National Geographic - Our World
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9 End-of-unit projects and "Express Yourself " lessons reinforce the language and knowledge taught in the unit. NGL.Cengage.com/impact Express Yourself Choose an activity. 1. Choose a topic: • fashion and group behavior • clothing and its impact on the environment 2. Choose a way to express yourself: • a poem or rap • a poster • a short video 3. Present your work. 4 Work in groups. Discuss the poem. 1. What do you think the poem is about? Circle the letter. Support your answer. a. buying trendy fashions b. reducing your fashion footprint c. buying only recycled clothing 2. The poem says we shouldn't buy things we don't need. Do you agree or disagree? Explain. 2 The Garb Age Fashion is about excess, about wanting more. It's indulgent, vain, selfish to the core. Excess is euphemism for avoidable waste. Buying without need is in poor taste. In a finite world resources are scarce. Surplus drains, and Earth has no spares. Fads repeat like history, dated becomes news. Reduce, repurpose, recycle. Up-cycle and reuse! Fight a failing model. Save scraps, set the stage. Sew your own designs, but don't let your garb age. Read and listen to the poem by Asher Jay. TR: 57 1 Connect ideas. In Unit 3 you learned about group behaviors. In this unit, you learned about fashion trends. What connection do you see between the two topics? 3 75 74 Make an Impact Raise awareness for an endangered animal. • Research an unusual wild animal that is endangered. • Make posters or brochures with information about that animal. • Share the information with your classmates. Teach others about a human-wildlife conflict. • Research a human-wildlife conflict where you live. • Find out what's being done to solve this issue. • Make a presentation to your class. Create a video interview. • Role-play an interview between a wild-animal expert and a journalist. • Talk about the wild animal and the problems it faces. • Film your interview and share it with the class. A B C Orphaned koalas with a caregiver in Queensland, Australia 73 More practice, review, and test preparation can be found in the Workbook— both in print and online! impact impact