ProtectingourNaturalWorldAssignment.pdf

Protecting our Natural World – The True Eco Warriors

You will select an eco-champion who has made a significant contribution to
addressing or creating awareness about a resource management issue in
the 21st century. You will create a nomination submission for the Global
Stewardship Award – an incredibly prestigious honour for exceptional
environmental stewardship – that will be used to judge their eligibility for the
award. Choose an individual from this list.

You will document this individual’s contributions by creating a video, or
other visual presentation (Prezi, Powerpoint, Educreation, Explain
Everything, Digital Timeline, etc). Total of 50 marks.

Your presentation format must include the following headings:

• Biography: A short biography of the individual written in your own
words (~100-200 words) – 5 marks.

• Resource Management Issue of Focus: An overview of the
resource management issue s/he is involved with addressing and the
geographic region of the issue (~100-200 words) 10 marks.

• Involvement and Contributions: How the individual became
involved with the issue in the first place and the contributions s/he
makes to address it. Identify 3-5 practical examples of
projects/initiatives/policies s/he has been involved with creating or
supporting (~100 words each example) 10 marks.

• Nomination Pitch: A two-paragraph pitch that identifies why this
individual in particular should win this prestigious award. Avoid
repetition of information from other sections of the assignment. Be
sure to include evidence to support this person’s significant
contributions. 10 marks

• Visual Component: Include a wide variety (6+) of visuals, digital
maps, pictures, video clips etc. of the individual, the issue, and
geographic location of the issue to make the presentation interesting
and engaging and more comprehensive. 10 marks

• Bibliography: A properly formatted MLA bibliography that includes a
minimum of 3 reliable sources. You can include this as a separate
slide on your presentation. Go
to https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_fo
rmatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html for

help with this. 5 marks

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