DEFORESTATION Effects Solutions By Pham Thi Ngoc Anhcohort

DEFORESTATION Effects & Solutions By: Pham Thi Ngoc Anh_cohort 24

GRADE LEVEL: UPPER-INTERMEDIATE ESL UNDERGRADUATE

OBJECTIVES Students will be able to: - Find analyse the information on the Internet - Be aware of deforestation and its bad effects to human and animals. - Find out some solutions to address this issue.

INTRODUCTION - Trees are the lungs of the Earth, however they are damaged. - Deforestation which has bad impacts on environment continutes at an alarming rate. - There are some facts about deforestation will be shocking to us.

INTRODUCTION (CONT. ) 1. What is deforestation? What are shocking facts about it? 2. What are the bad effects of deforestation? 3. What are the solutions to this issue?

TASKS The following types of tasks will be used in this projects: v Research: You will do some research about deforestation on the Internet. v Design: You will design an informative presentation and speak in front of the class v Reflection: Student will do reflection individually after presenting in front of class

PROCESS In general: - Students will work in groups of three. There are three groups. - Each group will be assigned to do research on specific aspect of deforestation on the Internet. - Each group will present their information to the class in an attractive and informative way.

PROCESS (GROUP 1) You will be researching recent firgures for deforestation. You need to answer the following questions: 1. What is the definition of deforestation? 1. What are shocking facts of deforestation? 2. What do these facts imply? Bear in mind that: 1. You need to focus on shocking figures, not all the data. 2. You need make these figures more vivid to audience. Tables & charts may be necessary.

PROCESS (GROUP 1) These following websites may useful to you: http: //www. worldwildlife. org/threats/deforestation http: //www. conserve-energy-future. com/various-deforestation-facts. php http: //www. theworldcounts. com/stories/deforestation-facts-and-statistics http: //facts. net/deforestation/ http: //www. theworldcounts. com/stories/Deforestation-Facts-for-Kids

PROCESS (GROUP 2) You will be researching on bad effects of deforestation. You need to answer the following questions: 1. What are the bad effects on human? 2. What are the bad effects on animals? Bear in mind that: Examples are necessary and highly evaluated to make the problems more understandable.

PROCESS (GROUP 2) These following websites may useful to you: http: //www. nationalgeographic. com/environment/globalwarming/deforestation/ http: //www. worldwildlife. org/threats/deforestation http: //www. nature. com/scitable/blog/our-science/no_trees_no_humans http: //facts. net/deforestation/

PROCESS (GROUP 3) You will be researching on bad effects of deforestation. You need to answer the following question: 1. What are the solutions to deforestation? Bear in mind that: You need to present at least 5 solutions. Try to find out ones which are familiar to us (as a teacher and students) so that we can give hands to solve the problems.

PROCESS (GROUP 3) These following websites may useful to you: http: //www. ucsusa. org/global_warming/solutions/stopdeforestation#. WHt. Idd. J 97 IU http: //therevolutionmovie. com/index. php/open-youreyes/deforestation/solutions/ http: //www. mnn. com/family-activities/blogs/5 -ways-to-stopdeforestation

EVALUATION Presentation: You will present your information in an attractive and informative way. Your presentation will be graded according to a rubric. Here are some ideas, but you are not limited to these and you may use more than one: Powerpoint Poster (pictures and captions only. ) Digital Story Game (board game, jeopardy, etc. )

1. INTRODUCTION PRESENTATION RUBRIC 4 3 2 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 Gained attention and interest Introduced topic clearly Established credibility Previewed body of speech Related to audience 2. BODY Main points clear Main points fully supported Organization well planned Language accurate Language clear, concise Language appropriate Connectives effective 3. CONCLUSION Prepared audience for ending Reinforced central idea 4. DELIVERY Maintained eye contact Used voice effectively Used physical action effectively Presented visual aids well 5. OVERALL EVALUATION Topic challenging Specific purpose well chosen Speech adapted to audience

CONCLUSION Each student will need to write a reflection after completing the presentations. Your reflection should answer the following questions: 1. What do you learn about deforestation which is one of the hottest issue nowadays? 2. What will you do when knowing the urgency of preventing deforestation? Reflections will be submitted to the class blog and all students will be able to see what your thoughts are.

REFLECTION RUBRIC 4 points Content Grammatical Structures 3 points Content is relevant, Content is mostly comprehensible, relevant, and adequate. comprehensible, and adequate. 2 points Content may lack comprehensibility, relevancy, and/or may be incomplete. 1 point Content is not comprehensible, relevant and/or is incomplete. Grammatical structures are used accurately with few to no errors. Grammatical Many grammatical structures are used mostly accurate inaccurately. with several errors. Almost all grammatical structures are used inaccurately. Vocabulary is accurate and appropriate. Vocabulary is mostly accurate, but appropriate. Few errors. Vocabulary is frequently used inaccurately and/or may not be appropriate. Vocabulary used is inaccurate and/or not appropriate to the task. Spelling and Punctuation Excellent spelling and punctuation. Few to no errors. Good spelling and punctuation. Several spelling or punctuation errors present. Spelling and punctuation use are fair. Many errors throughout. Spelling and punctuation errors are frequent and may seriously affect comprehensibility.

RESOURCE http: //www. nationalgeographic. com/environment/globalwarming/deforestation/ http: //www. worldwildlife. org/threats/deforestation http: //www. nature. com/scitable/blog/our-science/no_trees_no_humans http: //www. conserve-energy-future. com/various-deforestation-facts. php http: //www. theworldcounts. com/stories/deforestation-facts-and-statistics

RESOURCE (CONT. ) http: //www. theworldcounts. com/stories/Deforestation-Facts-for-Kids http: //facts. net/deforestation/ http: //www. ucsusa. org/global_warming/solutions/stopdeforestation#. WHt. Idd. J 97 IU http: //therevolutionmovie. com/index. php/open-youreyes/deforestation/solutions/ http: //www. mnn. com/family-activities/blogs/5 -ways-to-stopdeforestation