Environmental Studies

in class

Week 1 (3/16-3/18):

• Review Syllabus & Class Policies

• Classmate Interviews & Sharing/discussion

• Welcome to Generation Citizen

• Start seedlings for plant sale

• Nature Journal set-up

• Open Letter Assignment Step 1

• Start class Project Topic Brainstorm using Community Interviews and media

Week 2 (3/23-3/25):

• Class Constitution

• Class Project Topic Decision-Making 

• Open Letter Assignment Step 3: Peer Workshop (Wed)

• Grammar sheets

Week 3 (3/30-4/1):

• Class Constitution

• Class Project Topic Decision-Making

• Grammar sheets

Week 4 (4/6-4/8):

• GC Hourglass/Framework for Action

• Root cause analysis & guest speaker research

• RI General Assembly Legislation

• Class Project Research

• Hosting a Guest Speaker

• Grammar sheets

Week 5 (4/13-4/15):

• Lila visit/Stormwater Innovation Center (Mon)

• Continue Class Project Research

• RI General Assembly

*MIDTERM/April Break 4/20-4/24 🌱🌷*

Week 6 (4/27-4/28):

• GC Hourglass/Framework for Action

• Target Brainstorm

• Tactics

• ACLU Advocacy 101

• Class Project Action Plan

Week 7 (5/4-5/6):

• Class Project Action Plan: "Develop Your Argument"

• Plastics Reduction Class Project Folder

• Outdoor litter clean-up!

Week 8 (5/11-5/13):

• Class Project Action Plan

• Plastics Reduction Class Project Folder

• Watch some State House Committee Hearings

• Our project website

Week 9 (5/18-5/20):

• Monday: Check yer email!

• Continue project work and save to Plastics Reduction Class Project Folder; workshop & update flyers & website

• Share Home Plastic Audit findings

• 5-minute mystery "field trip"

• Next Steps on Class Project Action Plan (Wed): Getting the word out & rallying support

Week 10 (5/25-5/27):

• No school Mon 5/25 (Memorial Day)

• More class project work

  • Submit written testimony on H7911 to House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources! Consider in-person testimony on Wed 5/27 (4:00 @ State House)

Week 11 (6/1-6/3):

• 3/27 House Committee on Environment & Natural Resources Hearing (begin at -58:00)

• More testimony samples (starting at 4:43)

• Finish class project work & flyering!!

• Class Evaluation

🦭END OF TRIMESTER🪸

Homework

Due Wed 3/18:

• Community Interviews

Due Mon 3/23:

• Nature Journal Entry 1

Due Wed 3/25:

• Open Letter Assignment Step 2: Research and First Draft

Due Mon 3/30:

• Nature Journal Entry 2

Due Wed 4/1:

• Open Letter Assignment Step 4: Revise & Polish

Due Mon 4/6:

• Nature Journal Entry 3

Due Wed 4/8:

• Open Letter Assignment Step 5: Final Revision & Contest Submission: email me screen shot!

Due Mon 4/13:

• Nature Journal Entry 4

Due Wed 4/15:

• Class Project Goal Talking Points

• CREDIT DEADLINE for overdue work

*MIDTERM/April Break 4/20-4/24 🌱🌷*

Due Mon 4/27:

• Nature Journal Entry 5

Due Wed 4/29:

• Get to know your RI State Legislators

Due Mon 5/4:

• Nature Journal Entry 6

Due Wed 5/7:

• Letter to Decision-Maker

Due Mon 5/11:

• Nature Journal Entry 7

Due Wed 5/13:

• Revise & Adapt Letter

Due Mon 5/18:

• Nature Journal Entry 8

Due Wed 5/20:

• Home Plastic Audit Week 1

Due Wed 5/27:

• Nature Journal Entry 9 

• FINISH any lingering class project work 

Due Mon 6/1:

• Class Project Reflection 

• CREDIT DEADLINE for all overdue work

Wed 6/3: End of Trimester 🦭