Friday, September 7, 2012

Questions about Going Greens Essay Structure and Style


1.       Yes he has a clearly stated thesis , "Despite the expense, colleges should make every effort to create green campuses because by doing so they will improve their own educational environment, ensure their own institution's survival, and help solve the global climate crisis." "Despite the expense, colleges should make every effort to create green campuses because by doing so they will improve their own educational environment, ensure their own institution's survival, and help solve the global climate crisis."

2.       Yes they are quite clear and concise and he for the most part does well at building his arguments around them.

3.       This is where I was unhappy with the information he provides he does a decent job at giving you the historic background of “Green”, however his facts, examples, and statistics could have been much more convincing if he had gone into a little more detail.

4.       His refutes were weak to me throwing numbers at me attempting to mean something because it sounds impressive at 12 million pounds. The numbers don’t translate to me if he had used an example of what 12 million pounds of carbon emissions was equivalent to (which is close to having 1100 cars off the road for a year.) I would have been able to relate and understand more.

5.       Yes he does a good job at transitioning topic to topic and in a manner that makes sense to me.  It is very easy to follow his thoughts as he is building his arguments.

6.       Yes and no in everything up to the opposing arguments he did great but both refutation and his conclusion needed some tweaking.

7.       “Now is the time for schools to make the choice and pledge to go green.”  It does remind me of the essay’s main idea, and the sentence before it is strong and gives you a little more to think about so I would consider it a strong conclusion

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