Spring 2019  |  WRIT 3315 Section 001: Writing on Issues of Land and the Environment (54436)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2019 - 05/06/2019
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Wulling Hall 220
Enrollment Status:
Closed (24 of 24 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Land in America as idea and as actual space. History of cultural values and the meanings land holds for us. Contrasting views of land, especially those of certain Native American peoples. Rise of the conservation movement and the urbanization of U.S. space.
Class Description:
In this course, students read and write about how U.S. land and the environment have been treated in written texts. The course is based in discussion of major written texts that helped to form ideas about land and the environment in the U.S.. Particular emphasis is placed on Native American peoples and the alternatives provided by their writing and points of view. The rise of the conservation movement and urbanization of U.S. space is another strand. Students should expect to read and discuss the texts assigned.Student writing also plays a major role in the course. Major work in the course includes a digital media/writing project, two papers, and regular Moodle Forum posts.
Grading:
15% Midterm Exam
60% Reports/Papers
15% Written Homework
5% Reflection Papers Other Grading Information: Percentages above are approximate.
Class Format:
15% Lecture
50% Discussion
30% Small Group Activities
5% Student Presentations
Workload:
50 Pages Reading Per Week
14 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Exam(s)
2 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54436/1193
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
27 November 2013

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