Nature Writing and Indirect observation

Nature Writing and INdirect observation

Making Sense of Landscape

Annotation and Note-making Strategies

STEP 1 - Choose

Purpose

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In this assignment, you are invited to select a work of nature writing (nonfiction or fiction) and write a critical review analyzing how the book represents and interprets landscape from the microscale to the macroscale.

STEP 2 - Read Closely and Annotate

Annotation and Note-making Strategies

1. Connecting to Text
2. Visual Summaries and Key Ideas
3. Skimming
4. Rhetorical Reading
5. Reading Aloud to Paraphrase
6. Reading Like a Writer

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STEP 3 - Write Review

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Format

Nature Writing Book Review Template

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CTCM 2530 - Fall 2025

Project 1 - Nature Writing And Observation

There are two semester-long projects that we work on in this course. Both provide explorations of our environment so we can sharpen our observational skills, both directly and indirectly. The first project focuses on indirect observation of landscapes by closely reading a nature writing text. We will be using annotation techniques from class discussions and readings to complete this project. The interactive assignment sheet provides all of the information needed to get started and make progress. I have included a more traditional assignment sheet in case you need it 😉