Pollution

by Lauri S. Friedman (Editor)

Overview

Pollution cannot be ignored, and this guidebook will help your readers become descriptive writers on the topic of pollution. The first section provides six compelling viewpoint essays. The second section steps the reader through modeling essays and writing exercises. They will learn how to examine introductions and conclusions, and practice writing a scene with dialogue. They will be able to write their own descriptive five-paragraph essay by relying on the instructions and the last section, which contains supporting research materials and essay topic suggestions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737731989
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	12/28/2007
Series:	Writing the Critical Essay: An Opposing Viewpoints Guide Series
Pages:	136
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

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Table of Contents

Foreword     5
Introduction: Disposing Our Disposable Culture     7
Opposing Viewpoints on Pollution
Air Pollution Is a Serious Problem   Supryia Ray     13
The Problem of Air Pollution Has Been Exaggerated   Joel Schwartz     21
Water Pollution Is a Serious Problem   Alex Markels   Randy Dotinga     30
The Problem of Water Pollution Has Been Exaggerated   G. Tracy Mehan III     38
Mercury Pollution Is a Serious Problem   David Fink     45
Mercury Pollution Is Not a Serious Problem   Robert Rio     52
Model Essays and Writing Exercises
The Five-Paragraph Essay     60
The Descriptive Essay     62
Pollution: It's Making Us Sick     65
Create an Outline from an Existing Essay     68
Using Quotations to Enliven Your Essay     70
Examining Introductions and Conclusions     71
A Day at the Beach Cleanup     73
Conduct an Interview     76
Report on an Event     79
You Can Never Go Back     80
Practice Writing a Scene with Dialogue     84
Final Writing Challenge: Write Your Own Descriptive Five-Paragraph Essay     86
Supporting ResearchMaterial
Facts About Pollution     90
Finding and Using Sources of Information     97
Using MLA to Create a Works Cited List     101
Sample Essay Topics     104
Organizations to Contact     106
Bibliography     115
Index     122
Picture Credits     129
About the Editor     130

Editorial Reviews

Review: Pollution"...the books will help those students who need organization and ideas, as well as present them with some handy research material."—School Library Journal, January 2009

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