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Both sides of human intervention

Tip
Read the following passage and consider our positive and
negative effect on our planet. Many countries are
really
Humans have inhabited the planet for about 2 million years and worried about the future
during this time many events have occurred. Human intelligence of our planet and try to
has created several things; many of them have helped humanity face implement policies and
and t regulations to stop the
accelerated destruction of
Discoveries and inventions such as vaccines and antibiotics have nature. In order to do this,
saved thousands of lives. The printing press has allowed us to share states around the world
more knowledge and transportation has helped us move around the have signed agreements
world and with other countries. Technology has shortened that help stop all this
distance in communication and informs us in seconds of events all destruction.
around the world.

However, not all inventions are positive. Other discoveries like

technology used for war and mass destruction, as well as nuclear, Vocabulary
chemical, or biological bombs are extremely dangerousand might An illness that affects
lead humans to extinction. a person, animal, or plant:a
condition that prevents the
Industry causes high levels of Boliution and releases carbon dioxide body or mind from working
into the atmosphere and lots of toxic chemicals are clumped into normally.
rivers and seas. Global warming is a reality. Everydayactivities
threat. Something that can
such as producing our food or commuting, using plastic, large-scale put you in danger.
fishing, monoculture plantations, among others; are destroying our
planet little by little. We hear about hundreds of plant and animal A substance that is
usually injected into a person
species that are €ndangtaeclor even extinct. or animal to protect against a
particular disease.
Make a list of all positive and negative developments . The activity or
found in the passage. process of buying, selling, or
exchanging goods or services.
Negative
To put (something)
Oiscoueves on cuuses somewhere in a quick and
careless way.
eves
. To travel regularly
eases to and from a place and
especially between where you
. ond live and where you work.
Is The cultivation
or growth of a single crop
or organism especially on
(OmmunÅeo on agricultural or forest land.
end3nqerecl. Used to describe
a type of animal or plant that
OROJens has become very rare and that
could die out completely.

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 Writing
Do you think humans have a positive or negative impact on the planet?

Argumentative writing What is persuasive

writing? What is
Convince your classmates by writing a persuasive paragraph of its purpose?
50-60words. You might have to do some researchto make your
arguments stronger. purpose of a persuasive
essay is to persuade readers to
Read the information from the boxes on the previous page and
start adopt the writer's point of view
writing ideas in the graphic organizer.
on an issue and/or agree with
a suggested course of action.
Title To accomplish this purpose,
you need to develop logical
Supportinq Detail 1 and reasonable arguments that
support your opinions.
Topic Sentence: States the idea
you want to support.

Supporting details. Include

some facts and details that will
Matro
Supporting Detail 2 Conclusion make readers believe in your
(topic sentence) ideas.
(he pess
Conclusion End your paragraph
bas us u s move with a strong idea related to the
ove oec\s topic sentence. Never include
new ideas in the concluding
sentence.
Supporting Detail 3

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Vocabulary

do research. Investigate.

Statement or series
of statements for or against
Paragraph
something.
persuade. To cause (someone)
onc\ to believe something:
convince.
. To have the same
Qi\ove us opinion.

accomplish. To succeed in
doing (something).
lek supportjrnq. One that
supports: to uphold or defend
as valid or right.
secon\s
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