EAP2 WW 023 Class Page
This page is created for the benefit of students in CESL EAP 2 WW (Writers' Workshop) class. It will contain our assignments and links to sources. Welcome. Feel free to contribute.
LINKS
Go to Infotrack
Read the Anchorage Daily News, Alaska's biggest daily newspaper.
Find out how to cite and refer to sources on the web.
Write an e-mail message to Ms. Kowaleski
ALASKA
POSSIBLE TOPICS
Alaska rainforest
toxics in Alaska
Oil pipelines and oil spills (Exxon Valdez spill, Mar. 24, 1989)
Endangered species in Alaska:
beluga whales
sea lions
orca whales
otters
Water
Oil drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)
fishing rights
forest management in Alaska
Biodiversity of the Bering Sea
international laws to protect the environment vs. economic status of Alaska
desertification in Alaska
strip mining in Alaska
fur trading in Alaska
plant medicines in Alaska
changing weather patterns in Alaska
ecotourism in Alaska
indigenous people of Alaska/land use
SCHEDULE for RESEARCH PAPER:
Wks. 1-2 Choose Topic
Wk. 2-3 Find, read, summarize articles
Wk. 3 Research proposal is due
Wk. 3 Outline is due
Wk. 4 First draft is due
Wk. 5 Final draft is due
FIND A TOPIC FOR YOUR RESEARCH PAPER
Rules:
Your topic must have something to do with the ENVIRONMENT (so that you can use what you have learned in the core class)
Your topic must have ALASKA in it
Two people may do the same topic; however, they may not have the same LANGUAGE BACKGROUND. Also, do not make your papers SIMILAR; take different approaches. You may share sources.
Use KEYWORDS to find appropriate articles in the library. You should have an appropriate article by MONDAY. Please tell Ms. Kowaleski when you have a topic that you want, or an article that you want.
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