Course: Emily Balch Seminars - bmc.EMLY.B001.026.F26

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Select section Welcome!

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- Select activity Announcements
  
  Announcements Forum
- Select activity Writing with Sources eBook
  
  Writing with Sources eBook URL
- Select activity Collaborative Notes
  
  Collaborative Notes URL
- Select activity Discussion Sign-Up Sheet
  
  Discussion Sign-Up Sheet URL
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Week 1
- Select activity Introductions Slideshow
  
  Introductions Slideshow URL
- Select activity ESem Syllabus and Course Schedule
  
  ESem Syllabus and Course Schedule File PDF
  
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- Select activity Journal Requirements
  
  Journal Requirements File DOC
  
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- Select activity What is Reflective Writing?
  
  What is Reflective Writing? File DOCX
  
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- Select activity Critical Reading and Note-taking
  
  Critical Reading and Note-taking File PDF
  
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- Select activity Questionnaire
  
  Questionnaire Assignment
  
  Due: Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 11:59 PM
- Select activity Climate Fiction Article
  
  Climate Fiction Article File PDF
  
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- Select activity Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
  
  Rachel Carson's Silent Spring File PDF
  
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- Select activity Rachel Carson's Ecological Critique
  
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- Select activity Journal #1
  
  Journal #1 Assignment
  
  Due: Wednesday, September 2, 2026, 11:59 PM
  
  Respond to the assigned readings for Thursday's class. Follow the suggestions on Moodle for reflective writing and the journal guidelines.
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Week 2
- Select activity Glotfelty, "Definition of Ecocriticism"
  
  Glotfelty, "Definition of Ecocriticism" File PDF
  
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- Select activity Ruekert, "Literature and Ecology"
  
  Ruekert, "Literature and Ecology" File PDF
  
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- Select activity Wendell Berry and Gary Snyder Poetry
  
  Wendell Berry and Gary Snyder Poetry File PDF
  
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- Select activity "Literary Fiction Vs. Genre Fiction"
  
  "Literary Fiction Vs. Genre Fiction" File PDF
  
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- Select activity "It's Genre Fiction..."
  
  "It's Genre Fiction..." File PDF
  
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- Select activity "Novel Finding..."
  
  "Novel Finding..." File PDF
  
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- Select activity "Your Brain on Fiction"
  
  "Your Brain on Fiction" File PDF
  
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- Select activity Gary Snyder and Social/Deep Ecology
  
  Gary Snyder and Social/Deep Ecology URL
- Select activity "Prophets and Mirrors"
  
  "Prophets and Mirrors" File PDF
  
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- Select activity Ben Bova, "The Role of Science Fiction"
  
  Ben Bova, "The Role of Science Fiction" File PDF
  
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- Select activity "Science Fiction and Man's Adaptation to Change"
  
  "Science Fiction and Man's Adaptation to Change" File PDF
  
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- Select activity Glotfelty, "Definition of Ecocriticism"
  
  Glotfelty, "Definition of Ecocriticism" File PDF
  
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- Select activity Journal #2
  
  Journal #2 Assignment
  
  Due: Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 11:59 PM
  
  Place Bova's and Le Guin's articles in conversation: How do they individually define SF? Where do they agree, and how does each provide a distinct perspective on the genre and its usefulness? As always, you can add your own personal observations and critical questions.
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Week 3
- Select activity Science Fiction, Adam Roberts
  
  Science Fiction, Adam Roberts File PDF
  
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- Select activity A World Without Us
  
  A World Without Us File PDF
  
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- Select activity A Fable for Tomorrow
  
  A Fable for Tomorrow URL
- Select activity "There Will Come Soft Rains"
  
  "There Will Come Soft Rains" File PDF
  
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- Select activity "Time Capsule Found on a Dead Planet"
  
  "Time Capsule Found on a Dead Planet" File PDF
  
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Week 4
- Select activity Thesis Statement handout
  
  Thesis Statement handout File DOCX
  
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- Select activity Intro to SF PowerPoint
  
