The class is about the Natural Environment in Literature. This discussion board is answered by reading the water knife by paolo Bacigalupi. Pick 2 questions from below and those can be answered by reading the book. You can read the summary, however, do not use SparkNotes and other summery websites as references.
Instruction from class: For each discussion board, you are expected to answer two of the questions in detail. Proved analysis and illustrate your response with details from the text. By details, I mean, cite/quote specific passages. Remember, the point of the discussion board is to share our thoughts about the texts and to demonstrate our understanding of them. Online discussion boards are meant to supplement classroom discussion and in-class writing assignments. Maintain the same civil tone that you would desire from your colleagues in person.
Questions:
1: What does this text have to say about the relationship between the individual & the natural environment, or about the human community & the natural environment?
2: How does this text demonstrate the ideas of one of our Environmental Thinkers?
3: What overall thematic statement does the text make?
4: Choose a favorite passage or quote. How is this passage key to understanding the text?