Environmental Science

BIO/URE 3450 DINOSAURS VIDEO LAB

Write a short paper (2-3 typewritten pages or less) analyzing the video shown in today's lab. In your paper, indicate:

1. The intended audience and explain your reasoning using specific examples from the video;

2. What environmental/ecological principles were discussed, shown,

described or mentioned (no matter how briefly);

3. What was the primary environmental focus of this video; explain

your reasoning using specific examples from the video;

4. How successful was the video at getting its primary message

across to its intended audience; explain your reasoning;

5. Give a grade to this video from the PERSPECTIVES (a-f) of:

a) a parent

b) an educated adult

c) an environmentalist

d) a politician

e) a business person

(NOTE: A LETTER GRADE MUST BE GIVEN FOR ALL PERSPECTIVES LISTED.

NO EXPLANATION FOR THE GRADE IS NEEDED HERE; SEE #6.)

6. Choose ONE PERSPECTIVE from #5 and COMPLETELY EXPLAIN the reasoning behind your grade. Use SPECIFIC EXAMPLES from the video to justify the grade you gave that

perspective.

7. This is a serious writing assignment. You will be graded on

your grammar, punctuation, and writing quality.

Each category (1-7) is worth a MAXIMUM of 5 points. Thus your score is

based on a maximum total of 35 points. PAPER IS DUE ON OR BEFORE APRIL 16, 2017