For Tuesday (7/6)

Finish reading "Sand County Almanac" (281-294).

I'd like you to bring in two more discussion questions to share with the class.

Consider the following:

Does this portion of the text change your reading of the first half in any way?
Does Leopold introduce new ideas or expand upon those brought up in the first half?


On Wednesday, you'll have the chance to work on your projects with your groups. Come prepared.

For Tomorrow (7/2)

Read from "A Sand County Almanac" (AE 266-281). Bring two discussion questions, regarding the reading, to class tomorrow.

Group Conferences

Conferences will be held in my office.

9:50- Tasia's group
10:00-Tyler's group
10:10-Aaron's group
10:20-Jake's group
10:30-Nidhi's group

For Monday

Blog Post: Have you ever been in a group with a bad apple? How might you deal with a bad apple? Is there another kind of bad apple that the podcast did not mention.

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/370/Ruining-It-for-the-Rest-of-Us

Photo Projects

A reminder of what's expected of you:

Photo-a-Day Project
Presentations: 6/28
Mounted Photo Due: 6/28

Use this as an opportunity to connect with your surroundings. Think about how you would like to visually represent your experience.
• No more than two photos should be inside of your home.
• At least twelve of the pictures should be taken outside.

Presentation:
Prepare a slide show of all 30 of your photos. Bring in one mounted photograph to turn in. Do not mount it on standard paper. Mount your photo creatively and with care. Choose five photos (one for each question) and discuss the following during your five-minute presentation (these photos should be in a slideshow to present to the class):

• Did this experience cause you to experience your environment differently, or see it in a different way? How so?
• Which photograph is your favorite? Why?
• Which visual elements are present in your favorite photograph?
• Which photograph was the most difficult to obtain? Why?
• Looking at one of your photographs, why did you choose to represent your environment in this manner?

You will turn in your slideshow on a cd or flashdrive, or in a book.

Controversial Pesticide Worries Scientists

In light of our discussions about DDT and biomagnification:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127910253

A Note on Semicolons and Sourcing

Semicolons are commonly misused. Here's a comic that demonstrates how to use them correctly.


When sourcing your Community Action Projects, keep the following in mind:

+Wikipedia is not a reliable source. It's a great starting point, but for more reliable sources scroll to the bottom of the Wikipedia article and take a look at the sources the article itself relies on. Some of them will be reliable. Some won't. Generally you want a source that's "official" (think respected news source, peer reviewed article, primary source, etc.).

+I'd like each group to use at least one primary source (interview, email exchange, phone interview, etc.). Find someone involved with the issue and talk to him/her. Ask questions. You'll be surprised how open people are to discussing the things they're passionate about.

If you have any questions, feel free to make use of the comment function.