My Opinion Story
Questions
1. What was one idea that the writer gave in the Wide Range of Topics section that you can use as you start deciding on a topic?
One idea that the writer gave was to be passionate about the topic.
2. What was one idea the writer gave in the Opinions Pieces section that you should remember as you are writing your piece?
Opinion Piece: Climate Change
There are many people who would agree and disagree about the topic of climate change. I, for one do agree with climate change and all the dangers it can cause.
Climate change is caused by the increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from all the fossil fuels that are being used up. Climate change is a subject that is being looked upon more and more as the time goes by.
I have witnessed some acts of climate change just by looking at the weather. Now I know that looking at the weather app doesn't show climate change, but the temperature being 40 degrees in the middle of April or the temperature being 90 degrees in the middle of February... there's something going on here and it could only get worse. Unless we fix things.
Due to the increasing levels of carbon dioxide being produced into the atmosphere, as of 2008, 169 areas of where marine animals used to call home are now considered "dead zones" meaning that that area no longer supports life. Many ecosystems are becoming smaller and smaller because of the effect that climate change has on them.
Climate change is not only harming animal life, but it is harming the crops we use to eat. The warm air is causing the spread of pests and diseases to grow because of heat stress and they infect our food.
Climate change is causing the Great Barrier Reef in Australia to bleach. This means that the temperature is too hot for the reef and whenever they try to eat the algae, they spit it out and that's causing the reefs to lose their color.
The Earth has a layer called the ozone layer in the Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the sun's UV rays but with climate change occurring and the carbon dioxide levels increasing, the ozone layer is dissolving and that's letting more and more of the sun's light come into the Earth and the atmosphere.
The world consists of people who will strongly disagree with the topic of climate change. They think climate change is natural and that it's happening because the world is trying to clean itself. However, that is untrue because climate change is a thing because us as humans are influencing these types if things to occur.
I think us as humans can slow down or even completely stop climate change from occurring. A few things we can do in our community is to plant trees around the neighborhood, recycle things properly, stop cutting down trees for infrastructure, reduce energy use, conserve water, consider walking/ riding a bike to work/school, and switch to high efficiency appliances.
The most effective way, in my opinion, to help minimize climate change from occurring is to plant trees. I think this because plants, or trees in this matter, take in the carbon dioxide from the air and replace it with clean breathable oxygen. With more trees comes less carbon dioxide in the air and with less carbon dioxide in the air comes a happier and cleaner planet.
Climate change is causing our planet to deteriorate faster than its normal process and it is only going to get worse and cause bad things if we don't do something to slow or stop the process. I believe that if we all work together we can slow the process of climate change.
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1. What was one idea that the writer gave in the Wide Range of Topics section that you can use as you start deciding on a topic?
One idea that the writer gave was to be passionate about the topic.
2. What was one idea the writer gave in the Opinions Pieces section that you should remember as you are writing your piece?
One idea that the writer gave was to keep the piece broad and relatable.
3. List three suggestions the writer makes in the Personal Essays and Crafts section that you will use as you write.
3. List three suggestions the writer makes in the Personal Essays and Crafts section that you will use as you write.
Suggestions that I will use in my writing include of
-don't use too many facts
-make connections
-make the piece relatable
Opinion Piece: Climate Change
There are many people who would agree and disagree about the topic of climate change. I, for one do agree with climate change and all the dangers it can cause.
Climate change is caused by the increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from all the fossil fuels that are being used up. Climate change is a subject that is being looked upon more and more as the time goes by.
I have witnessed some acts of climate change just by looking at the weather. Now I know that looking at the weather app doesn't show climate change, but the temperature being 40 degrees in the middle of April or the temperature being 90 degrees in the middle of February... there's something going on here and it could only get worse. Unless we fix things.
Due to the increasing levels of carbon dioxide being produced into the atmosphere, as of 2008, 169 areas of where marine animals used to call home are now considered "dead zones" meaning that that area no longer supports life. Many ecosystems are becoming smaller and smaller because of the effect that climate change has on them.
Climate change is not only harming animal life, but it is harming the crops we use to eat. The warm air is causing the spread of pests and diseases to grow because of heat stress and they infect our food.
Climate change is causing the Great Barrier Reef in Australia to bleach. This means that the temperature is too hot for the reef and whenever they try to eat the algae, they spit it out and that's causing the reefs to lose their color.
The Earth has a layer called the ozone layer in the Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the sun's UV rays but with climate change occurring and the carbon dioxide levels increasing, the ozone layer is dissolving and that's letting more and more of the sun's light come into the Earth and the atmosphere.
The world consists of people who will strongly disagree with the topic of climate change. They think climate change is natural and that it's happening because the world is trying to clean itself. However, that is untrue because climate change is a thing because us as humans are influencing these types if things to occur.
I think us as humans can slow down or even completely stop climate change from occurring. A few things we can do in our community is to plant trees around the neighborhood, recycle things properly, stop cutting down trees for infrastructure, reduce energy use, conserve water, consider walking/ riding a bike to work/school, and switch to high efficiency appliances.
The most effective way, in my opinion, to help minimize climate change from occurring is to plant trees. I think this because plants, or trees in this matter, take in the carbon dioxide from the air and replace it with clean breathable oxygen. With more trees comes less carbon dioxide in the air and with less carbon dioxide in the air comes a happier and cleaner planet.
Climate change is causing our planet to deteriorate faster than its normal process and it is only going to get worse and cause bad things if we don't do something to slow or stop the process. I believe that if we all work together we can slow the process of climate change.
word count: 564
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