No environmental class would be complete without a look at some of the excerpts of famous environnmentalists:
Please read the following and create a comparative visual (a t-chart, Venn diagrams, comparative mind-map) and be ready to discuss.
A clip of the readings from Aldo Leopold (developed the plan for deer management still used today): http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977423292
1 reading from John Muir (developed the concept for the national park system): http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/writings/the_mountains_of_california/chapter_10.aspx
1 reading from Thoreau (argued for the need for wild places and civil disobedience): http://thoreau.eserver.org/civil1.html
1 reading from Rachel Carson (founder of the modern environmental movement): http://rachels-carson-of-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/silent-spring-rachel-carson-1962.html
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Questions
1. Which of the environmentalists has a viewpoint that most matches yours? Extreme, Spiritual, Reflective, or Action-Oriented?
2. How do these writers reflect a PROGRESSION in environmental thought?
3. If you could choose one of these people as an ally in a fight against a tragedy of the commons, which one would it be?
4. How are these view points related to the idea of "Think Globally , Act Locally?"
1 page reflection to be completed by the end of the day Friday. We'll be talking about the individual readings tomorrow.
Please read the following and create a comparative visual (a t-chart, Venn diagrams, comparative mind-map) and be ready to discuss.
A clip of the readings from Aldo Leopold (developed the plan for deer management still used today): http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977423292
1 reading from John Muir (developed the concept for the national park system): http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/writings/the_mountains_of_california/chapter_10.aspx
1 reading from Thoreau (argued for the need for wild places and civil disobedience): http://thoreau.eserver.org/civil1.html
1 reading from Rachel Carson (founder of the modern environmental movement): http://rachels-carson-of-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/silent-spring-rachel-carson-1962.html
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Questions
1. Which of the environmentalists has a viewpoint that most matches yours? Extreme, Spiritual, Reflective, or Action-Oriented?
2. How do these writers reflect a PROGRESSION in environmental thought?
3. If you could choose one of these people as an ally in a fight against a tragedy of the commons, which one would it be?
4. How are these view points related to the idea of "Think Globally , Act Locally?"
1 page reflection to be completed by the end of the day Friday. We'll be talking about the individual readings tomorrow.
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