Monday, April 17th: Research Assignment Share-out and Nature Writing

 STARTER: "The Land Ethic" Review!! 

•  How does this piece of rhetoric capture the first part of Leopold's argument in "The Land Ethic"?  
• ​What are THREE BIG ideas that stand out from Leopold's "Land Ethic" essay?
• Find one quote that captures ONE of those ideas.
• What questions do you have about his essay (lines/passages you don't understand or BIG idea questions you don't quite get)?

Class Biz

1. Guest speaker tomorrow! Lisa Pool with Conservation Colorado tomorrow (environmental political group)
2. Exam on  Friday!  If you haven’t done these readings, you’ll need to read them this week. I’d suggest reviewing all of these before the test either way.  You won’t get extended time on the exam. We'll have study time most of class Wednesday. 
3.  Here is the exam prep guide!
4. Bring a journal/notebook for tomorrow's class! We're going outside for the first half of class! If you're late, you'll need to come find us by heading out the west building on the west side, and taking the trail up into Twin Buttes to the dirt road and to a clearing in the woods on the right side of the road.  
5. Free time 5th period today? Come see Keenan Desplanques' (Class of 2016) film screening of an AMAZING film related to our Happiness and Meaning project and all things rad.  Trailer can be found here: https://vimeo.com/211323490

Agenda
Group Research Share-Out 

• Get into  your assigned groups (see the white board)
• First share out your starter responses and go over all four bullet points. Make sure you agree. If you don't agree as a group, ask Ashley to help mediate the dispute :)  Also, go over the questions you have and help each other answer them. If you're stuck, ask Ashley. 
• Next, take turns sharing out your "Get Your Motor Runnin'" research!  Make sure you are either taking notes, or absorbing this information as best as you can.  
• As a group, discuss the following questions:

                             1. Based on what you know now about these energy production mechanisms, which ones do you each
                                 think we SHOULD (moral obligation here) and CAN (practical considerations here) pursue?  

                          2. How do your own environmental ethics and/or understanding of our energy needs and/or your own
                               lifestyle choices influence your views on energy??

PRINT and POST your research notes on the classroom wall! (5 min)

Intro to Nature Writing
1. Short Reading: "My house is the Red Earth" by Joy Harjo

• What do you notice about this piece of writing in terms of the style, voice, imagery?
• What is the "message" of this piece of writing?

2. What is "nature writing"? brief lecture (Slides 1-9...we'll do more if we have time!)

Time to get organized for the exam!

• If you didn't already, print your research notes and post them!
• Review the list of readings and make sure you have all of them!
• Spend some time reviewing the exam prep document and/or re-reading the readings