01/08/20

Hey guys!! Today Mr.Rivers started class by going over our synthesis statements for The White Knife. We each then picked our favorite ones to go over. After that we all got into groups/pairs to go over other novels based around climate change. For those not only did we have to make a synthesis statement, but had to add sentences of what both the novel and a scholar had to say on the main topic. For instance my group had New York:2140 by Kim Stanley.

For the novel we had written; New York:2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson argues that due to climate change, areas surrounded by water are in danger of being submerged. For the scholars argument we put; Benjamin Horton (Rutgers Professor) claims that in the year 2300 New York will experience extreme flooding. However has a slight chance of saving itself because of other infrastructure Then our synthesis statement; New York:2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson along with Rutgers Professor Benjamin Horton agree that a hundred or so years from now New York will be flooded due to extreme weather conditions, and also discusses a slight chance of salvation due to sea walls and other infrastructure.

There is only about three weeks left to this marking period. Only a few more grades are going to be added soon. And congrats to those who played in the orchestra concert tonight!