1. I want you to read the book (duh). Reading quizzes are fair game.
2. I want you to post a response (you decide what to write about) to 4 of the 5 reading assignments. The grading scale for this is posted under the Ch. 3-4 heading. These are due by the beginning of class on the day we discuss the respective reading.
3. For one of the reading assignments, I want each of you to bring in some form of supplementary material or outside information to enrich our class. This can relate to anything in the book (even ideas or initiatives from earlier chapters) but you must be thoughtful about it. What I mean by that is I do not want you to merely read off of a website you found or react to an idea personally. I want to see that you have looked into something that caught your eye in the reading. For example, I of course am very interested in the whole cloth v. disposable diaper debate. If I were "presenting," I might try to figure out exactly what the cost would be for each one, which might actually include figuring out how much water it takes to wash a load of them and then how many loads I might do a week, etc.
You of course could also take one of Beavan's initiatives and see how what role it plays here at GPS. Lots of directions you could go here--but you must make connections yourself. Don't just google some random information and try to pass it off as preparation. We can all google.
I also want you to post the content and sources for this information on the blog. There will be a special post for that, and the instructions will include my grading expectations.
4. I want us, as a class, to experience our own No Impact Week. I anticipate this being the week of Oct. 25-29 (Robin Hood week). Be thinking about 5 initiatives we could implement in our daily lives to give us a taste of Beavan's project. You will write about this during and afterwards.
5. Of course, we need to prepare for Beavan's visit. For now, let's start with a list of questions that we could ask Beavan when he visits our class. I will open a blog post for this, too (I know we are doing a lot of blogging, but I love having a common space where we can respond to and learn from each other). Everyone will need to post, at some point before Monday, Oct. 25, three questions you would like to ask Beavan. Be serious about this--you will be expected to ask him at least one of yours, and you don't want to ask a silly one...
6. After we all finish the second college essay, I am going to ask you to shift your writing energy to description. I will talk more about this later, but I want you to start thinking about something you want to CHANGE...
Okay, let me know if you have questions. Peace out.
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