Morning
introduction - what does it mean to "live deliberately?" Anne Lamott reading
"getting-to-know-you" hands activity
syllabus/expectations
"murky lake" team-building activity
nature-writing workshop w/ Scott Giesel
We learned about nature-writing during a writing workshop with Scott Geisel, a Wright State senior lecturer in the English department. Along with reading some examples of nature-writing from Annie Dillard and Henry David Thoreau (who we'll be reading a bit more of in the future) he taught us there are three main components often found in nature-writing:
- observations (writing using the senses: sight, smell, taste, sound, feeling)
- meanings (metaphors, symbolism, relationships/connections, personification) & epiphanies (some kind of 'aha' moment or better understanding; something that makes a connection to the reader; induction - taking several smaller pieces and helping to understand the whole)
- delivery (how will you present it? in what medium? poetry? short story? vignette? essay?)
These components of nature-writing will be extremely helpful to keep in mind as we move forward in the course and begin observing and trying to find meanings in the everyday objects, wildlife, and creatures we see on our adventures.
Afternoon
yoga w/ Tori Reynolds (rescheduled for Wed.)
worked on and published first blog post (check out the Student Blogs in the right sidebar)
*Tomorrow will be our first field trip to Delco Park! Make sure to bring your water bottle, sunscreen, notebook, and wear comfortable shoes and clothes. Also, be sure to bring your netbooks for the rest of the STEMmersion so you're able to work on your blogs at school!
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