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 |Possible support for |Somewhat relevant with good |Capable of Support and | |

| |not capable of support|topic or Remotely related|opportunity to support your |Directly relevant | |

| | | |topic | | |

|Organization |Not organized, not |Some organization, ideas |Organized, ideas are somewhat |Good organization, format | |

| |following the 1-3-1 |jump around, start and |jumpy, 1-3-1 format noticeable|followed, ideas are | |

| |model, ideas make no |end are unclear | |logically ordered. | |

| |sense | | | | |

|Quality of Information |Unable to find or use |Details are few and |Some details are not |Supporting details specific| |

| |specific details |somewhat sketchy |supporting the |to subject | |

| | | |Topic/subject | | |

|STYLE |Minimal control of |Limited control of |Appropriate control of |Precise control of | |

| |language and sentence |language and sentence |language, stylistic |language, stylistic | |

| |structures that creates|structures that creates |techniques, and sentence |techniques, and sentence | |

| |an inconsistent tone. |interference with tone. |structures that creates a |structures that creates a | |

| | | |consistent tone. |consistent and effective | |

| | | | |tone. | |

| Five Paragraph Essay Rubric Total = |

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