Teaching Flowery Prose: Journalism Training Includes Outdoor Labs

Teaching Flowery Prose: Journalism Training Includes Outdoor Labs

Describes an approach to teaching journalism students about descriptive writing by examining physical environments. Students go outdoors to find flowers about which to research, write, and sketch. Students are encouraged to become aware of their surroundings and think about physical details that bri...

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Published in:Nature study - American Nature Study Society Vol. 50; no. 1-2; p. 9
Main Author: Abrams, Michael E
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: American Nature Study Society, c/o PEEC, R 2001
Subjects:
Descriptive Writing
Environmental Education
Experiential Learning
Flowers
Higher Education
Interdisciplinary Approach
Journalism Education
Literary Devices
Outdoor Education
Physical Environment
Prose
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Summary:Describes an approach to teaching journalism students about descriptive writing by examining physical environments. Students go outdoors to find flowers about which to research, write, and sketch. Students are encouraged to become aware of their surroundings and think about physical details that bring hard news stories to life. Knowledge of nature is a tool of the writer. (PVD)
ISSN:0028-0860