1. Objective: Students will explain about the benefits or detriments of environmentalism. Idiomatic expression: ripple effect Going Green 3

2. Our predictions for the idiom, ripple effect Water A spoon Something destructive Deformation in the environment An effect Something to do with water flowing

3. A ripple effect means an action caused another action to occur. One unfortunate rumor caused a ripple effect.

4. April is the month of Earth Day.

5. Grammatical forms Antonyms: opposite meanings Parallelism: 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, the post office, and the library. Parallel: They rode to the market, to the post office, and to the library. Parallel: They rode to the market, to the post office, and to the library.

6. More on parallelism… Not 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. Parallel:I enjoy taking long walks on the beach, eating gourmet food, and stargazing on a clear night.

7. 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.

8. Benefits and detriments of performing or not performing environmentalism (antonyms). Environmental effortBenefitsDetriments Recycling campaignLess garbage in landfillsMore garbage in landfills Cleaning effortPrettier parksUglier parks Bike ridingHealthier airMore pollution Composting movementBetter soilMore garbage Tree plantingMore airPolluted air, more carbon dioxide Wind powerSustainable energyNo sustainable energy Solar powerMore power, less electricity usage Cut more trees

9. Pattern for Prompt What are the benefits and detriments of (a/an) ________(describe an environmentalism effort as shown on previous slide)?

10. Patterns for Response The benefits of cleaning effort(environmental effort referenced in prompt) are prettier parks, nicer playgrounds, and cleaner slides. AND The detriments of not performing a cleaning effort( environmental effort referenced in prompt) are uglier parks, horrible messes, and stinky trash.