Assignment #2 The Endangered Species Act

 

Assignment - The Endangerd Species Act and Wolf Re-Introduction

 

MEMO

DUE DATE: March 9, 2012
TO: Environmental Law Students
FROM: Helen Haberman, Instructor
SUBJECT: The ESA and Wolf Reintroduction

Assignment (40 points)

Your task this week is to write a 1-2 page reflection essay that analyzes the Endangered Species Act (ESA) with a focus on how the Act has affected wolf reintroduction. You will evaluate the effects and effectiveness of the ESA as well. You may use the guiding questions provided to organize your paper. You will use the websites provided to research your information.

Skills: You will need to read, research, evaluate and compose an essay about the ESA and evaluate its effectiveness and problems by considering the case study of wolf re-introduction.

Format: Papers must be word-processed using a 12-point font and double-spaced. Please turn in a hard copy to your folder rather than using the textbox on this page.

 

Assigned Reading / Websites

1.  Begin by reading background information about the Endangered Species Act.

2.  In what ways has the ESA been successful? Why do environmentalists hail its efforts?

  1. 3. Find out about wolves.

4.  More About Wolves.

5.  Wolves and the Endangered Species Act


Guiding Questions:

  1. •What is the ESA, what does it do and how does it work?

  2. •What are the greatest challenges/problems and successes of the ESA so far?

  3. •Why are wolves important ecologically and culturally? What is the history of wolves in the West?

  4. •Why are ranchers wary of wolf reintroduction? Evaluate the problems with reintroduction.

  5. •Do you think wolves should be reintroduced in Oregon? Support your answer with evidence.

  6. •Do you think the wolf should be de-listed? Defend your answer.

  7. •Has the ESA been successful overall? Support your answer.


Example

If you'd like to see an example of a good essay for these assignments, please check this one out. It was written for a different topic but shares similar criteria and represents thoughtful work that meets requirements.


Tips

Organize your essay by using the questions. Be sure your work answers all the questions but in essay format.

Proofread your essay. Have another person proofread it too.

Correct all grammar, punctuation and spelling errors.

Complete a Works Cited page.

Deliver a printed copy of your finished essay to your in-folder. Do this even if you send an additional copy by e-mail.


Evaluation

Your essay will be evaluated on the following criteria:

  1. •Complete answers to the guiding questions (60%)

  2. •Well-organized (intro-body-conclusion) (20%)

  3. •Absence of any punctuation, grammar, or spelling errors; double-spaced(10%)

  4. •Works Cited page (10%)

 

Help

If you have questions about this assignment, send them to haberman@4j.lane.edu.