Today's Topic: Elements of Nature Writing and Abbey!
1. Understand the 5 elements of nature writing
2. Critique writing by Edward Abbey in his description of sense of place, perception of the
relationship between man/technology and nature and his environmental ethics.
Starter
Read the handout on elements of nature writing (page 1 and 2 only for online version) and answer the questions on the backside at the bottom of page #2.
Agenda
1. Introduction to Edward Abbey and overview of reading/annotation reqs
* Scroll down on this website to listen to a short reading by Abbey from his essay "Freedom and Wilderness, Wilderness and Freedom"
Links to the Two Abbey Readings:
1. Desert Solitaire pdf: · https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B2QC-culCKvHc05NaF9VOFNQOVk&usp=sharing
2. "Freedom and Wilderness": https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B2QC-culCKvHc05NaF9VOFNQOVk&usp=sharing
Announcements
- Desert camping trip meeting today at lunch
- Honors seminar today at x-block
- Quiz corrections due by Friday
- Database of Links to Examples of Writing, Film, Photography (inspiration)
Inspiration Journal Assignments (Due Monday 4/22)
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