Monday, February 9th

Objectives

• Understand the purpose and major elements of Aldo Leopold's "Land Ethic"
  
• Finish  your draft of your essay

Announcements

• Book Club Honors seminar tomorrow during X-Block (no seminar reflection required!)-- seminar prep due as ticket into seminar. 
• Don't miss this week's PEAK meeting-- super cool guest speaker (The guy who quit money)
• Essay draft for peer critique due tomorrow!
• Today's class discussion on "The Land Ethic" (recorded)

Starter
Watch EPISODE 1 of the "Everything is Connected" Podcast

• What does "rewilding" mean?
• What pieces of evidence did this podcast provide to defend the claim that "everything is connected"?
• How would this concept change the way we interact with the land?

AGENDA
Part 1: Energy and Place work time

• Helpful resources on explaining the Land Ethic: Click Here

A. Discuss "The Land Ethic" as a whole class

• Share responses to question #1  from The Land Ethic Discussion Questions 
• Whole class discussion and clarification of various excerpts from the reading
• Share responses to questions #3, 4, 5, 8 and 10 from The Land Ethic Discussion Questions 

Part 2: Lit Analysis Essay work time

• Review the checklist for your essay on PAGE 9 of the packet.  Write down what you think you need to focus on ON your draft. 
• Finish or refine your draft to get it prepared for tomorrow's peer critique (PRINT IT IF YOU'D PREFER FEEDBACK ON A HARD COPY)