Week 13 Tasks

Hi guys!

Week 12 tasks related to "An Inconvenient Truth" were to a) write a summary of the movie (200+ words) and b) evaluate or review it (150+ words). If you've not finished, hurry up! (;

Week 13 tasks are

1) finish 2 more quizzes in WebCT Vista Vocabulary. That means finishing up to and including quiz 6. You also need to post 2 more NICE (but critical) comments on other classmates' blogs. That means 4 posts now -- 2 each week from week 12.

2) measure your carbon footprint at either http://footprint.wwf.org.uk or http://www.myfootprint.org/. You might want to try both quizzes! I did the first one. I thought I was very environmentally friendly but was shocked that my score was 3.59. That means I am living as if there were 3.59 earths and, too, I am above the U.K. average! For the second, my score was a horrible 10.77 (10.7 earths!). My scores were poor for food (I'm eating too much meat) and goods and services (buying too many new things) but good for home energy, transport and housing (I don't heat my apartment much, I travel by bicycle and motorbike, and I live in a small place).

3) Make a post entitled "My Carbon Footprint: Problems & Solutions" (200+ words). You should write 4+ paragraphs. Suggested format:
a) introduction (define the term "carbon footprint" and say what your score is and what it means)
b) body paragraph 1 - problems (identify 3 of your carbon footprint problems. For example, one of mine is that I travel a lot by plane, so this contributes to atmospheric pollution)
c) body paragraph 2 - solutions (identify 3 specific solutions for your carbon footprint problems - for example, I could do more travel by bus within the UAE instead of going to other countries during breaks like Eid)
d) conclusion - brief commentary on carbon footprints/global warming and future statement.

Please included 2+ nice photos to accompany your post. Links to suitable videos would also be a plus. I will check your post (#3) if you finish it by 1 pm on Thursday, May 8 AND let me know -- please e-mail me at teverest@hct.ac.ae by 1 pm.

Enjoy!
T.J.