DUE on Friday JANUARY 4, 2013 IN CLASS

1. Inca QCS Notes a. 3 questions per page b. 1 Clarify per page c. 1 Summary per page (must be a 5 sentence summary) 2. Compare and Contrast with Summary the Aztec’s and the Mayan Empires 3. Write the Push and Pull factors off of the PowerPoint and onto the worksheet (Found on the Teacher Web Page) 4. Memorize Push and Pull Factors (Found on the Teacher Web Page) Ranchers Settlers Environmentalist What do they want out of the Amazon Rainforest? What do they want to do, to the Amazon?

Is what they want a sustainable activity or unsustainable, and how do we know?

Define Sustainable: ______

Natives Loggers Rubber Tappers What do they want out of the Amazon Rainforest? What do they want to do, to the Amazon?

Is what they want a sustainable activity or unsustainable, and how do we know? Directions: Pick one of the following proposals (remember you are acting on behalf of the group you researched) and come up with an opening statement telling everyone which position you support. Then you need to come up with at least 3 arguments why you picked that position. Lastly, you need to have a strong conclusion.

Step 1: Pick your proposal

Proposal A: Modernize the Amazon for the benefit of all Brazil

Proposal B: Create large land reserve for those who have lived in the forest the longest

Proposal C: Outlaw the burning or cutting of the rainforest

Proposal D: Allow citizens with legal land titles from the government to use force if necessary to protect their land claims

Step 2: Write out your opening statement. An opening statement should state who you are (which group are you representing), state which proposal you support, and just one strong reason why. ______

Step 3: Prepare at least three arguments that you can use to support your proposal. (Look back at the notes the notes that you took while answering questions)

1. ______

2. ______

3. ______Step 4: Prepare a closing statement. Your closing statement should tell the audience again who you are, which proposal you support and why it is the BEST proposal for the Amazon. ______