Objectives

• Discuss an environmental issue of concern.
• Meet and work with others in the class.
• Reflect on your own views.
  

In class:

Gather in a team of two or three students.

We have all heard about a variety of environmental issues. Some of these issues are of urgent concern and others are less so.

In your team, brainstorm a list of serious environmental problems, then discuss them until you have reached consensus on which issue your team believes is the most serious environmental problem facing the world right now and what makes it such a serious issue.

Outside of Class:

Using Microsoft Word,  type a commentary on this serious environmental problem.  The essay should be approximately 3/4 to 1 page in length when double-spaced. 

In this commentary, describe the issue and give reasons why your team feels that it is such a serious issue. In addition, include your own perspective and the reasons for your views. 

Include all the names of your team members in the Word file in your acknowledgements.

Save the file as yourusername-R1 (for example, the file name would be pearcej-R1). Then, I will show you how to submit this file electronically at the beginning of our next class.

NOTE: You will be given instructions on file submission at the beginning of our next class, but you will not be given any in class time to do any more work on the reflective essay, so be sure to come to class with the reflective essay completed and typed.