midterm+essays

Your midterm includes five essays, responding to the questions below. Each response should be about 400 words long; overall, the essay will be approximately 5-8 pages. The exam should be written independently, but you are free to discuss possible responses. I should not see duplication in the responses. The midterm essay is due in class Tuesday, March 5.
 * __ mid-term essays __**

1. Describe ten influences on US children that shape their environmental attitudes. Reference at least four articles or videos used in our class.

2. Choose one. a. Describe the message and supporting examples in each of the three sections of //Education for a Sustainable World.//

b. Identify at least five critiques of k-12 education in the United States today, referencing at least three sources used in this course.

3. Describe what a well-designed, culturally inflected green school building would look like in the United States, in a region of your choice. Make sure to describe how the built structure of the school would shape everyday life and learning in the building. Use the description of the Druk White Lotus School in Ladakh as a comparative reference point ([]).

4. Describe the premises and dimensions of project-based education, providing concrete examples of how it has been used. Conclude with a paragraph describing the pros and cons of a project-based approach in sustainability education. Reference at least four sources, starting with those provided here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/education/fast-times-at-west-philly-high/what-is-project-based-learning/

5. Describe the media literacy challenge in sustainability education, providing concrete examples of the kinds of media students need to be prepared to deal with. Conclude with a paragraph describing how sustainability issues add to the complexity addressed by media literacy education thus far, referencing the Media Literacy Project’s “Introduction to Media Literacy” and Project Look Sharp’s “Media Literacy Handouts.” (See schedule for Feb 26 reading, and recall the examples in //Toxic Sludge is Good For You.//)