Sustainable Consumption

I. Guidelines
In a college essay you use the knowledge you have gained from class reading, discussion, note-taking, visual media, and thinking to make an argument or point in a writing. For these essays you should be exploring issues of sustainability from personal perspectives informed by the learning we are doing through the course.

 For this essay you should use the essays, video, and websites to critically reflect on the following question: What are we going to want/need to do in the 21st century to consume sustainably on a personal, community, and/or global level?  Some things to consider

• Where in your own life can you begin to take steps to consume in a more sustainable manner?
• Where can we find examples of people, communities, or countries that are living in a more sustainable manner?
• What are the barriers to creating sustainable consumption? What would the benefits be? This essay assignment also includes a basic writing rubric but you should also use both the peer editing sheet, the English 095 Exit Exam Rubric, and the English 111 Exit Exam rubric when considering how to write this essay and what to include in it.