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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