Objective: Students will describe whether they help in the environment.

Objective: Students will explain about the benefits or detriments of environmentalism. Idiomatic expression: ripple effect

Going Green 3Our predictions for the idiom, ripple effectWaterA spoonSomething destructiveDeformation in the environmentAn effectSomething to do with water flowingA ripple effect meansan action caused another action to occur.One unfortunate rumor caused aripple effect.

April is the month of Earth Day.

Grammatical forms Antonyms: opposite meaningsParallelism: the use of the same sentence structure in corresponding clauses or phrases.Examples:Not parallel: They rode to the market, the post office, and to the library. Parallel:They rode to the market, the post office, and the library. Parallel: They rode to the market, to the post office, and to the library.More on parallelismNot parallel: I enjoy long walks on the beach, eating gourmet food, and to stargaze on a clear night.Parallel:I enjoy taking long walks on the beach, eating gourmet food, and stargazing on a clear night.

Make the following sentence parallel.Not parallel: During spring break, I went bike riding, to the mall for shopping, and fishing at Lake Tahoe.Parallel: During spring break, I went bike riding, mall shopping, and fishing at Lake Tahoe.Parallel: During spring break, I went bike riding, I went mall shopping, and I went fishing at Lake Tahoe.Benefits and detriments of performing or not performing environmentalism (antonyms).Environmental effortBenefitsDetrimentsRecycling campaignLess garbage in landfillsMore garbage in landfillsCleaning effortPrettier parksUglier parksBike ridingHealthier airMore pollutionComposting movementBetter soilMore garbageTree plantingMore airPolluted air, more carbon dioxideWind powerSustainable energyNo sustainable energySolar powerMore power, less electricity usageCut more treesPattern for PromptWhat are the benefits and detriments of (a/an) ________(describe an environmentalism effort as shown on previous slide)? Patterns for Response The benefits of cleaning effort(environmental effort referenced in prompt) are prettier parks, nicer playgrounds, and cleaner slides.ANDThe detriments of not performing a cleaning effort( environmental effort referenced in prompt) are uglier parks, horrible messes, and stinky trash.