MEC 9/26

Hi everyone--

Please read the selections in the course packet from A Country Year by Sue Hubbell. The selections begin on page 59.

MEC 9/18

Next week's reading is "The Blue of Distance" by Rebecca Solnit. Page 4 in your course packet.

The prompt from this week is "Tracking"--You must "ramble and return," using tracking as a metaphor. Recommendation for material: go outside and spend some time trying to follow your own tracks.

LoP 9/17

Hi everyone--

Remember to read "Classic Coffeehouses" in your course packets for tomorrow, and that the assignment for the journal from last week is "describe your neighborhood." We will be meeting in the same spot at Tech Terrace Park.

MEC week beginning 9/17

Hi everyone! Please read "Losing the Way" from Point Last Seen by Hannah Nyala. Page 48 in your course packet.

Prompt: "The Question" --What question do you have about nature?

MEC tutorials paper new due date

My apologies! I understand that there is some confusion about the due date for the tutorial papers. I've decided that rather than having them due on Tuesdays, I'd like you to turn them in at the start of each tutorial. I'll explain this further in class tomorrow.

Literature of Place (LoP) 9/4

Reading for next week: "The Problem of Place in America" in your course packet.

Meet at 2:15 at Tech Terrace Park (23rd and Flint), north side, with bicycles.

Journal homework: In the manner of Stilgoe's essay from Outside Lies Magic, "notice" 3 new things per day.

Mother Earth Chronicles (MEC) 9/4

Hi all--I've got the tutorial assignments posted on the right. We'll try the schedule of papers due for a week or two and see how it works.

This week's prompt: Write a detailed description of a memory related to nature. Use a combination of memory and research for detail.

Next week's reading: Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek.