Humanities and Social Sciences 1
Cultivating Environments

Course Schedule


Week Day Topic Reading Activity Due
Aug 30 - Sep 3 Tu Introduction/Orientation . . .
W Technology as "Cultivation" Postman, Technopoly, pp. 3-39 . .
F pp. 40-70 . .
Sep 6-10 M pp. 71-106 . .
Tu pp. 107-143 . .
W pp. 144-180 . .
F Hacker, A Writer's Reference Writing goals & Peer Editing .
Sep 13-17 M Peer editing Draft 1
Tu Seeing the Natural World Thoreau, Walden, "Economy" first half . .
W "Economy" second half . P1
F "Where I Lived..."& "Solitude" . .
Sep 20-24 M "Higher Laws" & "Spring" . .
Tu Walking, first half walk in the garden .
W second half . .
F Leopold, "Almanac," pp. 3-50 . .
Sep 27 - Oct 1 M Hacker, A Writer's Reference Paper development: Issues & Problems .
Tu pp. 51-92 . .
W Peer editing Draft 2
F "Arizona & New Mexico," pp. 122-137 video (Cadillac Desert) P2
Oct 4-8 M Defining "Place" Stegner, American West As Living Space, pp. 1-28 . .
Tu pp. 29-60 . .
W pp. 61-86 . .
F Hacker, A Writer's Reference Revision Workshop .
Oct 11-15 M Peer editing Draft R1
Tu Snyder, The Practice of the Wild, pp. 25-47 . .
W pp. 78-96 . Rev1
F pp. 144-154; 175-186 . .
Oct 18-22 M Fall Break
Tu
W Cultivating Places . Office Conferences .
F . Office Conferences .
Oct 25-29 M Peer editing Draft 3
Tu Fairchild, The Art of the Lathe, pp. 11-44 . .
W pp. 45-75 Fairchild Reading at Garrett House, 7:00 PM P3
F Jackson, Becoming Native to This Place, pp. 1-26 . .
Nov 1-5 M . Library Tour .
Tu pp. 61-86 . .
W pp. 87-118 . .
F Hacker, A Writer's Reference Research papers .
Nov 8-12 M Peer editing Draft R2
Tu Building Places Birk, Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie (xerox) video .
W . Library Follow-up Rev2
F Hoffman, Frank Lloyd Wright, pp. 2-27 . .
Nov 15-19 M pp. 28-53 . .
Tu pp. 54-84 . .
W . Landscape/ Architecture Tours .
F . .
Nov 22-26 M Peer editing Draft 4
Tu . Revision Day .
W . . P4
F Thanksgiving Vacation
Nov 29 - Dec 3 M Building Places (cont'd)

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Group #1 Project Presentations .
Tu Group #2 " .
W Group #3 " .
F Group #4 " Rev3
Dec 6-10 M Portfolio Workshop .
Tu Portfolio Workday . .
W Portfolio Workday . .
F . . Portfolio
Dec 13-17 Final Exam Week


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