The Impact of Smartphones on the Environment
Personal Comments:
For this article, we have chosen a topic that involves the Internet and the environment. An essay writer was hired via this website for the draft. Unfortunately, he did not follow through on the instructions and the article was extremely vague (choppy too, I might add). As a result, I had spent some time revising and figuring out what the writing was about. After some changes, I have concluded that this article will be about how smartphones impact the environment. So in that respect, it would be fantastic if the rest of the article went into more detail about how smartphones could have an impact on the climate. You may do academic studies, environmental interviews, personal encounters, and so on.
The professor encourages this article to be written as a social process (Articles from https:/orionmagazine.org/are perfect examples of this). It’s expected to be elegant and feel normal. I wrote the first 3 paragraphs, and the remaining ones are attempted revisions. Some suggestions on this subject may include how these products are manufactured, how production and waste management relate to the environment, how they all lead to global warming, and whether there is a solution (consumer awareness, recycling materials, etc.). You are not, of course, limited to these suggestions. Overall, the professor wants to see if we can effectively write a long-form article on one topic. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Instructions:
· 2000-3500 words for the essay
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What are the environmental dimensions or impacts of the internet and digital media? You will offer a novel and specific approach to this question through a thoroughly-researched and polished longform article. You will write this article as if for a major environmental publication (e.g. the science section of The New York Times or Orion magazine), taking it through the process of pitch, draft, and revision.
Assignment Objectives:
· To produced a polished work of longform journalism about an issue related to the internet and the environment
· To develop new skills in planning, researching, drafting, and revising a project over a long period of time
· To practice and synthesize critical and research skills learned in class (e.g. interview, pop culture engagement, profile, first-person writing, etc.)
· To learn how to write a professional pitch or query letter
· To learn new skills in peer review and revision
Assignment:
Your assignment is to produce a polished work of longform journalism about the environment, sustainability, or resource systems on the campus. In fulfilling this assignment, you will practice the different stages of producing a work of professional longform journalism: pitch, research, drafting, revision, submission on deadline.
Rubric:
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o Scale: Is the topic of your final article suited to the scale of an 2000-3500-word piece? Or do you take on more than you can successfully describe through research?
o Environmental Relevance: Does your article specify and describe in detail the environmental issue at question?
o Research: Do you conduct research across at least two different channels – e.g. historical research, interviews, pop culture, reading in scholarly literature, experience, etc.?
o Suitability for chosen publication: Does your article successfully suit the style/voice/content of the publication you’re pitching to?
o Style: Does your article express a unique point of view, and is the piece written in a vivid, specific, and personal style appropriate for the venue at hand?
o Organization: Does your article follow an engaging and sensible structure, with intentional transitions?
o Deadlines: Did you successfully meet the deadline for the rough and final drafts?
