Instructions: Write a detailed summary of any one of the following articles from They Say/I Say, Chapter 19, “Why Care about the Planet?”:
Naomi Klein: “We Are the Wildfire”: How to Fight the Climate Crisis
Dan Crenshaw: It’s Time for Conservatives to Own the Climate-Change Issue
Alice Chen and Vivek Murthy: Should We Be More Optimistic about Fighting Climate Change?
Ben Adler: Banning Plastic Bags Is Great for the World, Right? Not So Fast
Charles J. Moore: Choking the Oceans with Plastic
Sandis Edward Waialae Wightman: Mauna Kea: The Fight to Preserve Culture
Mona Hanna-Attisha Et Al.: Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children Associated with the Flint Drinking Water Crisis
Michael R. Greenberg: Delivering Fresh Water: Critical Infrastructure, Environmental Justice, and Flint, Michigan
For additional information on writing a summary, read Part 2 “HER POINT IS”: The Art of Summarizing in They Say/I Say, pages 32-46
*Include an introductory paragraph consisting of your thesis statement and well-developed lead-in sentences, at least three or four body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph.
*Include direct quotations from the essay you are summarizing. Failure to meet this requirement will result in a “D” for the assignment
*The essay must be at least 750 words, double-spaced, 12-point size type, Times New Roman font