Pelicans Making Noise

Once again I thought Jack Turner fell victim to the plague that most writers face, there's just too much description going on. First of all this piece never actually caught my attention because pelicans aren't of interest to me, but loading the work with descriptions that went on and on didn't help the cause. He was very passionate in this passage, and I could tell he really has a liking for these birds. I was also impressed that he could write as much as he did about pelicans making sounds, which he made seem to be a controversial subject in the world of biology. Overall I felt he fit the mold with this book because all of the writers seem to be doing the same thing.

End-of-Semester Schedule

4/13 – FOOD SCIENCE CLASSROOM
Song: Benjamin Juhnke
from A Sand County Almanac, by Aldo Leopold, pp. 281-294 *.
(Jessamy Dahlberg)

4/15 – HOOVER 1227
STOP PHOTOS HERE
Guest: Linda Hasselstrom
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4/20 – HELSER 1510
Casey Project Development
Song: Kyle Lichtenberg
“The Song of the White Pelican,” by Jack Turner p. 835 *.
(Yasmine Sepeheri and Nicholas Dudak)

4/22 – HOOVER 1227 – EARTH DAY
“Millions Join Earth Day Observances Across the Nation,” by Josephy
Lelyveld, p. 484 *.
36 photos, one mounted to display
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4/27 – HOOVER 1227
Casey mapping/research presentations

4/29 –HOOVER 1227
Casey mapping/research presentations

Final – 500-word essay: my favorite reading of the semester, giving reasons and
comparing your favorite with at least two others. Chapbook and/or webpage or eight flash writings, plus a title and cover;
and journal due.


* Readings for journal entries of at least 50 words: one observation about the
writing, and an opinion about the material.

(Your name): When your name appears in parentheses after a reading you should come prepared to lead a discussion of that reading by asking at least two questions and reading a passage from your one-page reader response.