Final Paper Outline: Climate Change

Select an environmental issue that interests you from the list below: Loss of biodiversity Energy Solid and hazardous waste Public land use Climate change International environmental policy For this week’s assignment, complete the following sections of your outline: Introduction and thesis Introduce the topic to your reader in a sentence or two. Include a thesis statement that identifies three environmental challenges/problems associated with your chosen topic and also identifies the policy you are recommending that will effectively and efficiently address these challenges/issues. Environmental challenges/problems Create a topic sentence that describes a first challenge/problem associated with the selected environmental issue. Create a topic sentence that describes a second challenge/problem associated with the selected environmental issue. Create a topic sentence that describes a third challenge/problem associated with the selected environmental issue. Provide at least one piece of supporting evidence (a quote or paraphrase) that supports all of your claims that the identified challenges/problems are in fact an issue. Be sure to provide an in-text citation. In a single sentence, explain the meaning of the evidence you added above. So what? Add a sentence that tells your reader how this evidence supports your topic sentence. Why is this evidence important to share? Direct/indirect environemental values Create a topic sentence that describes what direct/indirect environmental values are impacted by the three environmental challenges/problems associated with the issue. Provide at least one piece of supporting evidence (a quote or paraphrase) that supports your claim that these environmental values are being impacted by your chosen topic. Be sure to provide an in-text citation. In a single sentence, explain the meaning of the evidence you added above. So what? Add a sentence that tells your reader how this evidence supports your topic sentence. Why is this evidence important to share? Policy description Create a topic sentence that describes a policy that will effectively and efficiently address the selected environmental issue. Provide at least one piece of supporting evidence (a quote or paraphrase) that supports your claim that this policy will help to address the issue. Be sure to provide an in-text citation. In a single sentence, explain the meaning of the evidence you added above. So what? Add a sentence that tells your reader how this evidence supports your topic sentence. Why is this evidence important to share? Policy pros/cons Create a topic sentence that describes one social pro and con of implementing the recommended policy. Create a topic sentence that describes one political pro and con of implementing the recommended policy. Create a topic sentence that describes one economic pro and con of implementing the recommended policy. Create a topic sentence that describes one environmental pro and con of implementing the recommended policy. Provide at least one piece of supporting evidence (a quote or paraphrase) that supports all of your claims that these are in fact pros and cons of implementing the chosen policy. Be sure to provide an in-text citation. In a single sentence, explain the meaning of the evidence you added above. So what? Add a sentence that tells your reader how this evidence supports your topic sentences. Why is this evidence important to share? Conclusion In a sentence or two, conclude by reviewing your main points and overall argument/thesis.