1. Objective: Students will describe how their environmental efforts make a difference in their life. Vocabulary Word: sustainable Going Green 2

2. Our predictions for the word, sustainable It’s able to hold itself. Something dirty It can stain easily. Something that is very absorbent. To keep in balance.

3. Sustainable is an adjective. It means able to continue without causing damage to the environment. Wind power is sustainable.

4. April is the month of Earth Day.

5. Grammatical forms Adjectives: These are descriptive words that modify the meaning of a noun. Present-perfect verb tense: has/have + past tense verb (has sustained; has recycled; have composted). Pronoun (it) to antecedent agreement Conjuction: and

6. Here are adjectives that can describe the effects of environmentalism. Lets complete the chart, then choose 5 that describe how you feel about environmentalism. supportiveengagingthoughtfulcollaborative friendlyconsiderategraciousamiable caringentertaininghelpfuljoyful freshawesomesuccessfulrelieved wellgratefulamusedcurious

7. Suggest some ways to help the environment. Use a participle + noun pattern. For example: Cleaning campaign (Cleaning can be a verb, but it’s used as an adjective here, which makes it a participle. Recycled paper Cleaning movement Sanitized streets Reduced paper use

8. Pattern for Prompt How many ways have you helped the environment? Name and describe an environmental effort and how it has made a positive difference in your life.

9. Patterns for Response I have helped the environment in ______(number) ways. An environmental effort that has made a positive difference in my life is/was__________(specific environmental effort). It is/was ________, _______, and ______ (adjectives).