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Objective: Students will describe how their environmental efforts make a difference in their life. Vocabulary Word: sustainable Going Green 2 Slide 2 Our predictions for the word, sustainable Its able to hold itself. Something dirty It can stain easily. Something that is very absorbent. To keep in balance. Slide 3 Sustainable is an adjective. It means able to continue without causing damage to the environment. Wind power is sustainable. Slide 4 April is the month of Earth Day. Slide 5 Grammatical forms Adjectives: These are descriptive words that modify the meaning of a noun. Present-perfect verb tense: has/have + past tense verb (has sustained; has recycled; have composted). Pronoun (it) to antecedent agreement Conjuction: and Slide 6 Here are adjectives that can describe the effects of environmentalism. Lets complete the chart, then choose 5 that describe how you feel about environmentalism. supportiveengagingthoughtfulcollaborative friendlyconsiderategraciousamiable caringentertaininghelpfuljoyful freshawesomesuccessfulrelieved wellgratefulamusedcurious Slide 7 Suggest some ways to help the environment. Use a participle + noun pattern. For example: Cleaning campaign (Cleaning can be a verb, but its used as an adjective here, which makes it a participle. Recycled paper Cleaning movement Sanitized streets Reduced paper use Slide 8 Pattern for Prompt How many ways have you helped the environment? Name and describe an environmental effort and how it has made a positive difference in your life. Slide 9 Patterns for Response I have helped the environment in ______(number) ways. An environmental effort that has made a positive difference in my life is/was__________(specific environmental effort). It is/was ________, _______, and ______ (adjectives).