Outline a major environmental issue that affects human health and the viability of our planet.
Outline should provide an overview of the causes and threats of major environmental issues including, but not limited to,
landscape alteration
condition of fisheries
food supply.
What are the root causes of this environmental issue?
How does this environmental issue impact the sustainability of the planet?
How does this environmental issue relate to other environmental issues?
The student will self- and peer-edit writing for capitalization, punctuation, spelling, sentence structure, paragraphing, and Standard English.
Use parallel structure across sentences and paragraphs.
Use appositives, main clauses, and subordinate clauses.
Use commas and semicolons to distinguish and divide main and subordinate clauses.
Distinguish between active and passive voice.
Use a variety of sentence structures to infuse sentence variety in writing.
Use complex sentence structure to infuse sentence variety in writing.
Use colons correctly.
Analyze the writing of others and suggest how writing might be improved.
Use verbals and verbal phrases correctly to achieve sentence conciseness and variety.
The student will self- and peer-edit writing for Standard English.
Edit, proofread, and prepare writing for intended audience and purpose.
Use a style manual, such as that of the Modern Language Association (MLA) or the American Psychological Association (APA), to apply rules for punctuation and formatting of direct quotations.
The student will apply social science skills to understand the process by which public policy is made by
defining public policy and determining how to differentiate public and private action;
examining different perspectives on the role of government;
describing how the national government influences the public agenda and shapes public policy by examining examples such as the Equal Rights Amendment, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Section 9524 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965;
describing how the state and local governments influence the public agenda and shape public policy;
investigating and evaluating the process by which policy is implemented by the bureaucracy at each level;
analyzing how the incentives of individuals, interest groups, and the media influence public policy; and
devising a course of action to address local and/or state issues.
GOVT.15
The student will apply social science skills to understand the role of government in the Virginia and United States economies by
describing the provision of government goods and services that are not readily produced by the market;
describing government's establishment and maintenance of the rules and institutions in which markets operate, including the establishment and enforcement of property rights, contracts, consumer rights, labor-management relations, environmental protection, and competition in the marketplace;
investigating and describing the types and purposes of taxation that are used by local, state, and federal governments to pay for services provided by the government;
analyzing how Congress can use fiscal policy to stabilize the economy;
describing the effects of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy on price stability, employment, and the economy; and
evaluating the trade-offs in government decisions.
The student will analyze how physical and ecological processes shape Earth's surface by
explaining regional climatic patterns and weather phenomena and their effects on people and places;
describing how humans influence the environment and are influenced by it; and
explaining how technology affects one's ability to modify the environment and adapt to it.
The student will apply the concept of a region by
explaining how characteristics of regions have led to regional labels;
describing how regional landscapes reflect the physical environment and the cultural characteristics of their inhabitants;
analyzing how cultural characteristics, including the world's major languages, ethnicities, and religions, link or divide regions;
explaining how different cultures use maps and place names to reflect their regional perspectives; and
developing and refining mental maps of world regions.
The student will investigate and understand dynamic equilibria within populations, communities, and ecosystems. Key concepts include
interactions within and among populations, including carrying capacities, limiting factors, and growth curves;
nutrient cycling with energy flow through ecosystems;
succession patterns in ecosystems;
the effects of natural events and human activities on ecosystems; and
analysis of the flora, fauna, and microorganisms of Virginia ecosystems.
5. The Effects of Technology on the Environment
Essays on Technology