Introduction: Disposing our disposable culture
Opposing viewpoints on pollution: Air pollution is a serious problem / Supryia Ray
The problem of air pollution has been exaggerated / Joel Schwartz
Water pollution is a serious problem / Alex Markels, Randy Dotinga
The problem of water pollution has been exaggerated / G. Tracy Mehan III
Mercury pollution is a serious problem / David Fink
Mercury pollution is not a serious problem / Robert Rio
Model essays and writing exercises
Pollution: It's making us sick
Create an outline from an existing essay
Using quotations to enliven your essay
Examining introductions and conclusions
A day at the beach cleanup
Practice writing a scene with dialogue
Final writing challenge: Write your own descriptive five-paragraph essay
Supporting research material facts about pollution
Finding and using sources of information
Using MLA to create a works cited List
Organizations to contact.
