Friday, February 25, 2011

Homework for the Weekend

Math - Make sure you have completed all questions on translations and reflections for monday

Media - Redo advertisement re-design questions (only if you would like to improve your grade)

Watch the first eight and a half minutes of “The Story of Stuff.” The link is posted above. Answer the questions below in full sentence form. Please write very neatly, or, preferably, type.

Assessment: Level 1-4 for overall quality of answers.

1. List the five “steps” in the life of a product.

2. 2. Describe, in your own words, each of the stages listed above.

3. 3. Briefly describe the impact of extraction on the world’s natural resources. Include at least three specific facts from the video to support your answer.

4. 4. Explain why people in developing countries work in factories that they know must be bad for their health.

5. 5. Describe two reasons why some corporations move their factories to developing nations? One reason is mentioned in the video, the second you will need to think of yourself.

6. 6. Jot down two other facts from the video that you find to be very surprising.



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