ENC 4311 Spring 2022 Roberts

Florida is in the middle of an environmental crisis, with disappearing wetlands, diminished wildlife habitat, and over-used and polluted waters. Yet Florida—named for the Easter flowers festival by Juan Ponce de Leon—is still a place of great beauty and astonishing biodiversity. For how long remains to be seen. In this course, we will read nonfiction about the natural world and write our own. Students will produce some short essays on nature (doesn’t have to be Floridian nature) and research and report a long (2500-3000 words) piece of narrative nonfiction exploring some aspect of how humans interact with the other life sharing our planet. You will present a draft to be workshopped, which you will revise and submit with your portfolio. Grades will be based on fulfilling writing and reading assignments, class participation, and revision. NB-this is a serious class for students prepared to work hard.