Daily Agendas

Week 12 - November 17-21, 1997

Monday -

Welcome

Roll call

Announcements

Textbook check in and check out

Video -

Baraka - Images of humans and nature. Take notes about the images and feelings they invoke. We will use these tomorrow in class.

Homework -

Begin reading in Marc Reisner's Cadillac Desert. You will be expected to have finished the book when we return from witer break.

Tuesday -

Welcome

Roll call

Announcements

Teacher Instruction -

Concept of "Wilderness" in American history. Emphasis on Nash's interpretation and the concept from Native American perspectives.

Read -

Merchant pp.68-72 and pp.54-63.

Homework -

Continue reading in Reisner

Wednesday -

Welcome

Roll call

Announcements

Read in Merchant pp. 83-92

Write a reflective piece which discusses the feelings and ideas that struck you through the readings. Do not summarize them, but react to them. What surprises you? What do you find interesting? How do these ideas of wilderness compare to your own? Due Thursday.

Homework -

Continue reading Reisner

Thursday -

Welcome

Roll call

Announcements

Video - Land of the Eagle: The Great Encounter

This video looks at Native American and early European colonist's views of nature and wilderness. The video contrasts their uses of the environment and depicts the abundant wildlife that flourished.

Article -

Worster article from Wild Earth magazine examining three errors in conceptualizing the Environmental History of North America.

Homework -

Continue reading in Reisner.

Friday -

Welcome

Roll call

Announcements

Class meeting

Final Project discussion

Reading -

Finish Worster article

Read Martinez article

Writing assignment -

Write a short essay in which you compare and contrast the Worster and Martinez articles. How do they see the role of Native Americans in shaping the environment? Are there other issues that are important to either? Due Monday. Worth 25 points

Homework -

Continue reading in Reisner.