El Medio Ambiente

The Environment
Topic Title

Gunston Middle School
Ms. Chamorro's y Ms. Molina's Classes

Web Page Requirements

First Part: Essay
You may cut and paste your essay from your Word document. The essay must have the following elements or you will not be able to put it on the web.

Description of topic

Thesis
Description of problem

Causes

Topic Sentence
Describe a cause of the problem
Provide examples that support that cause
Conclusion

Recent Current Event

Topic Sentence
Identify a recent current event related to your topic
Describe a recent current event related to your topic
Conclusion

Recommended Solutions

Topic Sentence
Identify a solution for your environmental problem
Explain your recommended solution
Conclusion

Bibliography

Minimum of 4 references
A variety of print citations - newspapers, magazines and journals, books, etc.
At least 2 citiations from the internet
At least 1 citation for a graphic

Second Part - Graphics

Find graphics that illustrate the topic of your essay. Remember that all the online databases have image or multimedia resources that you can use.
You can also find free graphics on Gunston's Great Clipart Page
Please use no more than 3 graphics on your page.
Please do not use more than ONE animated graphic.
Please cite your graphics correctly.

Here are directions for citing a graphic - some information may not be available; do your best.
(Be sure the site allows you to copy a graphic - check the copyright information.)

1. Creator/Author's Last Name, First Name
2. Description or title of the image, followed by a period.
3. Name of site, underlined (or italicized if written on a computer), followed by a period.
4. The date you went on the Internet and found the image, followed by a period.
5. The site address (URL), in carats, < > (Tip: copy and paste the address as you do your research, so you won"t make mistakes), followed by a period.

Last Modified on April 12, 2010