Read and Do: Environmental Justice Atlas

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  • Points 10
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Overview

For this assignment, you will explore the Environmental Justice Atlas to learn more about environmental justice issues around the world. 

Directions

  1. Open, Copy, and Save Environmental Justice Activity Sheet to your Google Drive.
  2. Read about and explore the Environmental Justice Atlas. Be sure to preview the map.
  3. Complete the Environmental Justice Atlas Activity Sheet. 
  4. Submit your answers using a Google Link.

READ

The Environmental Justice Atlas is created by EJOT, a global partnership that catalogs and analyzes environmental injustices around the world. You will use the Environmental Justice Atlas to complete this activity.

Take a few minutes to preview the Environmental Justice Atlas Click on the legend to see how issues are identified. You can also zoom in on a specific country by going to browse maps, and then choose "by country." You will see that by clicking on the dots on the map, you will pull up more information about the environmental justice case it represents.

Get a sense of how to use the map before moving on to the activities on the Environmental Justice Activity Sheet.

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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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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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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 and origin of the information. Application: cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions.
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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)
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Cite textual evidence that supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
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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 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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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- 12.)
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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)
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Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. (RI/RL.7.2) With prompting and support, 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)
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Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. (RI/RL.7.2) With prompting and support, 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)
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Total Points: 10 out of 10