FS 301 Assignments and Announcements

Date Assigned

Topic

Due by Date
8/31/05

Announcement:
All written assignments during the semester will be submitted electronically using procedures described, and then emailed as attachments to address: destiny301@lists.cc.utexas.edu

Announcement:
Before submitting a written assignment, always include your name, assignment # and subject at the beginning of your essay.

  
8/31

Class on 8/31
Semester intro, course suggestions and rules (Richardson)
Speaker: Bobby Bridger - Ballad of the West - overview - historical discussion and performance of SEEKERS OF THE FLEECE (poetic, musical & historical narrative)

  
8/31

Reading Assignment:
On Bobby Bridger's web site www.bbridger.com go to A Ballad of the West and read Ballad Introductions and Seekers of the Fleece.

 9/7 class
8/31 Writing Assignment 1:
Self Introduction Essay that provides the following information:
Name, Course (FS 301), Major (or what you think might become your major). Where were you born? Describe where you grew up. Describe a person or event or activity that has been important in your life. What motivates you to attend college? What do you imagine you will be doing in six years? What do you think (or visualize) when you hear the words "the environment" and describe how and in what ways it is important to you.

You may write as much as you want with a minimum of 350 words.

 9/4
midnight
9/7

Class on 9/7
Speaker:  Mark Helper, Weeks Centennial Fellow, PhD, Geological Sciences Dept.
Topic: Geological Exploration of the American West 1868 - 1880, the great western surveys.

  
9/7

Writing Assignment 2:
In one essay, summarize what you have learned from Bobby Bridger's 8/31 and Dr. Mark Helper's  9/7 presentations.

You may write as much as you want, with a minimum of 500 words.

 9/11
midnight
9/14 Class on 9/8
Guest Speaker:  Bobby Bridger - historical discussion and performance of part of PAHASKA		  
9/14 REMINDER
Freshman Seminar program requires you to attend at a scheduled time one Time Management Session and one Undergraduate Writing Center session. These sessions occur early in the semester and are finished by the end of October. You are responsible for attending a session of each. You must supply documentation of your attendance to Drs. Richardson. Attendance and documentation is a component of your grade.		  
9/21 Class on 9/21
Speakers: Dick (Professor, PhD) & Pat (Research Fellow, PhD) Richardson
Integrative Biology, University of Texas		  
9/21

Writing Assignment 3:
In one essay summarize what you learned from Bobby Bridger's 9/14 and Drs. Richardson's  9/21 presentations.

You may write as much as you want, with a minimum of 500 words.

 9/25
midnight
9/28 Class on 9/28
Speaker:  Robert Jensen, Associate Professor, PhD
Journalism Dept. College of Communications, University of Texas		  
9/29 Reading Assignment:
On the Environmental Science Institute web site http://www.esi.utexas.edu
Go to People - Listed by Working Group - Climate Change - under highlight of Parmesan's research, read the Austin American Statesman 01/02/03 article.		 10/5
class
10/05 Class on 10/05
Speaker: Camille Parmesan, Associate Professor, PhD
Section of Integrative Biology, School of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences		  
10/05

Writing Assignment 4:
In one essay, summarize what you have learned from Dr Jensen's 9/28 and Dr. Parmesan's 10/05 presentations.

You may write as much as you want, with a minimum of 500 words.

 10/09
midnight
10/12 Class on 10/12
Speaker: Bobby Bridger - historical discussion and performance of part of PAHASKA

Speaker: Advisor from Bridging Disciplines Programs in Connexus: Connections in Undergraduate Studies. Discussion of Bridging Disciplines Programs(1/2 hour)

  
10/13 Reading Assignment:
Read SCIENCE journal article, March 1967, Vol. 155, Number 3767, pp1203-1207, by Lynn White, Jr., The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis.
Be prepared to critique it in class on 10/19.		 10/19
class
10/18 ANNOUNCEMENT
On Wednesday October 19th, bring $15.55 to class (exact cash or check) to pay for your copy of the FS301 course textbook, Gardeners of Eden, Rediscovering Our Importance To Nature, by Dan Dagget
You will begin reading assignments in it right away.		  
10/19 Class on 10/19
Guest Speaker: Robin Doughty, Professor, PhD
Dept. of Geography and The Environment, College of Liberal Arts,
and Classics/Religious Studies Program, College of Liberal Arts

Last class for FS 118 students.

  
10/19

Writing Assignment 5:
In one essay, summarize what you have learned from Bobby Bridger's 10/12 and Dr. Doughty's 10/19 presentations.

You may write as much as you want, with a minimum of 500 words.

 10/23
midnight
10/19 Reading Assignment:
Read Chapters 1 through 3 (pages 1-49) of Gardeners of Eden.		 10/26
class time
10/26 Class on 10/26
The Great Dance (a portion of the film)
Class discussion of Gardeners of Eden chapters 1 through 3.
From your reading, bring 3 written questions to class. Briefly describe the context in the book that generated each question.
This is a graded class activity. You will be graded on participation, content, understanding and synthesis.		  
11/02 Class on 11/02
Harry Ransom Center (HRC)/Ansel Adams Photographic Prints Exhibit - tour.
  
11/02 Reading Assignment:
Read Chapters 4 through 7 (pages 51-99) of Gardeners of Eden.		 11/09
class
time
11/09 Class on 11/09
Guest Speaker: Corinna Kester, Coordinator for Student Environmental Center

Class discussion of Gardeners of Eden chapters 4 through 7.
From your reading, bring 3 written questions to class. Briefly describe the context in the book that generated each question.
This is a graded class activity. You will be graded on participation, content, understanding and synthesis.		  
11/09 Writing Assignment 6:
In one essay summarize Chapters 1 through 7 of Gardeners of Eden.

You may write as much as you want, with a minimum of 1000 words.

 11/13
midnight
11/16 Class on 11/16
Guest Speaker: Steven Tomlinson, Ph.D., Master Teacher and Director of Curriculum for the Acton MBA Program in Entrepreneurship.
Discussion of Dr. Tomlinson's presentation.		  
11/16 Reading Assignment:
Read Chapters 8 through 11 (pages 101-144) of Gardeners of Eden.		 11/30
 class time
11/23 Class on 11/23
No Class (a Thanksgiving gift)		  
11/30 Class on 11/30
Class discussion of Gardeners of Eden chapters 8 through 11.
From your reading, bring 3 written questions to class. Briefly describe the context in the book that generated each question.
This is a graded class activity. You will be graded on participation, content, understanding and synthesis.		  
11/30 Writing Assignment 7:
Summarize Chapters 8 through 11 of Gardeners of Eden.

You may write as much as you want, with a minimum of 1000 words.
This is your last writing assignment.

 12/04
midnight
12/7 Class on 12/7
Role Playing Scenario

This is the last class and will be your last graded activity. You will be graded on participation, content, understanding and synthesis.