 Adirondack
Curriculum
Project - www.adkcurriculum.org
NYS Content Area Standard
ELA #1 Language for info & understanding
Social Studies #5, Civics, citizenship & government
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Title: Protect
and Preserve
Grade Level: 12th/Government
Author: Natalie R. Scavone
Email: nscavone@cayboces.org
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Adirondack Curriculum Content Area
_X_ Natural History
___ Human History
___ Culture & the Arts
_X_ Government & Civics
___ Economy
___ Health, Recreation &
Life Skills |
Investigative Question or Issue: How does an individual
persuade someone to protect something?
Challenge:
Jacques-Ives
Cousteau said,"People protect what they love." Research the
history and geography of the Adirondacks. Choose one object you
researched that you "love." Create an ad campaign, including a
poster and a script for a 30 second radio ad, to promote the
preservation of that object. Write a persuasive letter to a
politician who has influence in the decision-making process for the
Adirondack area and persuade him/her to continue to support
preservation. You will be attaching your ad campaign materials
and sending your letter to the politician of your choice.
Context for this
challenge:
At the 1894 Constitutional Convention, a new covenant to achieve
meaningful protection of the Forest Preserve was included in the new
Constitution. Henceforth, the Adirondack Forest Preserve would be
"forever wild." The Adirondack Park Agency was created in
1971 to develop long-range land-use plans for both the public and
private lands within the Blue Line. Since then, many individuals,
government agencies. and organizations have worked to preserve the park.
Today the Park is the largest publicly protected area in the contiguous
United States, greater in size than Yellowstone, Everglades, Glacier,
and Grand Canyon National Park combined. The boundary of the Park
encompasses approximately 6 million acres, nearly half of which belongs
to all the people of New York State and is constitutionally protected
to remain “forever wild” forest preserve. The remaining half of the
Park is private land which includes settlements, farms, timber lands,
businesses, homes, and camps.
Directions:
Anticipatory set: View PBS Adirondack DVD
While students are watching, they will keep a reflection journal
Discuss objects and places they chose from the viewing and their
relationship to the Cousteau quote.
Assign challenge.
Students will individually complete the challenge.
The students will have 1 week to complete the challenge.
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Quality Standards:
Products
include historically and geographically accurate information
Persuasive poster includes graphics and color
Engaging script for a 30 second radio ad
Accurate, error-free business letter fomat
Persuasive information in the letter
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Adapted for the Adirondack
Curriculum Project from
the work of Education By Design TM and Leading EDGE, LLC
©ACP 2002
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Produced
at the 2008 Adirondack Geography Institute