  Intro to SF PowerPoint File PPTX
  
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- Select activity Transitions handout
  
  Transitions handout File DOCX
  
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Week 5
- Select activity "The People of Sand and Slag"
  
  "The People of Sand and Slag" File PDF
  
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- Select activity "The Calorie Man"
  
  "The Calorie Man" File PDF
  
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- Select activity Utopias and Dystopias PowerPoint
  
  Utopias and Dystopias PowerPoint URL
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Week 6
- Select activity Deep Ecology Principles
  
  Deep Ecology Principles File PDF
  
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Week 7
- Select activity Fall Break--No Class
  
  Fall Break--No Class Page
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Week 8
- Select activity "Fantasy: Recovering What Was Lost"
  
  "Fantasy: Recovering What Was Lost" File PDF
  
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- Select activity Background/Plot Summary for Lord of the Rings
  
  Background/Plot Summary for Lord of the Rings Page
- Select activity Lord of the Rings, Excerpt #1
  
  Lord of the Rings, Excerpt #1 File PDF
  
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- Select activity Tolkien On Fairy-Stories Excerpt
  
  Tolkien On Fairy-Stories Excerpt File PDF
  
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- Select activity Tolkien On Fairy-Stories Complete
  
  Tolkien On Fairy-Stories Complete URL
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Week 9
- Select activity Lord of the Rings, Excerpt #2
  
  Lord of the Rings, Excerpt #2 File PDF
  
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- Select activity Road Maps Handout
  
  Road Maps Handout File DOCX
  
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- Select activity Layering Evidence
  
  Layering Evidence File DOCX
  
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- Select activity Active/Passive Voice
  
  Active/Passive Voice URL
- Select activity "Introductions," Harvard College Writing Center
  
  "Introductions," Harvard College Writing Center URL
- Select activity "Scraps of the Untainted Sky"
  
  "Scraps of the Untainted Sky" File PDF
  
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- Select activity "Dark Horizons"
  
  "Dark Horizons" File PDF
  
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Week 10
- Select activity "She Unnames Them"
  
  "She Unnames Them" File PDF
  
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- Select activity "The Author of the Acacia Seeds"
  
  "The Author of the Acacia Seeds" File PDF
  
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- Select activity "Ecological Feminism"
  
  "Ecological Feminism" File PDF
  
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Week 11
- Select activity "The Nature Vision of Hayao Miyazaki"
  
  "The Nature Vision of Hayao Miyazaki" File PDF
  
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- Select activity "Affirming the World That Swerves"
  
  "Affirming the World That Swerves" File PDF
  
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Week 12
- Select activity "May's Lion"
  
  "May's Lion" File PDF
  
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- Select activity "The Wife's Story"
  
  "The Wife's Story" File PDF
  
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- Select activity "Zoo Animals and Their Discontents"
  
  "Zoo Animals and Their Discontents" File PDF
  
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- Select activity Nintendo's Zelda Website
  
  Nintendo's Zelda Website URL
- Select activity Breath of the Wild: Gameplay Video
  
  Breath of the Wild: Gameplay Video URL
- Select activity Breath of the Wild: Story Recap Video
  
  Breath of the Wild: Story Recap Video URL
- Select activity Mythopoeic Narrative Introduction
  
  Mythopoeic Narrative Introduction File PDF
  
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Week 13
- Select activity Hyrule Historia (Internet Archive)
  
  Hyrule Historia (Internet Archive) URL
- Select activity Zelda Encyclopedia (Internet Archive)
  
  Zelda Encyclopedia (Internet Archive) URL
- Select activity Tears of the Kingdom: Gameplay Video
  
  Tears of the Kingdom: Gameplay Video URL
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Week 14
- Select activity "How Framing Can Move Climate Change"
  
  "How Framing Can Move Climate Change" File PDF
  
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- Select activity "Want to Change Environmental Behavior?"
  
  "Want to Change Environmental Behavior?" File PDF
  
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Week 15
- Select activity "The New World"
  
  "The New World" URL