AOI Statement - Draft 1

This is the first draft of my personal project AOI statement:

Renewable Energy is a great way of saving our earth from environmental diseases such as global warming, pollution, resource repletion and more. My project is all about the environment and the consumption of resources, which has increased greatly over past few years. Renewable sources of wind and solar energy can be used to alleviate several issues the world faces today. Biomass, which is the usage of plant growth for energy utilization, can save millions of resources that are being wasted consequently. I have always cared about the environment and followed environment friendly ways, which help the earth become a better place to live on. I have been linked with many energy projects in which I tried to establish the need to recycle and reuse materials. The AOI for my project would be Environment because it regards resources found in our environment. The environment has a huge role because it the first and foremost basis of our lives. Our actions on sustainable development and conservation are what improves and maintains our atmosphere. We have several responsibilities to our environment, which require deep understanding on every consequence that can occur. Therefore, I will be taking action on some issues concerning our environment and what should be done to maintain and improve it. I will be creating several small products such as models, posters, informational blogs etc. but my main goal will be to write a research paper on renewable energy. My final product will consist of relevant research pertaining to the topic and ways of preserving our environment. This will include reflections, interviews and surveys related to my topic, which will help me understand the basic issues. 

I showed this to Ms. Kannan during one of our meetings. She appreciated my start and said that I should develop the paragraph more and make it at least three paragraphs. I understood that the first paragraph would be explaining my topic and identifying it. It would also include why I have personal interest in this area. The second paragraph would be identifying the focus areas and AOI context which are three sub topics: 1. awareness and understanding; 2. Reflection; 3. Action. The third paragraph would determine the product or outcome of the project and the specifications which are the criterion's. This would mainly be how I am evaluating the result of my project. 

Yavnika Kumar

4.06.12