Unit 4: Long Term Project

Prepare a PowerPoint presentation that deals with a current urban development issue. Your presentation should be five to seven minutes in length and should:

• Clearly define and explain the issue you are addressing
• Present either through a “sell”/justify a position approach or clinically discuss several positions

You may use the site below to assist you in preparing your presentation.

http://www.actden.com/pp/

See the Presentation Rubric in the pick up box on the network for the evaluation methodology.

Presentations will begin shortly after this week’s lab time.



The following are potential topics. Others may be considered but must be approved by the instructor.

New Urbanism - What is it? What does it look like? Where is it taking place?

http://www.newurbanism.org/newurbanism/sitemap.html

Evaluate the proposal referred to as “Victory City”.

http://www.victorycities.com/

Evaluate the concepts put forth in “Sustainable Urban Design and Climate”.

http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/environ/design/design.shtml

Discuss strategies for Downtown revitalization.

http://www.emich.edu/public/geo/557book/dt.frameset.html

Click on "strategies" and "case studies" as required.

Examine and discuss efforts to reuse “Big Box” stores that are no longer in operation.

http://www.bigboxreuse.com/





Debate whether or not sports facilities assist positively in urban renewal.

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000300

http://www.naiop.org/foundation/ares07mixeduse.pdf


http://www.ualberta.ca/~bhumphre/papers/pfm2003.pdf

http://www.informedesign.umn.edu/Rs_detail.aspx?rsId=2265


Discuss various ideas for urban renewal.

http://www.creativecity.ca/resources/making-the-case/urban-renewal-1.html

THE ASSIGNMENT IS DUE FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2011.

Chapter 15 Essay...

Re-read pages 171-176

Write the following essay using the guideline provided. You must have TWO body paragraphs (i.e. Two supporting ideas). The paper is DUE ON MONDAY, APRIL 25!!!

How have past treaties failed to meet the needs of First Nations people?


Make sure you can identify which specific sentences accomplish each of the objectives outlined above for both the introductory paragraph and the body paragraph.

***A reminder... Unit 4 reading should now be complete. Pop Quizzes are possible!

Global Warming Essay

The following is an essay assigned for Monday, May 2, 2011. It should be three pages typed and double spaced, Times New Roman 12 point type.

Is global warming a man-made problem that requires a change in behavior or is it a politically invented lie designed to force people to change behaviors that have little to do with the earth's temperature?

The Essay

Over the last number of days, you have written an in class essay and you have been working on the objectives for each part of the essay. Below is a summary of the class notes for this section:

The essay assignment typically comes in two forms -- a question or a directive.

for example:

What is the most important characteristic required to be successful in school? (question)

Discuss the most important characteristic required to be successful in school. (directive)



The most important thing to remember when writing the essay is to make sure you understand the question and answer the question directly.



Below you will find the objectives we discussed for the introductory paragraph (in order of importance - NOT appearance):



1. Answer the question (thesis statement)



2. List of supporting ideas (evidence which will serve to prove your thesis)



3. Introductory statement (this is the first sentence in your essay)






Next, you will find the objectives for the body paragraphs (in order of appearance):



1. Topic sentence (from your list of supporting ideas and relates to thesis)



2. Supporting details (logically prove why the thesis is true... between 5-7 sentences)

3. Transition sentence (make the connection from the present supporting idea/topic to the next supporting idea/topic)


Finally, the objectives for the conclusion are as follows:

1. Restate the thesis

2. Expand on the thesis (original thought)


Also...

Don't forget the scoring rubric (in the network pick up folder). You will need this as we move forward.

Good luck on the test. See to it all project work is handed in. We will start writing essays next week.

Global Warming - Fact or Bunk?

Today we started watching the two programs you will use to construct your first essay. The first program is, "An Inconvenient Truth." We will follow this with, "The Great Global Warming Swindle." You are to be making notes for yourself which will help you to keep track of the specific arguments for and against global warming as a man made development. Afterwards, we will look at constructing an essay and then you will write an essay taking a position on this issue based on your analysis of both arguments.

Welcome Back... Here's Your Homework (and Your Test Date)

Today we reviewed Unit 3, chapters 9,11 and 13. For Tuesday, please be sure to be able to answer how you would incorporate the terms associated air masses and their movements to the web we discussed for Chapter 11. Also, you may begin making your list of terms to study from for the test.

We will continue on with the review of chapters 10, 12 and the connecting study on glaciation.

The Unit 3 test date will be Thursday, April 14, 2011.