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Students will compare and contrast the different ways in which English has evolved over time from Elizabethan English to African American Vernacular to Text Message Shorthand. After discussion and research has been done the class will hold a debate over whether students should be allowed to use slang or Text Message Shorthand to write academic papers.

Being able to take care of the Earth and its resources is a very real issue in this day and age. Students will be divided into small groups and will choose a building in their community (school, restaurant, store, home, etc) and will figure out what its current carbon footprint is. Groups will then be asked to come up with ways for the building to decrease its carbon footprint. Projects will be written out as a business plan and presented to the building’s owner.