Topic:
Plastic pollution
Topic sentence:
How Plastic Pollution is directly affecting climate change, and Ocean life.
How is Plastic pollution is affecting:
Climate Change
– poses a threat to the climate, as plastic releases greenhouse
gases as it slowly breaks down.
– Sunlight and heat cause it to release methane and ethylene –
and at increasing rate as the plastic breaks down into ever
smaller pieces.
– Burning plastics releases a cocktail of poisonous chemicals
that damage the health of the planet and the people exposed
to the polluted air.
Remember paragraph structure encourages you to include:
a topic sentence
Evidence (aka quote – a sentence or two in length)
supporting argument (your own words describing/defending the quote)
more evidence
supporting argument (building on your previous point)
conclusion (that ties into your topic sentence).
It is expected that you will submit letter 4.5-5 pag