Students will write a persuasive essay expressing why there is a need to protect the environment. Based on the data from the interviews conduced by them as formative assessment, students will report their survey results from their determined community. Students will identify which actions can be done to make their community more environmentally friendly. The essay must have elaboration on the where, the when, and the how of making their community more environmentally friendly. The essay must provide an argument and defense as to why people need to take initiative to protect the environment.
Assessment 1
Submit the survey and report survey results.
Assessment 2
- View the video 《爸爸的环保袋》
(summative_video爸爸的环保袋)
- Complete the worksheet (summative_video worksheet)
Discuss with students the main message of the video. Tie it back to the students’ survey. Discussion questions: What are your findings from your survey? People within your community, your family, your friends, are they environmentally conscious?
Assessment 3
Announce the opportunity to make a difference for our Earth. Southern California Chinese-American Environmental Protection Association (www.sccaepa.org) partnering with Chinese Language Association for Second-Elementary Schools (www.classk12.org) are calling for submissions of writing to promote environmental protection awareness across America. Chinese language students are asked to submit action plans for their communities. Scholarships will be available to the top 10 proposals. This is a great opportunity for students to voice the urgency to protect Earth and act within their communities.
Hand out the instruction for the persuasive writing (summative_persuasive writing).
Remind students to check the evaluation rubric for the writing (summative_rubric presentational writing). |
