Assignments

** Note ** : Please do homework for the evening it is assigned. The homeworks are not big, but it is important that you complete them on time so you have that knowledge for the next day in class. So, all homework assignments are due in by 9.30 am the next morning. And just to reinforce my point, late submission will mean lower grade and no submission leads to zero grade. All assignments will be graded out of 100.
 * Welcome to the assignments page of our course wiki. **


 * Final Project Assignment **

Your final assignment for this forest is to give a 10 minute presentation to the class on Thursday. You should present some aspect of our course. It could be any / all of the following:
 * Knowledge you have gained from the course material
 * Experiences and insights that have come to you during the course and how they arose from the course activities
 * Application of skills you have gained as an observer of land and environmental planner.

You can focus on one particular part of the course, like our visit to Burlington, Aldo Leopold, Steve Brower, class lessons, any site visits, Paul Poole etc etc. OR prepare an environmental plan how you would develop either of the two main sites we have studied for a sustainable homestead, OR you can do a more general review using two or more elements from the course. So it's very flexible. BUT your presentation should be high quality including: > > ** Other points ** > > JC > > No assignment. Just come on field trip to Paul Poole's smallholding.
 * Good visuals
 * Accurate
 * Well timed - 9 to 11 minutes
 * Express a significant amount of knowledge gained during the course (intellectual and experiential understanding)
 * Engaging for the audience
 * If you have any questions, give me a call on 641 451 0978 or send me an email.
 * There are two charts of the 9.5 acre site in the class room on my desk. I've put a scale on to assist you. I have ordered 5 more to be printed today. Hopefully they will be ready by tomorrow morning.
 * You have Tuesday afternoon and evening, and Wednesday morning and evening to prepare your presentation. That's plenty of time, so I'm expecting high quality work.
 * On Wednesday afteroon we will meet as a class at 1 pm. We will be connecting with the expert in design and construction including Maharishi Sthapatya Veda and also completing some other class business. So see you all on Wednesday at 1 pm.
 * Homework Assignment Monday Aug 29th. **

** Homework assignment Saturday Aug 27th ** Take it easy. Rest. Sit and laugh with friends. Get some fresh air and exercise. Get to bed by 10pm.

** Homework assignment Friday Aug 26th ** Client Brief: Write up in bullet point format detailed notes of the client brief. Post a picture of your favorite place in the world and be ready to present it to class Saturday morning, explaining what responses it evokes in you.

** Homework assignment Thursday Aug 25th Project site sketch ** Draw a sketch of the project site and its immediate surrounds on the paper provided showing all existing features: topography, water, vegetation, roads and paths, distinctive features etc. Your sketch should be neat, clear, with a key if necessary and notes relating to your experiences. Bring a hard copy into class on Friday morning and we will view them as a class. Put your name on them.

** Homework assignment Wednesday Aug 24th ** Read Introduction to Permaculture by Bill Mollison with Reny Mia slay pp 5 to 32.I'm sorry I don't have the pdf of this chapter yet. I'll try to get it posted early in the morning.

** Homework assignment Tuesday Aug 23nd Leopold field trip notes ** 1 Write in your wiki journal 3 main points (25 to 50 words each) the most interesting points from the day’s field trip and be ready to discuss them in class.2 Write down a pattern you saw today on our field trip to Burlington and analyze how you felt about it.

** Homework assignment Monday Aug 22nd Leopold Reading ** ** 1. ** Read Aldo Leopold Sand County Almanac ‘Marsh Elegy’ pp 99 – 101. List on your wiki journal 3 points why you think Aldo Leopold is a good writer and be ready to discuss them in class. ** 2. ** Read Aldo Leopold Sand County Almanac ‘Think Like a Mountain’ pp 133. Summarize in one main point (20 to 50 words) in your wiki journal what you understand Leopold to mean by “Think like a mountain” and be ready to discuss it in class.