Ecology of Language and Place, Spring 2009
Subject to revision updated 4-8-09
DRAFT—TO BE REVISED
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
Writing & Walking Pilgrimage & Practice
Monday 3-30 Monday 4-6
-Introduction: 6:00-6:30
-Film: 6:30-7:30.
“Teachings of the Tree
People.”
Workshop 1: 7:30- 8:00.
-Writing Workshop 2:
8:00-10:00
Writing & Walking w/
Linda Hogan
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See Drupal site for
Syllabus, weekly
reading assignments,
handouts, & details each
week.
-Seminar paper due each
week.
Due: See Reading
Response 1 for details. -
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Wedsnesday 4-1
Language &
Linguistics: 6:00-7:30
Structure in Language
Library Mac Lab
7:30-8:30
Computer Workshop-
Rick
Introduce “Writing
Assignment 1: Writing,
Walking, Rolling, and
Blogging (or Blogging
as Writing Space)”
Rebecca
Seminar: 8:00-10:00
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Due -Seminar paper 1
-Review
Zalmi (esweli?) Zahir:
Weaving & Words—
the language of
Basketry Traditions.
-Basketry Stories and
cedar rope-making
workshop.
Workshop 3: Writing
with the Senses
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Due-
Review Zeke’s
Lushootseed Alphabet
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Wednesday 4-8
Language
&Linguistics:
-Writing Workshop 4:
Profile of Yourself as a
Writer
-Seminar
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Due – Seminar paper
See website for details on readings & assignments.
WEEK 3
The Power of Place:
Living Locally
Monday 4-13
Workshop 5--Local
Places: Library
Research Scavenger
Hunt and Bioregional
Literacy Quiz. Meet at
reference desk at 6:00.
Writing Workshop 6:
Writing & Walking w/
Thoreau & Hogan
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Wednesday 1-15
Language
&Linguistics:
-Seminar
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Due-Seminar paper
Weekly Program Schedule
WEEK 4
The Power of Words:
Sense of Place
Monday 4-20
-Writing Workshop w/
Victoria from the
writing center
Writing Workshop 7;
Inheritance, writing
from people, Saunders
and Williams
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Due –review website
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Wednesday 4-22
Language
&Linguistics:
-Seminar:
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Due- Seminar paper.
1
WEEK 5
The Elders Have a
Way of Teaching
Monday 4-27
Language &
Linguistics:
-Writing Workshop 8:
Editing Workshop
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Due: (3 copies) First
draft of project essay.
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Wednesday 4-29
Pauline Hillaire
Mid Quarter Potluck:
-Seminar
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Due- Seminar paper
FIELDTRIP
Saturday 5-2
1:00-4:00
Grandmothers Counsel
the World
International Council of
Thirteen Indigenous
Grandmothers
The Evergreen State
College, Daniel J.
Evans Library, 2nd
Floor Lobby.
Ecology of Language and Place, Spring 2009 Weekly Program Schedule 2
Subject to revision updated 4-8-09 See website for details on readings & assignments.
WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10
XX XX XX XX Final Presentations

Monday 5-4 Monday 5-11 Monday 5-18 Monday 5-25 Monday 6-1
Grandmothers? Animal Communication
-Writing Workshop or Memorial Day, Final Potluck
---------------------------- Sacred Springs Zalmi (esweli?) Zahir: No Class Teaching
Due- Weaving & Words— ---------------------------- Writing—Small Group
---------------------------- -Writing Workshop w/ the language of Due – Presentations
Wedsnesday 5-6 writing center Birds ---------------------------- ----------------------------
Grandmothers? ---------------------------- Wednesday 5-27 Due: Portfolios of all
Language & Due- -Writing Workshop written work
Linguistics: ---------------------------- Language ---------------------------
Wednesday 5-13 ---------------------------- &Linguistics: Wednesday 6-3
-Seminar Language &Linguistics: Due-
--------------------------- ---------------------------- -Seminar: Final Potluck
Due -Seminar paper Wednesday 5-20 Readings of poetry and
---------------------------- narratives.
-Seminar Language Due- Seminar paper
--------------------------- &Linguistics: ----------------------------
Due- Due: 3 Copies of self
-Seminar
-Seminar paper and faculty evaluations.
- Final Project Meeting:
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Due-Seminar paper