Thursday, April 17, 2014

Starter:  Pair share yesterday's journal entry.  After reading your partner's entry, try to identify how they are characterizing their relationship with place.  Have a brief discussion about your project ideas thus far.


Goals for Today

  • Understand the four elements of nature writing
  • Define (and practice!) the "Grand Style" of rhetoric
  • Critique Edward Abbey's personal place essays for the elements of Nature Writing


1. Nature Writing Lesson and Examples

2.  INSPIRATION JOURNAL:
Call this entry "The Grand Style"
Write a passage to describe your place (or any place) using the Grand Style.
"Strike the Senses!"  Sensory Images!!  Figurative Language!! Rich Details!!

3. Assignment for today and tomorrow:
Edward Abbey's Personal Non-Fiction Essays
Here is an optional template for organizing your notes for parts 2 and 3.
My advice is to try to get done with the readings and Part 1 (annotation) today and tonight to buy yourself time to start drafting your essay tomorrow after doing Parts 2 and 3 with a partner.  Does this mean you might have HOMEWORK?  Your choice.  Assignment due at the end of the hour tomorrow.


 WORK TIME for Friday