Essay 2 instruction

Format:

double-spaced, Times New Roman font, size 12, standard margins.  Use standard MLA format and documentation, with in-text parenthetical citation and a Works Cited reference included at the end.  4-5 pages (3.5 pages is not 4 pages, and will not be considered passing.)

Prompt A

Write a 4-5 page essay that examines four causes, effects, and solutions about the environmental issues we face presented in “Our Vanishing Night” by Verlyn Klinkenborg and “How Extreme Weather is Shrinking our Planet” by Bill McKibben . You must use the McKibben article three times.  You must use Klinkenborg once .

*****For each point, you will discuss a cause of our impact on the environment, an effect, and a solution. *****

Don’t save all of your solutions for the conclusion.

Readings

The Environment

1.  “How Extreme Weather is Shrinking the Environment”, by Bill McKibben, p. 19-33

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/11/26/how-extreme-weather-is-shrinking-the-planet

2.  “Our Vanishing Night” by Verlyn Klinkenborg, p. 35-37

http://reedforenglish.weebly.com/uploads/9/8/1/2/981294/national-geographic-magazine-ngm.pdf

Grading Rubric