Environmental Studies

in class

Week 1 (3/18-3/20):

• Syllabus & Class Policies

• Writing Prompt & Discussion

• Class Project Topic Brainstorm

Week 2 (3/25-3/27):

• Class Project Topic Decision 

• Discuss Opinion Writing Step 1 (Wed)

• Welcome to Generation Citizen 

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

• Work on Class Project (Mon)

  • RIPTA

  • Save RIPTA campaign

  • Save RIPTA Lobby Day sign-up (Postponed to  Tues 4/9)

  • RI General Assembly Bill Status

  • H7774

  • Find your Reps

  • Modern Bus Stops in Sustainable Cities

• Opinion Writing Step 3: Peer Workshop (Wed)

Week 4 (4/8-4/10):

• Bus stop creative visioning (Mon-outside ☀️)

• Eclipse 🌒 (Mon)

• Work on Class Project 

  • Mon 4/8 at 7 p.m.: Zoom meeting for prep

  • Tues 4/9 3:-15-4:15 p.m.: Lobby Day at State House (sign-up)

  • Written testimony for House Finance Committee Hearing on 4/10 (by Wed)

  • Transit Master Plan article

*April Break 4/15-4/19 🌱🌷*

Week 5 (4/21-4/23):

• Happy Earth Day! 🌎

• Work on Class Project 

  • House Finance 4/10 Committee Hearing

  • 4/10 Hearing Notes

• State House Field Trip on Tues 4/23

Week 6 (4/29-5/1):

• Work on Class Project 

  • Target Brainstorm

  • Tactics

  • Class Project Plan

Week 7 (5/6-5/8):

• Continue work on Class Project 

  • Class Project Plan

  • Providence Journal Op Ed

  • Civics Day Video

  • Preparing for Civics Day

Week 8 (5/13-5/17):

• Continue work on Class Project 

  • Class Project Plan

  • Preparing for Civics Day

• Civics Day at the State House on Fri 5/17

Week 9 (5/20-5/22):

• Continue work on Class Project 

  • Class Project Plan

  • Find your elected officials

  • Get ready for Art Show Thurs 5/23

Week 10 (5/29):

• No class Mon (Memorial Day)

• Count petition signatures!

• Walk outside 🌞

• Save RIPTA Campaign video

• Start watching I Am Greta

Week 11 (6/3-6/5):

• Finish watching & discussing I Am Greta (Mon)

• Jasper's presentation (Wed)

• Send off petition packets

• Class Evaluation

• RIPTA Survey

*End of trimester* 🏖️

Homework

Due Wed 3/20:

• Community Interviews

Due Mon 3/25:

• Nature Journal Entry 1

Due Wed 3/27:

• Opinion Writing Assignment Step 1: Response

Due Mon 4/1:

• Nature Journal Entry 2

Due Wed 4/3:

• Opinion Writing Assignment Step 2: Research & Draft

For those going to Lobby Day:

• Mon 4/8 at 7 p.m.: Zoom meeting for prep

• Tues 4/9 3:-15-4:15 p.m.: Lobby Day at State House 

Due Mon 4/8:

• Nature Journal Entry 3

Due Wed 4/10:

• Opinion Writing Assignment Step 4: Fully polished draft following all guidelines

• Be caught up to avoid Credit Deadline over break!

*April Break 4/15-4/19 🌱🌷*

Due Mon 4/22:

• Nature Journal Entry 4

Due Wed 4/24:

• Opinion Writing Assignment Step 5: Final revised letter

*MIDTERM*

Due Mon 4/29:

• Nature Journal Entry 5

Due Wed 5/1:

• Opinion Writing Assignment Step 6: Submit to NY Times Contest by FINAL DEADLINE (and send me screenshot of confirmation)

• Classwide CREDIT DEADLINE for all overdue work

Due Mon 5/6:

• Nature Journal Entry 6

Due Wed 5/8:

• Complete and document your chosen first step in the Class Project Plan

Due Mon 5/13:

• Nature Journal Entry 7

Due Wed 5/15:

• Complete and document your chosen second step in the Class Project Plan, including getting petition signatures and being ready for Civics Day!

Friday 5/17:

• Civics Day at the State House! 3 reps to meet at school at 8:45 a.m. (we'll be back about 1ish)

Due Mon 5/20:

• Nature Journal Entry 8

Due Wed 5/22:

• Complete and document your third step in the Class Project Plan, including getting more petition signatures and being ready for the Art Show!

Due Wed 5/29:

• Nature Journal Entry 9

• Final Petition deadline for as many signatures as you can get!

• Class Project Reflection 

Due Mon 6/3:

• Nature Journal Entry 10

Due Wed 6/5:

• Final CREDIT DEADLINE for ALL work

*End of trimester* 🏖️