Monday, February 15, 2010

Okay, You May Now Follow Directions

Introductory paragraph:

Do people use way more water than they need?
     Major F.R.E.D.- Conducting home water use evaluation
     Major F.R.E.D.- Background information
     Major F.R.E.D.- Analyzing collected data


Paragraph 2:
Major F.R.E.D.- Conducting home water use evaluation
     1.) Minor F.R.E.D.- home survey tally sheet
     2.) Minor F.R.E.D.- comparing each activity to total gallons used
     3.) Minor F.R.E.D.- percentage of water use


Paragraph 3:
Major F.R.E.D.- Background information
     1.) Minor F.R.E.D.- how third world countries get water
     2.) Minor F.R.E.D.- does weight of water determine water use?
     3.) Minor F.R.E.D.- how much does the average American use


Paragraph 4:
Major F.R.E.D.- Analyzing collected data
     1.) Minor F.R.E.D.- compare your data to average American
     2.) Minor F.R.E.D.- compare your data to third world countries
     3.) Minor F.R.E.D.- compare your data to one other student


Conclusion:
     Answer the prompt by summarizing paragraphs 2,3, and 4, then, explain if you need to conserve water, or, if you are doing a good job at conservation.

   Well, it loses something in translation, eh? C'mon, I handed this to every munchkin. All they had to do was follow the format.  Very, very few, did.  And, what really irks me is tha many students chose not to do the assignment.  They lose points for every day its late.

     Progress reports on Wednesday.

     Have a snow-free night, folks.

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