after deadline
o Technical difficulties or problems with Canvas are no excuse for not turning in writing projects on
time.
Project 2
100 points
Due: March 25, 2019 by 11:59PM
Instructions
•
Watch “No Impact Man” film
– Available to stream: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3njbr3
•
Calculate your carbon footprint at the Berkeley
CoolClimate website
– http://coolclimate.berkeley.edu/calculator
– Use the “Advanced” setting for Travel and Shopping
•
Take the Sustainable Synergy, Inc. “How Green Are
You?” quiz
– https://web.archive.org/web/20180313163527/http://www.transfor
myourhealth.com/webnewsletters/jan08/howgreenareyouarticle.
htm
Instructions
•
Write a combined reaction paper
– How do you feel about what you are seeing in the documentary?
– With what do you agree or disagree?
– Can you identify with anything in the documentary?
– Reflect on what you have watched in the documentary and what
you have discovered about your own carbon emissions and
eco-footprint.
– The Berkeley CoolClimate website provides you with some
ideas on what you can do to reduce your energy usage and
carbon footprint below the graph at the end of the quiz.
•
Overall, WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED?!?!
Instructions
•
The reaction paper should be your reactions, but must
also include:
– A summary of the documentary (identify the key points
highlighted in the documentary)
– Naming and discussing at least 5 issues raised in the
documentary
– A brief discussion of your carbon calculator inputs and results
– Include resulting graphs from carbon footprint calculator at the
end of your paper
• Use screenshot
– Windows
» https://www.cnet.com/how-to/7-ways-to-take-screenshots-in-windows-10/
– Mac
» https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201361A brief discussion of your ecofootprint calculator inputs and results
Instructions
•
Your final combined reaction to the documentary and
the results of calculating your carbon footprint and the
“How Green Are You?” quiz
Format
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
MLA format
5-7 pages (Not including image of graph or Works Cited
section)
Times New Roman font
Double-spaced
1-inch margins
12-point font
No quotations.
Indent each paragraph
No extra spacing between paragraphs
.doc, .docx, or .pdf format
Paper written as a response paper and not a series of
short-answer questions
References/Citations
•
Include a “Works Cited” page only if you use sources
other than the film and two quiz websites
– Use in-text citations for any information obtained from these
sources
• Use Author-Date citations (Harvard Method)
Rubric
•
Film Summary (10 points)
– A summary of the documentary (5 points)
• Identify the key points highlighted in the documentary
– Naming and discussing at least 5 issues raised in the
documentary (5 points)
•
Carbon Emission Calculation & Discussion (20 points)
– A brief discussion of your carbon calculator inputs and results
(15 points)
– Include resulting graph from the Carbon Calculator in the paper
by providing a screenshot (5 points)
•
“How Green Are You” Quiz & Discussion (20 points)
– A brief discussion of your eco-footprint calculator inputs and
results (20 points)
Rubric
•
Reaction (40 points)
– How did the documentary, carbon calculator results, and “How
Green Are You?” quiz make you feel? (10 points)
– What do you agree & disagree with from the film? (10 points)
– What can you realistically do to change you impact? (10 points)
– Overall, what was learned? (10 points)
Rubric
•
Syntax & Organization (10 points)
– Proper spelling & grammar (4 points)
– Clear & concise thesis statement (3 points)
• Something simple like “Carbon emissions are a problem because of
X.” or “This paper looks at the reactions to the impact carbon has
on our lives and my contribution.”
– Paper flows smoothly from topic to topic (3 points)
•
Late Submissions
– -50 points per day after deadline
– Technical difficulties or problems with Canvas are no excuse for
not turning in writing projects on time.
Submission
•
Submitted to Turnitin through Canvas
– .doc, .docx, or .pdf format
– Will only accept submissions to Canvas/Turnitin
• Will not accept writing projects sent to me through email or Canvas
message attachments
Helpful Websites
•
Guide to writing a research paper
– http://www.aresearchguide.com/1steps.html
•
MLA Format Guidelines
– http://www.bibme.org/mla
•
In-Text Citations
– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parenthetical_referencing
•
Generating References/Works Cited
– http://www.citationmachine.net/mla/cite-a-website
•
Writing Help (USF Writing Center)
– https://www.lib.usf.edu/writing/
•
Turnitin Guidelines
– https://guides.turnitin.com/03_Integrations/Turnitin_Partner_Integration
s/Canvas/Turnitin_LTI_1.0/Student/03_Submitting_a_Paper
– https://guides.turnitin.com/01_Manuals_and_Guides/Student_Guides/T
urnitin_Classic_(Deprecated)/09_Submitting_a_Paper
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