Your ISU

...will be due in just under a month.  As usual, I can prescribe a straight-out-of-the-textbook assignment but would much prefer instead to collaboratively build the assignment expectations based on your learning strengths and needs.  I am thinking that this assignment should comprise a portion of your final exam (the in-class component).   We will discuss the portion you feel it should comprise when we reconvene in January.

So far we have come up:
An essay which will be composed in class time which relies on a minimum of 5 references (all of which you will be permitted to bring in to the class with you.)   You will submit all references along with your essay.

If you require a keyboard or other assistive technology as per your program please set this out with me well in advance.

The focus I would like you to take is in particular the interplay between:
Environment (Sustainability vs.
Economy (Jobs vs. unemployment/poverty)
Technology (new tools, ideas, and their effects)
Society (i.e. people, employment, etc.)
Geopolitics (i.e. the bigger issues)

So for example, you could pick one topic: Natural Gas and set up your entire essay as in the following discusssion thread on Fracking which I have set up this week as an opportunity to practice/observe how these topics can be discussed in various ways.  Note: Fracking will not available as an essay topic for this same reason.

Level 4
5 references (3 peer reviewed, 2 media or other reputable source - not wikipedia)
Exceptional/Excellent use of grammar and spelling
Essay structure is excellent with clearly outline intro, clear points, and conclusion.
Excellent hook/introduction to immediately engage readers