Final Project
The final project for our class offers you a choice of writing a cli-fi literary analysis or a climate literature curriculum and teaching plan.
Since these projects will be online you want to take care with writing, editing, and citation. Include a Works Cited page, and if you do borrow, modify, or use any ideas, bits, or pieces from online sourcces provide links.
At the time of the final exam you will describe your final project to the class in a 5-minute Google Slide Presentation.
Cli-Fi Literary Analysis
Your literarary analsysis should be comparative, including at least three works you have read for this class. I prefer to read literary analysis papers that take me with you on an intellectual journey of investigation and understanding. In this sense, rather than a "thesis statement," I would like to see your paper focus on a sincere and interesting question about an issue that interests you.
Climate Literature Curriculum
This climate literature curriculum can be at any level from middle school through college (grade 6-16) and can be anywhere between 6 weeks and a full semester long. (For secondary teaching that would be at least 30 class meetings; for university at least a 13 week seemester or 26 class meetings.)
Your curriculum should include some diversity of works, and can include literary and non-literary texts.
Identify the anticipated grade level and course in which you would integrate the curriculum.
Answer these questions:
What do you hope students will learn? How will your unit/course address climate inquiry, justice, and action?
What units would your curriclum include and what order would they be in?
What literary and other works would you include and why? How will they be combined?
What writing assignments and other activities would you include? (Describe those assignments and activites.)
How will your curriculum foster students making a difference beyond the classroom?
You do not need to include lessons for every class meeting, but do include an overall map that shows what you would teach and when, and how the reading will combine with writing and other assingments. Also include some teaching materials such as: lesson plans (standards not necessary); assignments; discussion and/or study questions; tests; activity handouts; etc.
