Watch this TED talk by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson entitled How to Find Joy in Climate ActionLinks to an external site.. She uses a venn diagram to help people…well…find joy in climate action. For this essay, print out and fill in her venn diagram, and then write an essay about how you might find future joy in climate action. Video Link: https://www.ted.com/talks/ayana_elizabeth_johnson_how_to_find_joy_in_climate_action?language=en This final exam is meant to approximate an in-class timed essay, so plan to spend about three hours writing it. It doesn’t need to be perfectly edited nor does it need a Works Cited sheet though it does need correct in-text citations (I want to know where your information comes from). While I don’t expect this essay to be polished like Essays 1, 2 and 3, it should show your skill at building a college essay and include: o a great introduction with a clear thesis that expresses your opinion o developed body paragraphs with focused topic sentences, detailed evidence and analysis, o smooth use of authoritative sources to support your claims. Remember too that a good, college essay has: a hook that establishes rapport with your reader and makes him or her want to read on, some background information and a crystal-clear thesis. Then, of course, you will need at least two body paragraphs that begin with a topic sentence that echoes the thesis and controls the paragraph; the body paragraph should be filled with evidence and analysis to back up the topic sentence claim. And last but not least, you’ll need a conclusion with very little summary (a paraphrase of the thesis would suffice) and then a relevant refelction and interesting parting thought which, like the hook, could be a personal story.
