Your assignment: Craft an argument in which you analyze Kimmerer’s stance on language and nature, and offer your own position. You may agree or disagree with Kimmerer. Either way, build your own argument based on a critique of her essay and have a clear thesis statement. Use specific examples from Kimmerer to support your argument, including at least two quotes that must be cited. The Works Cited is provided for you below, and you can simply copy and paste.
Assessment:
* Essay analyzes Kimmerer’s stance on language and nature accurately, while also providing the writer’s own stance.
* Essay moves beyond the 5 paragraph essay into something more original and creative, with deep and rigorous analysis.
* Essay uses specific examples from Kimmerer, including proper quotes and paraphrases, as well as in-text and Works Cited.
* Essay shows a strong command of language, is well-developed and organized.
Note: In this Unit and the others, we will have smaller assignments leading up to this big project.
Expected Length by end of Unit: 4-5 pages, double spaced, Times New Roman, Size 12 font
Here are some questions you may want to consider:
How do words create worlds?
How is language ”lived”?
What is the role of language in shaping the world?
What is personhood?
What is our relationship to the natural world? What is the hierarchy of the planet?
Work Cited
Kimmerer. Robin Wall. “Speaking of Nature.” Orion Magazine. 12 June 2017. Web.
Kimmerer. Robin Wall. “Speaking of Nature.” Orion Magazine. 12 June 2017. Web.
https://orionmagazine.org/article/speaking-of-nature/
Note: I am providing the Work Cited above so that you can copy/paste this at the end of your paper when you cite it. You’re welcome 😉
Note: I am providing the Work Cited above so that you can copy/paste this at the end of your paper when you cite it. You’re welcome 😉