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Week #8 - Last week!

Week #8 Note the due dates. We finish on Thursday, July 20 at midnight.  You will NOT have the weekend to work on this.  Week #8 - Assignment #1 – Continue working on your “nature” essay. Last week your thought  of a problem related to nature that was important to you or that you wished to explore. Continue creating and writing this essay. Even though this is a challenging writing assignment, keep in mind that it is the last one! This essay is your exam.  Research and write a great paper! Use MLA formatting and documentation. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ Last week you completed steps 1-5 in Writing a Problem-Solution Essay. Now you are ready to move on to steps 5-13.  Here is the link to the steps. https://www.enotes.com/topics/essay/essay-writing-tips/how-write-problem-solution-essay A. Research some more ... Please include at least five of the following in your essay. ·       ...

Week #7

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Week #7  On with Week #7! This is the final unit of the course. It will take two weeks to complete. This week is a time to gather information, to think, and to react to problems faced by the environment. As with any issue, there are at least two points of view. You cannot be wrong with your personal opinion as long as you support that vision with evidence.   You will be writing a problem/solution essay for the final essay.  In addition, there are several shorter writing activities designed to get you to think and to clarify your point of view. Week #7 - Assignment #1 - A Walk with Mother Nature  50 points Nature: What is Mother Nature Telling Us? Take a 15 minute walk in nature. Search for messages from Mother Nature. Snap pictures or simply write descriptions of what you see and of the message you "hear."   Feel free to describe your pictures instead of posting them. I must confess that for the example I had to borrow a picture fr...