Question

Lesson 4.04

Instructions

You will research an environmental activist organization. You will communicate your findings on the Environmental Heroes: Anyone Can Be One worksheet by writing a reflection paragraph and sharing what you learned about using images with your words by choosing two media formats to include with your paragraph.

Step 1: Choose one of these environmental advocacy organizations to research. You are welcome to research another environmental organization that protects one of your personal passions. (Right click on the link below and then Open hyperlink OR use the links on the last page of the 4.04 lesson)

WildEarth Guardians

Friends of the Everglades

The Rainforest Foundation

The Marine Mammal Center

Ocean Conservancy

American Farmland Trust



Step 2: Visit the organization’s website, and use your detective skills to answer the essential questions below. You may find some important information at the “About” or “Our Mission” section on the website. Search to find the following information and record your findings in the chart below:



**When you record information from research, write it in your own words. Do not copy the words from your source. It is easy to get a thought in your own words! First, read the paragraph. Next, turn away from the computer and explain aloud what you have just read without referring to the original text. What you explained in your own words is what you should record in the chart below.



Essential Questions

The Answers

What is the name of the organization?

When were they founded?

Why were they founded? (This information may be found in an “Our Mission” section of the website.)

What do they actually do?

What are their goals? (This information may be found in an “Our Vision” section of the website.)


Why is their work important?


Step 3: Write a five to seven sentence informational paragraph about the important work of the organization you have selected. Use the information you recorded in the chart above to help you write your paragraph.

[Text Wrapping Break]Write your 5-7 sentence informational paragraph about your organization explaining how they help the environment HERE:

Tips: Remember to include a topic sentence at the beginning of your paragraph. A topic sentence should restate the question and include the name of the organization. **All information should be in your own words. No portion of your paragraph should have copied words from the source you researched.





Step 4: Choose (or create) TWO different media formats that will portray the mission of your organization. For example, on page 7 in the lesson when you learned about the Loggerhead Marinelife Center, they used multiple media formats to portray the goal and mission of the organization. You only need to choose TWO.

Examples of different types of media formats are: Maps, organizer charts, graphs, pictures, hand drawn illustrations, audio, and video

Place your TWO types of MEDIA here:

Answer 1

The Rainforest Foundation is an environmental defense organization in the area of ​​protecting tropical forests and protecting indigenous peoples.

What is the mission of the Rainforest Foundation?

The american Rainforest Foundation was founded in 1987 and its mission is to protect the environmental resources of the forest and the rights of the indigenous people who live there, through security, dignity and sustainability.

Therefore, you can create media such as videos and images that portray how the work of the Rainforest Foundation is essential for promoting sustainability, as forests are essential resources for the preservation of life on the planet.

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