HOMEWORK BEGINNING THE WEEK OF 3/2
DUE: FRIDAY, MARCH 13
WATCH THIS VIDEO BY MARVIN GAYE (Mercy, Mercy Me- Ecology)
LYRICS:
Whoa, ah, mercy mercy me
Oh things ain't what they used to be, no no
Where did all the blue skies go?
Poison is the wind that blows from the north and south and east *1
Whoa mercy, mercy me,
Oh things ain't what they used to be, no no
Oil wasted on the oceans and upon our seas, fish full of mercury *2
Ah, oh mercy, mercy me
Ah things ain't what they used to be, no no
Radiation under ground and in the sky
Animals and birds who live nearby are dying *2
Oh mercy, mercy me
Oh things ain't what they used to be
What about this overcrowded land *3
How much more abuse from man can she stand?
Oh, no no, na, na na, na
My sweet Lord, na, na, na
My Lord, my sweet Lord
IN THIS SONG, WRITTEN AND PERFORMED NEARLY 50 YEARS AGO, GAYE ADDRESSED WHAT IS FINALLY BECOMING A HOT TOPIC: PROTECTING OUR EARTH.
YOUR FINAL ESSAY OF THE YEAR WILL BE A PERSUASIVE ESSAY, WHERE YOU WILL CONVINCE YOUR AUDIENCE TO DO THEIR PART IN PROTECTING OUR PLANET. YOU SHOULD ALLUDE TO THE SONG IN YOUR ESSAY, PARTICULARLY TOPICS GAYE ADDRESSES (IN BLUE).
YOU MAY FOLLOW THIS RUBRIC:
PARAGRAPH ONE: WHAT IS THE OVERALL ISSUE?
PARAGRAPH TWO: ONE CONDITION OF THIS ISSUE (POSSIBLY GLOBAL WARMING, IN PART CAUSED BY *1 ABOVE)
PARAGRAPH THREE: A SECOND CONDITION OF THIS ISSUE (POSSIBLY OUR KILLING OF ECOSYSTEMS, *2 ABOVE)
PARAGRAPH FOUR: A THIRD CONDITION OF THIS ISSUE (POSSIBLY TOO MANY OF US, AND THE PROBLEMS THAT CREATES, *3 ABOVE)
PARAGRAPH FIVE: WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP????
DUE: FRIDAY, MARCH 13
WATCH THIS VIDEO BY MARVIN GAYE (Mercy, Mercy Me- Ecology)
LYRICS:
Whoa, ah, mercy mercy me
Oh things ain't what they used to be, no no
Where did all the blue skies go?
Poison is the wind that blows from the north and south and east *1
Whoa mercy, mercy me,
Oh things ain't what they used to be, no no
Oil wasted on the oceans and upon our seas, fish full of mercury *2
Ah, oh mercy, mercy me
Ah things ain't what they used to be, no no
Radiation under ground and in the sky
Animals and birds who live nearby are dying *2
Oh mercy, mercy me
Oh things ain't what they used to be
What about this overcrowded land *3
How much more abuse from man can she stand?
Oh, no no, na, na na, na
My sweet Lord, na, na, na
My Lord, my sweet Lord
IN THIS SONG, WRITTEN AND PERFORMED NEARLY 50 YEARS AGO, GAYE ADDRESSED WHAT IS FINALLY BECOMING A HOT TOPIC: PROTECTING OUR EARTH.
YOUR FINAL ESSAY OF THE YEAR WILL BE A PERSUASIVE ESSAY, WHERE YOU WILL CONVINCE YOUR AUDIENCE TO DO THEIR PART IN PROTECTING OUR PLANET. YOU SHOULD ALLUDE TO THE SONG IN YOUR ESSAY, PARTICULARLY TOPICS GAYE ADDRESSES (IN BLUE).
YOU MAY FOLLOW THIS RUBRIC:
PARAGRAPH ONE: WHAT IS THE OVERALL ISSUE?
PARAGRAPH TWO: ONE CONDITION OF THIS ISSUE (POSSIBLY GLOBAL WARMING, IN PART CAUSED BY *1 ABOVE)
PARAGRAPH THREE: A SECOND CONDITION OF THIS ISSUE (POSSIBLY OUR KILLING OF ECOSYSTEMS, *2 ABOVE)
PARAGRAPH FOUR: A THIRD CONDITION OF THIS ISSUE (POSSIBLY TOO MANY OF US, AND THE PROBLEMS THAT CREATES, *3 ABOVE)
PARAGRAPH FIVE: WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP????