Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Climate Change Infographic: Example

Begin your post by summarizing your infographic in 1-2 concise paragraphs. You can adjust the width of your infographic using the code generator at Piktochart. While the example below is incomplete, this page should give you an idea of how your post should be laid out.

Monday, February 15, 2016

Air Pollution- Article Summary & Synthesis Assignment

Due Monday February 22nd

Instructions: On the TOP-right corner of a piece of loose-leaf paper write your name, the class, the period, and the date. On the TOP-left corner of a piece of loose-leaf paper write the name of this assignment "Air Pollution- Article Summary & Synthesis Assignment". This needs to be in the TOP margin at the top of the paper, not in the lined portion.
Part 1- Air Pollution Summary- Read the following article “Study: Air pollution kills 3.3 million worldwide, may double and write a 2-3 paragraph summary. 

http://bigstory.ap.org/urn:publicid:ap.org:4462d06c50c44fc0a97e642527927997

Part 2- Beijing & New Delhi Air Pollution Synthesis- Read the following articles Beijing continues to suffer from pollution, but Delhi's air quality is one-and-a-half times worse and “Beijing’s Bad Air Would Be Step Up for Smoggy Delhi” then write a 1-page synthesis.


Part 3- Acid Rain- Read the following article “China Takes First Steps In the Fight Against Acid Rain and write a 1-page summary. 

Part 4- Extra Credit (40 points)- Read the following articles “Beijing to Shut All Major Coal Power Plants to Cut Pollution” and “China to Halt New Coal Mine Approvals Amid Pollution Fight” then write a 1-page synthesis.