ENVI 20
Winter Naturalist's Journal Winter 2019
Division II
Cross-listed ENGL 20
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Class Details

This course will engage with the natural world through writing, drawing, and personal observation. Students will spend time out of doors exploring the ecosystem of the Williamstown area, and indoors practicing reflective writing (both poetry and prose), and observational drawing. Everyone will be required to keep a nature journal, to be shared and displayed as part of the final project. This course is designed for students who are interested in environmental studies, creative writing, and drawing. Instructor will meet with students for 6 hours of in-class time, and will provide assignments totaling at least 15 hours a week, including daily visits to a chosen spot on campus for writing and observation. Students will be provided with a binder of articles and poems, which they will be expected to read and comment on. There will be at least one field trip. The class will conclude with a celebratory reading/showing of student work. Students will be required to keep a daily journal, and also to write in class. They will be asked to perfect and edit several of these pieces in place of a ten page paper, and to read from one or more of them at the final celebration.
The Class: Format: mornings
Limit: 12
Grading: pass/fail only
Requirements/Evaluation: daily journal and 2- to 3-page papers
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: random selection
Materials/Lab Fee: $80 plus cost of books
Distributions: Division II
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
ENVI 20 Division II ENGL 20 Division II
Attributes: EXPE Experiential Education Courses

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