Spring 2009 CORE 122 Environmental sections

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For Wed., Feb 11: Silent Spring excerpt and Silent Spring critique (save it to disc, open that file, then print it) and recent Silent Spring critique; and EITHER about Carson and environmental movement OR Intro to SS by Al Gore

For Fri., Feb 13: Measuring Footprints: A Tale of Two Families and Watch Your Step (homework assignment is embedded in the "Watch Your Step" reading.)

M         Feb 16             Reading:  Consumer's Guide (CG), Ch. 1: How Many Simple Things...

W         Feb 18             Reading:  CG, Epilogue
F          Feb 20             Assignments Due:  Art from trash

 M         Feb. 23           Reading: CG, Ch. 2: Media Makes the Message: Garbage as a Case Study and website: http://www.sierraclub.org/planet/199710/alabam.asp 

W         Feb. 25           Reading: CG, Ch. 3: The Real Impacts of Household Consumption

F          Feb. 27           Reading: CG, Ch. 4: Priorities for Personal Action

M         Mar 2             Reading: CG, Ch. 7:  What you can ask government to do

BRING YOUR "GREEN" JOURNAL TO TURN IN!!! and Essay Due: What do you think you can do?

W         Mar 4             Reading:  The Plot to Save the Planet, Ch. 11 (Arnie & Mike) and Concl.

F          Mar 6              Reading:  TPTSTP, Ch. 5 (The Car You Are Driving…) Part I

~~~~~  SPRING BREAK~~~~~

M         Mar. 16          Reading: TPTSTP, Ch. 5 (The Car You Are Driving…)  Part II

W         Mar. 18          Assignment Due http://www.sonyclassics.com/whokilledtheelectriccar/electric.html?detectflash=false&

F          Mar. 20           Reading: TPTSTP, Ch. 4 (High Rise, Low Rise)

M         Mar. 23          Reading: TPTSTP, Ch. 7 (The Carbon-Muncher)

W         Mar. 25          Reading: TPTSTP, Ch. 8 (Big Sun)

F          Mar. 27           Reading: TPTSTP, Ch. 9 (Strange Bedfellows)

M         Mar. 30          Reading: TPTSTP, Ch. 10 (A Mighty Wind)                                   

W         Apr 1              refine presentations on energy technology

F          Apr. 3              Assignment Due:  Annotated bibliography and group presentation 

             on alternative energy technologies

M         Apr 6              discussion and evaluation of presentations and energies

W         Apr. 8             discussion and evaluation of presentations and energies

F          Apr 10                         NO CLASS - EASTER HOLIDAY

UNIT THREE:  Being an Active Citizen – Citizens’ Forum

M         Apr. 13          CITIZENS' FORUM PAPERS DUE IN CLASS!

                                  Preliminary Proposal   Task: decide upon general outline for proposal.

W        Apr. 15           Finalize Proposal   Task: Revise and finalize draft of proposal     

Each section's proposal must be sent to Dr. Goode at gooder@queens.edu by 5pm, Wednesday, April 15^th.

F          Apr. 17           First Citizen’s Forum  in the Chapel-- BE ON TIME!!

                                    Proposals presented and questioned

M         Apr. 20          Revise Proposals

                                    Task:  Reflect on Forum, propose revisions to Proposal, and make final revisions to Proposal

Each section's proposal must be sent to Dr. Goode at gooder@queens.edu by 5pm, Monday, April 20^th for the final forum. 

 

W        Apr. 22           Final Citizen’s Forum in the Chapel-- BE ON TIME!!

                                    Revised proposals presented and voted up or down

F          Apr. 24           Review Citizen’s Forum

                                    Task: Debrief on the experience in active citizenship

 

M         Apr. 27          Wrap-up;  Critical Thinking Test