Watch, Read, and Do: The Hidden Costs of the Materials Economy

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  • Points 10
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Overview

In this activity, you will learn more about the global implications of the materials economy and it's hidden costs.

Directions

  1. Open, Copy, and Save Hidden Costs Notes Sheet Links to an external site. to your Google Drive.
  2. Review the list of videos and photo essays below.
  3. Choose two videos to watch.
  4. Choose two photo essays to read.
  5. Read the article "Ethical Fashion Benefits from Employee Engagement."
  6. After completing steps 2 to 5, complete the Hidden Costs Note Sheet.
  7. Submit your Hidden Costs Note Sheet using a Google Link.

Watch

The videos below reveal the negative global impacts of various aspects of the materials economy. Remember you need to choose 2 videos to watch. As you watch, record the main points about the impacts the specific industry has on people and the environment on the left side of your notes sheet, and on the right side of your notes sheet, write your own thoughts, questions, and responses to the ideas you recorded.

View video: Long Way to Go in Reform of Bangladesh’s Garment Industry Links to an external site.

Paper Cuts: When the Loop Goes Global [3:39] Links to an external site.

Lost in the Forest: The Stateless Children of Borneo's Oil Palm Plantations [1:39] Links to an external site.

Read

The photo essays below also reveal the negative global impacts of various aspects of the materials economy. Remember you need to choose two photo essays to read. As you look at the photo essays be sure to read the captions. Record the main points about the impacts the specific industry has on people and the environment on the left side of your notes sheet, and on the right side of your notes sheet, write your own thoughts, questions, and responses to the ideas you recorded.

Choose two of the following photo essays to read:

Also read the article Ethical Fashion Benefits from Employee Engagement Links to an external site.. The article discusses an example of a business that is working to decrease negative impacts and create a more sustainable industry and positive working environment. Be sure to read the entire article. As you read, record the main points about the positive changes and impacts this business is hoping to achieve on the left side of your notes sheet, and on the right side of your notes sheet, write your own thoughts, questions, and responses to the ideas you recorded.

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Watch, Read, and Do: The Hidden Costs of the Materials Economy
Watch, Read, and Do: The Hidden Costs of the Materials Economy
Criteria Ratings Pts
CCR Reading Anchor 1: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. (Apply this standard to text of appropriate complexity as outlined by Standard 10.)
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2 pts Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. (RI/RL 9-10.1) · Application: Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date
1.5 pts Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. (RI/RL. 8.1)
1 pts Cite textual evidence that supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
0.5 pts With prompting and support, cite textual evidence supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
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CCR Reading Anchor 2: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outlined by Standard 10.)
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2 pts Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. (RI/RL.9-10.2) Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; summarize complex concepts, processes, or information presented in a text by paraphrasing them in simpler but still accurate terms. (RST.11- 1
1.5 pts Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas and characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text. (RI/RL. 8.2) Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text's explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text. (RST.9-10.2)
1 pts Attempts to select information relevant to task, purpose, and audience but some information may not be relevant Attempts to organize information Demonstrates some attempt at organization, but often places ideas in an unclear order that disrupts the natural flow or cohesion Occasionally uses varied sentence structures, but these appear alongside mostly simple sentences Transitions are simple and infrequent May use organizational strategies inappropriately or ineffectively, such as attempting to use a comparison when it is not warranted Demonstrates inconsistent development of ideas often presenting facts (sometimes in isolation from one another) with little insight, interpretation, or clarification. Provides minimal or irrelevant examples and/or details for support.
0.5 pts Offers little or no organizational structure, placing ideas in no logical order Uses little if any variety in sentence structures Ineffective or absent information creates a lack of cohesion Few, if any, transition words or phrases are used Minimally develops ideas (may be too much or too little information, or the wrong approach)
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CCR Reading Anchor 5: Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outlined by Standard
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2 pts Analyze in detail how an author’s ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text (e.g., a section or chapter). (RI.9-10.5) Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her exposition or argument, including whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging. (RI.11-12.5)
1.5 pts With prompting and support, analyze in detail how an author’s ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text (e.g., a section or chapter). With prompting and support, analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her exposition or argument, including whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging.
1 pts Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept. (RI .8.5)
0.5 pts With the support of a teacher and classmates, participate in a close reading in order to analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
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CCR Language Anchor 1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
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1 pts Full Marks
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CCR Anchor 2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
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1 pts Full Marks
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CCR Reading Anchor 6: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
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2 pts Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose. Analyze a case in which grasping point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is really meant (e.g. satire, sarcasm, irony, or understatement).
1.5 pts Identify multiple examples of common rhetorical appeals in a text (logos, pathos, ethos) and describe how the author uses this rhetoric to advance the point of view or purpose, independently. Identify specific examples in a case which require distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is really meant (e.g. satire, sarcasm, irony, or understatement) and describe how these examples reveal the author’s point of view or purpose, independently.
1 pts Identify multiple examples of common rhetorical appeals in a text (logos, pathos, ethos) with some teacher and/or peers assistance. Identify specific examples in a case which require distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is really meant (e.g. satire, sarcasm, irony, or understatement) with some teacher or peer assistance.
0.5 pts Identify examples of common each rhetorical appeals in a text (logos, pathos, ethos) with teacher assistance. Identify a specific example in a case which requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is really meant (e.g. satire, sarcasm, irony, or understatement) with teacher assistance.
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Total Points: 10 out of 10