American marine biologist, writer and naturalist, Rachel Louise Carson is famous for advancing the global environmental movement through her writings. She is regarded as one of the most influential people of the 20th century.
Topic of your Task: Rachel Carson.
Time Frame: 1 day
CCR Standards: Reading Anchor Standards 1 & 9, Writing Anchor Standards 1,4,6 and 8
Your task: You are a newspaper reporter for the Georgetown Times. It is the day before Earth Day and you have been asked to write an article for the paper about Rachel Carson, the famous scientist who helped launch a new age of environmental awareness. Follow the directions below.
Steps you will be following:
1) Read the article, Rachel Carson: Environmentalist, and take dash notes.
2) Watch the video, Rachel Carson http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/envh10.sci.life.eco.silentspring/ and take dash notes on it.
3) Organize your information, plan, and write your newspaper article. You may open a word document to write your letter, or just write it on a piece of paper. Your teacher will decide which will work best.
4) Remember that a newspaper article always has a headline. Choose a good one, one that gives a one-line summary of your article and catches the readers' attention!
5) You will want to refer to your notes while writing your letter. You can re-read the article and re-watch the video as often as you need to.
Time Frame: 1 day
CCR Standards: Reading Anchor Standards 1 & 9, Writing Anchor Standards 1,4,6 and 8
Your task: You are a newspaper reporter for the Georgetown Times. It is the day before Earth Day and you have been asked to write an article for the paper about Rachel Carson, the famous scientist who helped launch a new age of environmental awareness. Follow the directions below.
Steps you will be following:
1) Read the article, Rachel Carson: Environmentalist, and take dash notes.
2) Watch the video, Rachel Carson http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/envh10.sci.life.eco.silentspring/ and take dash notes on it.
3) Organize your information, plan, and write your newspaper article. You may open a word document to write your letter, or just write it on a piece of paper. Your teacher will decide which will work best.
4) Remember that a newspaper article always has a headline. Choose a good one, one that gives a one-line summary of your article and catches the readers' attention!
5) You will want to refer to your notes while writing your letter. You can re-read the article and re-watch the video as often as you need to.
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