MarshesThemes, A Free Writing Exercise

Marshes of the Ocean Shore

What characterizes a coastal salt marsh that makes it of value?

tidelands: between the high and low tides
pasture
access to navigation
fill
fisheries and birds
flood control
?

Post Midterm Discussion

What are some historic events in Marshes of the Ocean Shore that you were unaware of before reading the book?

Events took place when?
People who were involved?
Places where it happened?
Concepts pertaining to how it came about?
What was significant about these events?
Why is this of interest to you?

Write for five minutes:

Describe an error, or the discovery of an error in the chapter you have selected and what that discovery reveals about those things that live along a river, marsh or coastal shore.

Now compare that discovery to one of the themes in the first chapter (Introduction) to which it is closely or very intimately related and explain what we should remember about this concept.

State the Concept:

Describe the Link to first and last chapters:

What is the Lesson to Learn here?

Now make a list of all the lessons you hear and arrange them in a reasonable order so you can recall each.

1.

2.

3.

Then take the list out side and in the outdoors, what do you see that relates to or reinforces this lesson?
- water
- watershed
- weald
- weal
- Settings or places & locations
- rivers
- estuaries
- atmosphere
- landscape
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