About ENGL 1705 A
A nature- and science-oriented writing course focused on various issues related to sustainability (e.g. environmental concerns, ecological literacy, human values and interconnections). May repeat for credit with different content. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years.
Notes
Open to Degree and PACE students
Section Description
We write in order to share information, yes, but also to make meaning of our lives in connection with the myriad happenings around us—the web of life. In this writing-intensive, nature- and science-oriented course, we’ll do just that: utilize all kinds of writing to increase understanding—others’ and our own. The focus will be on sustainability—encompassing health concerns—planetary and our own well-being—environmental issues, medical practices, ecological literacy, and social connection. Through various forms of writing—including magazine-style journalism—we’ll learn to keep a close eye on detail, to recognize the wait—what? moments, and then translate those into writing that creates a desired cause-and-effect in our intended audience. Readings include deep-dives and dabblings in multiple writing genres. Note also that this course fulfills the requirements for the Reporting & Documentary Storytelling (RDS) and Writing Minors as well as the Arts & Humanities (AH1) and the Sustainability (SU) Catamount Core Curriculum (CCC). Warning: Expect a lack of closure. This course content is sure to generate questions that will last a lifetime. Live the questions. Prepare for the journey. Trust the process.
Section Expectation
This course combines lecture and discussion formats. Students should expect to spend 6-8 hours per week on coursework outside of class, with additional time for the Sustainability-Themed Deep-dive Project.
Evaluation
Class attendance and participation: 30% Weekly Thinking, Writing, & Rewriting Workshops and Portfolio: 20% Fieldnotes Journal: 10% Student-led Sustainability Resource Exploration & Publication Research Discussions: 5% A Sustainability-Themed, Deep-dive Writing Project: Research-Driven Magazine-style Article, a Collection of Micro-memoirs, Essays, or Poems (or combination of these genres), or a Novelette/Short Story, 10-15 pages (to include all process pieces, thinking and drafts): 20% Sustainability Outreach Project Proposals: 5% Epilogue: Final Reflection and Analysis (Final Exam): 10%
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