The Ecology of Hope Fall 2001 Syllabus

	Reading	Lecture	Writing Workshops	Skill Workshop	Science Workshop	Assignments Given	Assignments Due
Week 1 (9/24-9/28)	Emerson's Nature; Essays on Science	Introduction to the Ecology of Hope	Small Group Meetings	Introduction to WebX in Computer Center	"What is Science"	Two journal entries:  (1) What is Science?  (2) Response to Emerson	Journal Entries due Friday
Week 2 (10/1-10/5)	The Organic Machine	Matt: Humans in Nature	Sarah Pedersen: Library & Research Workshop	Final Field Trip Planning	Energy and the Laws of Thermodynamics
Week 3  (10/8-10/12)	The Other Side of Eden	Retreat Week	Retreat Week	Retreat Week	Retreat Week	Essay Topic for Group A
Week 4 (10/15-10/19)	Changes in the Land	What Did We Learn on the Field Trip?	Group A Presents Essays	Campus Resources, How to Read a Book	Math Foundations	Essay Topic for Group B
Week 5 (10/22-10/26)	The Old Man Who Read Love Stories	"Hope"	Group B Presents Essays	Writing Workshop	Introduction to Chemical Science
Week 6 (10/29-11/2)	Reflections in Bullough's Pond	Rita & Brian Price: How to Read History - What Does It Mean To Think Historically?	No Workshop	Elaine: Taking Stock at Mid-Quarter	No Workshop	Second Essay Topic for Group A
Week 7 (11/5-11/9)	Reflections in Bullough's Pond	Matt: What is the Industrial Revolution? What Does It Mean? Where Did It Come From?	Group A Presents Essays	Writing Workshop	Gas Laws & Heat Engines	Second Essay Topic for Group B
Week 8 (11/12-11/16)	Going Wild	Rita: What Can We Learn From Talking to People?	Group B Presents Essays	Elaine: Getting Ready to go Home for the Holidays	Heat & Light	Third Essay Topic for Group A
Week 9 (11/26-11/30)	The Death of Nature	Thinking of the World as an Organism or as a Mechanism	Group A Presents Essays	Workshop on Reading the Death of Nature	Global Warming	Third Essay Topic for Group B
Week 10 (12/3-12/7)	The Death of Nature	What Have We Learned This Quarter	Group B Presents Essays	Writing Evaluations	Alternative Energy Sources		Essays for B due Wednesdsay; Revised Essay for A and B in Portfolio; Portfolios Due Friday;