"Most great stories of adventure, from The Hobbit to The Seven Pillars of Wisdom come furnished with a map. That's because every story of adventure is in part the story of a landscape, of the interrelationship between human beings (or Hobbits, as the case may be) and topography. Every adventure story is conceivable only with reference to a particular set of geographical features that in each case sets the course, literally, of the tale."-Michael Chabon

Monday, February 28, 2011

March 1

“The world, we are told, was made especially for men—a presumption not at all supported by facts.”-John Muir



Opening Journal:
1-Pick a passage from John Muir’s writing.
2-How does that passage characterize “place” and the American environment?
3-What rhetorical strategies does he employ to create this characterization?

Video excerpts from PBS National Parks: America’s Best Idea:
http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/people/historical/muir/

In Groups:
1-What distinguishes John Muir’s writing from other writers you’ve experienced so far this semester?
2-How does his style of writing reflect his spirituality?
3-What about his prose might have drawn Americans to the National Parks?

March 3: Thursday
from Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson, p. 366 (Journal)
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