Engl 3050 Literature and the Environment, Fall 2022

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Policies
last update: November 29, 2022

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Course and Instructor
English 3050 Literature and the Environment, MWF 10:30-11:25am in Burleson 203.

Dr. Kevin O'Donnell, instructor; odonnell@etsu.edu faculty.etsu.edu/odonnell/

Office: Burleson 313. Fall '22 office hours: MW 12:40-1:40pm

Texts

David Haskell. The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature's Great Connectors. Penguin Books, 2018. $18.00. 978-0143111306

Barbara Kingsolver. Flight Behavior: A Novel. Harper Perennial, 2013. $16.99. 978-0062124272

Bill McKibben. American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau. Library of America, 2008. $49.95. 978-1598530209

Cormac McCarthy. The Road. Vintage, 2006. $16.95. 978-0307387899

Ron Rash. Serena: A Novel. Ecco, 2009. $14.99. 978-0061470844

Margaret Renkl. Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss. Milkweed Editions, 2021. 978-1571313836

Assignment Overview/ Final Grade Breakdown

- Two exams (15% each): 30%

- Ungraded reading responses; draft points: 25%

- Essay 1: Essay Based on Personal Experience/ Observation – 1000-1250 wds: 20%

- Essay 2: Book Review – 1000-1250 wds: 20%

- Attendance and participation: 5%

Calendar Overview

Weeks 1-2; Aug 22-Sep 2 – Serena: A Novel

Weeks 3-5; Sep 7-23 – Flight Behavior: A Novel, and readings on climate change

- Exam 1: Fri Sep 19

Weeks 6-7; Sep 26-Oct 7 – Late Migrations by Margaret Renkl

- Renkl visits ETSU Tues Oct 4

Weeks 8-10; Oct 12-26 – The Songs of Trees

- Draft of Essay 1 due (not graded) Weds Oct 12

- Essay 1 due Mon Oct 24

Weeks 11-12; Oct 31-Nov 11 – The Road: A Novel

- Draft of Essay 2 due (not graded) Mon Nov 7

Weeks 13-15; Nov 14-Nov 30 – More selections from American Earth

- Essay 2 due Mon Nov 21

- Exam 2: Fri Dec 2