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    The document provides guidance for writing an explanation essay. It includes a pre-writing table to plan the topic, explanations, introduction, and conclusion. The topic chosen is the creation of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. The explanations to be provided include the SDGs' adoption, history from Agenda 21 and MDGs, the 5 principles of sustainability, overview, 17 goals, 4 principles, review process, and decade of action. The introduction will provide relevant background on the SDGs' origin, and the conclusion will summarize the essay and most relevant information. Research sources are also listed.

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    The document provides guidance for writing an explanation essay. It includes a pre-writing table to plan the topic, explanations, introduction, and conclusion. The topic chosen is the creation of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. The explanations to be provided include the SDGs' adoption, history from Agenda 21 and MDGs, the 5 principles of sustainability, overview, 17 goals, 4 principles, review process, and decade of action. The introduction will provide relevant background on the SDGs' origin, and the conclusion will summarize the essay and most relevant information. Research sources are also listed.

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    Explanation Essay Activity

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    The document provides guidance for writing an explanation essay. It includes a pre-writing table to plan the topic, explanations, introduction, and conclusion. The topic chosen is the creation of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. The explanations to be provided include the SDGs' adoption, history from Agenda 21 and MDGs, the 5 principles of sustainability, overview, 17 goals, 4 principles, review process, and decade of action. The introduction will provide relevant background on the SDGs' origin, and the conclusion will summarize the essay and most relevant information. Research sources are also listed.

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    Explanation Essay Activity

    I. Pre-writing
    Before you write your explanation essay, fill in the table below:

    What is the phenomenon About the creation of the SDGs or Sustainable Development
    you are explaining? goals by the United Nations.

    What explanations are you - It’s adoption in 2015


    providing for the
    - It’s history: agenda 21 and millennium development goals
    phenomenon above?
    - The 5p’s of sustainability
    Give at least three.
    - Overview of the agenda
    - The 17 SDGs
    - The 4 principles
    - Review process and;
    - Decade of action
    How do you plan to Elaborate its origin with some relevant background
    introduce your topic? information.

    How do you plan to end the By summarizing the whole essay and elaborating the most
    explanation essay? relevant information.

    Did you research for your The explanations for the phenomenon are the ideas I
    explanation essay? generated through research and they are already mentioned
    If you did research, what above.
    specific ideas in your essay
    are generated through
    research?

    If you did research what are https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goal


    your sources? s
    https://www.globalgoals.org/
    https://unfoundation.org/what-we-do/issues/sustainable-
    development-goals/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwqp-
    LBhDQARIsAO0a6aLvTVFHtNlN_LVzc0gcFiN7XZnQnAwlmIsCRP
    KQmbwuxZP0m9NIqUEaAsCuEALw_wcB
    https://sdgs.un.org/goals
    II. Writing
    Write an explanation essay on any topic of your choice. You may need to do some research
    about the topic in order to better explain it. The essay must be at least 500 words long and is
    organized as follows:
    ● Introduction – one or two paragraphs
    ● Body – at least three paragraphs
    ● Conclusion – one or two paragraphs

    Your essay will be marked using the following rubrics:

    Content 70%
    Have you substantially explained the phenomenon you chose to explain?
    Did you provide convincing and adequate support for your explanations?
    Organization 20%
    Have you arranged the main points of your essay clearly and logically? Are
    there order and logic in the ideas you presented in each paragraph and in
    the entire essay?
    Language and Mechanics 10%
    Did you observe proper use of language forms (grammar) and mechanics
    (punctuation, capitalization etc.)
    Total 100%

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