Silent Spring
By Rachel Carson
Draw your impression of chapter 1:
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY:
• Read your assigned chapter (2pts) • Write a one paragraph summary of your chapter. (2pts) • Pick 2-­‐3 quotes from your chapter. Each of these could be as much as 1 paragraph or as little as one sentence. The length is not important. The topic, however, is. The topic should be a good representation of your chapter. Please be prepared to give the reason why you picked that quote. (4pts) • Put together a powerpoint with at least 5 slides. These slides should be pictures, diagrams, or charts that relate to your chapter. (5pts) THURSDAY:
• Present your paragraph summary, 2-­‐3 quotes, and powerpoint to the class. (2pts) FRIDAY:
• Giving specific examples from your classmates’ presentations, explain why you think Rachel Carson used the two quotes at the beginning of her book. (3pts) • Read the Bisphenol-­‐A article. Do you think BPA is the DDT of our time? Why or why not…be specific. (2pts) CHAPTERS:
* 7 Needless Havoc
from the Skies
Price
* 2 The Obligation to
** 8 And No Birds
* 11 Beyond the
** 13 Through a
Endure
Sing
Dreams of the
Narrow Window
** 3 Elixirs of Death
** 9 Rivers of Death
Borgias
** 14 One in Every
** 4 Surface Waters
* 10 Indiscriminately
* 12 The Human
Four
and
** 15 Nature
Underground
Fights Back
Seas
* 16 The
* 5 Realms of
Rumblings of an
the Soil
Avalanche
** 6 Earth’s
** 17 The Other
Green Mantle
Road