War Fiction: Short Stories Exploring Combat and Its Effects
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Silent Spring: Environmental Science and Literary Analysis
This course offers a chapter-by-chapter study of Silent Spring, combining scientific context with literary analysis. Students examine pesticide toxicity, ecosystem interconnectedness, and historical impacts while discussing Carson’s use of evidence and rhetorical strategies and relating the book’s themes to contemporary environmental issues.
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- Level
- Beginner
- Ages
- 15–18
- Duration
- 45 min
- Classes
- 1 / Week
- Weeks
- 18
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This course offers a chapter-by-chapter study of Silent Spring, combining scientific context with literary analysis. Students examine pesticide toxicity, ecosystem interconnectedness, and historical impacts while discussing Carson’s use of evidence and rhetorical strategies and relating the book’s themes to contemporary environmental issues.
Learning Outcomes
Analyze Carson’s arguments and literary techniques in Silent Spring
Explain ecological concepts such as ecosystem interconnectedness, biodiversity, and pollutant effects
Evaluate ethical and policy implications of pesticide use and environmental decision-making
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With over 20 years of experience teaching science, this educator brings deep knowledge of environmental issues and effective classroom strategies to high school book study. Silent Spring has been a recurring text in the educator's environmental science curriculum, enabling nuance…
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