Thanksgiving Break Extra Credit Assignment You may do as many of the extra credit assignments as possible. However, please note that extra credit assignments are not allotted points. Rather, I will use them in consideration of your final grade at the end of the semester. The purpose of the extra credit is to enrich your studies, not to bring your grade up from an F to a A. Option 1: Watch "Blackfish" on Netflix and HANDWRITE a minimum 1 page paper explaining the following :
After watching the movie Blackfish, do you believe that we should train marine mammals for entertainment purposes? Or do you think SeaWorld is spreading educational awareness of animals, and thus making people care about marine mammals? Use specific examples from the movie to support your opinion.
Option 2: Visit a zoo, nature reserve, hiking trail, aquarium, national park, forest etc. and HANDWRITE a minimum 1 page paper about your experience. Use vocabulary words and concepts we have learned so far.
You must provide EVIDENCE (ticket stubs, pictures with you in it, brochures) that you actually went
Option 3: Watch a documentary related to a topic in this class. HANDWRITE a minimum 1 page paper explaining the following:
What are the issues surrounding the documentary? What is your opinion on the issue? Use specific examples from the movie to support your opinion. Did your opinion change after you finished watching the documentary?
Review the website Mountaintop removal and answer the questions on a separate piece of paper - due Thurs.
Mountaintop Removal 101 1: What is mountaintop removal? 2: How does each of the following affect the environment: • Clearing • Blasting • Digging • Dumping Waste • Processing • Reclaimation 3: Where is mountaintop removal happening? 4: What can be done to stop mountaintop removal? 5: What agencies are involved in regulating mountaintop removal? 6: What is one reason why we don’t need to use this type of process? Economic Impacts of Mountaintop Removal 7: Summarize the economic impacts of mountaintop removal Ecological Impacts of Mountaintop Removal 8: Summarize the ecological impacts of mountaintop removal Community Impacts of Mountaintop Removal 9: How does mountaintop removal affect the local community?
Pick ONE of the following options to do over winter break
Option 1: Watch "Blackfish" on Netflix and HANDWRITE a minimum 1 page paper explaining the following :
After watching the movie Blackfish, do you believe that we should train marine mammals for entertainment purposes? Or do you think SeaWorld is spreading educational awareness of animals, and thus making people care about marine mammals? Use specific examples from the movie to support your opinion.
Option 2: Visit a zoo, nature reserve, hiking trail, aquarium, national park, forest etc. and HANDWRITE a minimum 1 page paper about your experience. Use vocabulary words and concepts we have learned so far.
You must provide EVIDENCE (ticket stubs, pictures with you in it, brochures) that you actually went
Option 3: Watch "Sushi: The Global Catch" on Netflix and HANDWRITE a minimum 1 page paper explaining the following:
What are the issues surrounding the documentary? What is your opinion on overfishing? Use specific examples from the movie to support your opinion?
Option 4: Watch TWO episodes of your choosing from "Nature's Great Events (2009)" on Netflix. Handwrite a minimum 1 page paper explaining the events that you learned about. Use vocabulary words and concepts from the episodes.