course material

1. Compare and contrast Chief Seattle’s ‘Environmental Statement” to John
Muir’s
Essay One – Sustainability and Thinking Like a mountainSelect one or two sources covered
in class and relevant to the topic of your choice• Evaluate the appropriate evidence in
support of your thesis and major points in your essay’.Define the argumentative statement
and logical development of ideas in the outline of your essay,.• Examine and revise the
patterns of organizationDistinguish factual evidence from opinion EEE Apply MLA
guidelines to your in text citations Construct a Works Cited page in MLA style –Instruction
and Essay TopicsBegin by developing a good outline before writingFormulate a working
thesis that responds directly and clearly to the topic of your choice.decide which main
points (in body paragraphs) will best support your thesis.Select evidence frorn the text(s) of
your choice in support of your main points.Write your opening ragraph that introduces the
title and the author of your chosen text.Make sure that your thesis is clear and that your
main points are included in y-6urintroduction..Write the rest of your essay and revise at
least twice before submitting.Edit carefully to correct any grammar or spelling
errors.Choose one of the following topics for your essay. Remember that you will have to
focus the topic of your choice into your own, specific thesis. After your introductory
paragraph, you will also have to support the major ideas you analyze by offering evidence
from the texts -quotes and/or paraphrased points by the authors. Please. remember our
focus on clarity and precision. Avoid: generic statements: repetition of the same ideas;
“universal truths” or “meaningless word salads. Your essay should be 3 pages long.How
does Jared Diamond’s essay, “The Erosion of Civilization present some of the major
environmental problems that we face today? While your focus is primarily on Diamond’s
essay. you should add some additional evidence to his main ideas from another text of your
choice to support your thesis furjher.Compare and contrast Chief Seattle’s ‘Environmental
Statement” to John Muir’s “The American Forests”. Discuss the similarities as well as
differences in their points of view.3.How is Leopold’s phrase “thinking like a mountain”
related to what you know about sustainability? Do you think this short phrase captures the
essence of sustainability? Why or why not? Your focus here is Aldo Leopold’s essay but feel
free to use any additional evidence from another source on our reading list.In “The Sacred
Balance” David Suzuki writes “we have expanded beyond the capacity of our surroundings
to support us” (par. 12). Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not? Consider
supporting your thesis by additional evidence provided in one or two other texts. especially

2. the latest articles on the ongoing destruction of predators in the US. as posted in our
module.In “Animal Extinction” Julia Whitty states that mass extinction is “a more serious
environmental problem than even its contributor, global warming” (par. 10). Explain her
argument using appropriate evidence from the text. You can support your analysis with
additional evidence from the recent articles on the ongoing destruction of wolves in the US.
posted in our module.