Your mission, should you choose to accept it. . .
· Research the results of Haiti’s recent ecological policies, and
Week of March 7-11:
For this part of the project, you will look through a series of websites that describe and reveal the devastation that deforestation has had on the people and environment of Haiti.
Click here and watch the slide show-"Haiti: The Eroding Nation" ...view the six parts as well as the introductory video (Part 1-The Crisis, Part 2-Wood....)
Click on “Haiti: The World Doesn’t Have Any Idea How Bad This Situation Is Getting,” by Tim Collie
When you are finished watching the slideshows and reading the article, you may look through the following websites to get an even greater sense of the destruction that deforestation has had on the nation of Haiti.
-After reading through these sites, collect the following information to add to your letter:
1) When did the deforestation of Haiti begin? What does the term deforestation mean?
2) What are the trees that are cut down used for?
3) What effects does deforestation have on the environment? You should address things like how it affects animals and pollution.
4) Define the term erosion and how deforestation has contributed to this process.
5) Approximately how many trees are left in Haiti?
6) Why does Haiti have this problem of deforestation, and the Dominican Republic not have it? (Hint-research charcoal production)
7) How are groups such as ORE and others trying to save Haiti’s forests?
8) What do you think the US government should do to help this problem?
When you’ve addressed these questions, write a 2-page letter to a government official about what you have learned. To get full credit, you must include information from the previous questions.
*Remember, this letter should not just report information about deforestation, but should also reflect why and how you think the group/nation you address in your letter could help this situation.
Week of March 28-April 1:
Complete your letter and prepare for the presentation of your project.
Click here for How to Write a Business Letter
Presentation
Please prepare for your final
presentation using these questions.
Be ready to present your project at the evening concert, and independently reflect on
your personal process:
working with partner
use of the websites and other
resource materials
success of your project
personal involvement in the
project
what you learned
Notes will help you prepare
for this presentation. Notes may be
used when presenting.
Note: There will be a separate participation grade for each student, to ensure that the work is shared by both students in the group.