Who should be making decisions on how we protect communities facing unequal impacts of rising sea levels?
The effects of a changing climate are not felt equally by all people. Often, communities of color and low-income communities suffer the most from pollution and environmental changes. This is true for communities along the US coast that are facing excessive impacts of flooding caused by rising sea levels and warming temperatures. What is the most effective way to protect these communities? Who should make decisions about how we address sea level rise?
Write a letter to the president arguing who you think should be making decisions about protecting communities facing unequal impacts from sea level rise. Use evidence from the sources to defend your claim, and be sure to acknowledge and address counterclaims to your position.
Students will engage argumentative writing given a pre-selected prompt by the teachers.
Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Teacher will provide the following instructions to students as they sit down to write:
Teacher will access core report to identify the appropriate intervention.
Students will follow the directions on their board and/or their handouts.
Ask teachers for help if they have trouble with any of the technical steps the teacher articulates on the board.
Begin writing.
Click ‘Signal Check’ periodically to get instantaneous feedback. Note: If students have not written enough they will not get any feedback. Be sure to complete at least one paragraph before asking for a signal check.
Click ‘Submit’ when they are done writing.
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