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Chapter 8 Writing about the Natural World
Learning Objectives
- Examine the concerns of scholars working to understand literary representations of the natural world.
- Apply ecocriticism to works of literature.
- Review works of poetry and fiction that explore the relationships between human beings and animals, plants, natural features, and natural phenomena.
- Learn how to revise an academic argument for clarity, persuasiveness, and stylistic grace.
- Draft and revise a critique of a work of literature based on environmental concerns.