Assignments:
(all the assignments are not yet posted)

Introductory assignments:

Introductory letter <write this the first week of class>** Initial Proposal

The course project

Description of the Course Project   • See a list of past project topics

Writing the proposal

Proposals--see the outline for proposals Proposal Sample 1 (also in course pamphlet) Proposal Sample 2 Sample 3<< new Methods section summary sample Proposal Checklist The interview assignment/section Interview section sample (with notes) Interview section sample 2 Interview sample3 Expository Paragraph sample Introductory memo--"interview" section or section of the final article Expository writing goals Analysis Introductory memo for the section of the article assignment The final article

Putting the final essay together Conclusions -- find information about writing conclusions. Cover letter for final article. Format Guidelines

Oral reports

Extra credit

UI Interdisciplinary colloquium

Creative non fiction and environmental writing: 

 Sustainability

Environmental Sustainability -- what is it?

Green Metropolis  UI Carbon Footprint -- see the report What is the "carbon footprint"?  -- Wikipedia article Calculate your carbon footprint Nature Conservancy Carbon Footprint Calculator

Some material on climate change: Factors that affect climate change       Hurricanes: hurricane activity         Galveston hurricanes:  photos   Wikipedia article     2008-Ike

UI Map Google map

Idaho resumes hunting of gray wolves (NPR story) A success story Western States Climate Initiative and a news story/summary about it Greenwashing Index  -- a Website evaluating "green" advertising Environmental Leader -- a Website dealing with environmental issues and business Western Watersheds Project Local Environmental Organizations

Citing Sources:
Citing Sources in-text (APA style)
References Section (APA style)-bibliographic form APA style

Punctuation	Style/Readability	Correct Grammar
Capital Letters	Be verbs	Comparisons
Colons :	Passive Sentences	Parallelism
Commas ,	Wordiness	Subject-verb agreement
Semicolons ;	Avoiding "Be"	Pronoun agreement
	Nominalizations
	Combine sentences
è Style check assignment

(This page was last revised September 2009)