Worksheet: Environmental Report Card; Pass or Fail? P3 Shelter: Shelter refers to where humans and animals go to protect themselves from the elements. Ask yourself: Where did your main character(s) go to shelter themselves from the weather? Some shelters or homes are made with concrete and steel, which create large carbon footprints in production and disposal. Electricity which powers lights, appliances, computers and air conditioning systems also put out a large footprint. Did your novel take place inside big buildings, or were your characters out in nature? List the shelters/buildings from your story. Did the shelters create large or small carbon footprints? Go back to The Carbon Almanac article and think about your list. Once you get your thoughts together, write two or three sentences that support your opinion. Your answer could look something like this: In the novel/short story ____________ the character spent equal amounts of time in nature and in his school classroom, which indicates both small and large carbon footprints. Two examples from this literary work that support this are ___________. Draw a picture of a shelter from the novel in the space provided. Great work! Now it is time to give your novel a grade! Forming your opinion on what you have learned from The Carbon Almanac article, did what you read Pass or Fail its environmental assessment? Write three to 昀椀ve sentences supporting your answer. 54