On the test day, you can choose between one of two tests. In one, you will have one section of matching the author to his/her quote and four paragraphs. In the other, you will need to write five paragraph responses.
The paragraph questions will come from this list:
- A number of the environmental pieces refer to an instinctual connection/attraction to nature. Using at least two examples, discuss the ways in which our authors suggest that we connect to nature on an instinctual level.
- In “Man’s Place in the Universe,” John Muir articulates a vision for how human beings should view their place in nature. What does he believe? Use example from the text.
- Using at least three sources, make an argument for what should be done to the national parks.
- Defend, refute, or qualify Rachel Carson’s call for the elimination of DDT.
- Chief Seattle asked, “what is there to life if a man cannot hear the lovely cry of the whippoorwill or the arguments of the frogs around a pond at night?” and Emerson argues that the solitude of nature is essential for the soul. Using these and at least one more source, discuss the argument that nature is necessary for a healthy soul.
- A number of the pieces refer to the concept of time and its relationship to environmentalism. Analyze this argument, using at least three pieces.
- Using at least three authors, one of whom should be Emerson, discuss how the power of nature serves to put human life and troubles in perspective.
- Which of the philosophers and authors that we studied were best embodied by the life of Alexander Super Tramp. Use at least two and explain in detail how these philosophers inspired him.
- One of the major critiques of environmentalists is that we have redefined progress/success in a damaging way. Using at least three authors, discuss this critique of “progress.”
- Compare and contrast Henry David Thoreau and Wallace Stegner’s arguments for the preservation of wild spaces.
We will have our third vocab quiz on Monday.
