Tuesday 4-27-04: Seventh Grade
Warm Up (fill in the blanks: each correct answer is worth 1/2 point extra credit). (10 minutes max)

Organization/Outline Practice
Subject: The automobile has become the American Nightmare

kills 265,000 and injures millions annually, road rage and reckless driving have increased, better city design to decrease auto dependence, leading source of air pollution,  alternatives to the automobile, main means of transportation, too many people dependent on the car, large SUV's: rollovers and danger to smaller cars, more cars and more roads mean more traffic congestion, average car: 5 tons of carbon dioxide each year, contributes to acid rain and smog, leading cause of death and injury, new dangers with 2 recent developments, public transportation

I.
    A. Too many people dependent on the car
    B.
II.
    A.
    B. Contributes to acid rain and smog
III.
    A. Kills 265,000 and injures millions annually
    B.
        1.
        2. Road rage and reckless driving have increased
IV.
    A.
    B.
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Correct Warm Up (5 minutes max)
Distribute and Explain Research Project Topic Handout (10 minutes max)
Brainstorm Possible Topic Ideas on the overhead (10 minutes max)
Figuring Out the Pictures Thang (3 minutes max)