Periods 5 & 6

You have an upcoming project that will deal with our theme this quarter: Science and Nature.

Below is a list of authors I want you to investigate. You need to pick one author, as well as one or two of his/her works to read, study, critique and write about. Try to find an essay, excerpt or other non-fictional piece that can be read in one or two sittings (like the length of a short story or some of the essays we've read in class).

Post the author you choose here, as well as the two pieces you want to work on by that author. I know there are fewer authors than students, so an author can be selected by no more than TWO different students; however, the works you choose by that author must be different than the other student's choices. Basically, the early bird will get the worm! You have until Thursday night, or I will pick one for you. :o)

Happy shopping!

Edward Abbey, Diane Ackerman, Natalie Angier, Wendell Berry, Jacob Bronowski, Rachel Carson, Charles Darwin, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Jared Diamond, Annie Dillard, Gretel Ehrlich, Loren Eiseley, Timothy Ferris, Tim Flannery, Richard Fortey, Atul Gawande, Stephen Jay Gould, Evelyn Fox Keller, Aldo Leopold, Barry Lopez, Peter Matthiessen, Bill McKibben, Margaret Mead, John Muir, Steven Pinker, David Quammen, Carl Sagan, Lewis Thomas, Jonathan Weiner, E. O. Wilson

Note: If there is a writer that reflects insight on science and nature that is not on the list, you may still be able to use him/her; however, you will need to use rhetoric to convince me!