The Task: Craft a thesis that explores and addresses the connections between the following questions:(1) What is a garden (in other words
The Task: Craft a thesis that explores and addresses the connections between the following questions:
(1) What is a garden (in other wordswhat makes a garden a garden, what defines it)?
(2) Why do we garden (what are we looking for in the art the pastime, the pleasure, the challenge, the
satisfaction, the escape, the sanctuary of gardening)?
Do Your Research
Keeping in mind your specific focus, research everything you can about
(A) Gardens (e.g. their history, practices, garden styles)
(B) Reasons why people garden (e.g. spiritual, practical, relaxation, challenges, etc.) (C) The specific direction you have chosen to research
Note: You are required to use William Fitzgeralds The Impermanence of Order, Jim Nollans The How-To Garden, and various information and insights from Michael Pollans Second Nature.
Note: You must find an additional six sources. Two of those sources may come from Internet sites, but the other four must come from printed sources. However, if your source was originally a printed source but has since been stored electronically online, then you may use that source (for example, articles, essays or books found through
an online database).
Note: The best approach for a research project is to gather more information than you need for the essay. Your goal is to find a substantial amount of research to draw from while writing your essay. Also keep in mind, that you will not necessarily find sources that specifically address these questions. You will need to process and think critically about the information you find and ask yourself how your research can help you address the questions of what a garden is and why we do it.
Note: As you work on your research, you dont need to know exactly what you are going to write about, but you should have a general goal. Think of the research portion of this essay as an opportunity to let your experiences and observations help you figure out what you later want to write about. However, everything you gather and think about should be focused on answering the questions put forth in this prompt: what a garden is and why we garden.
Things That You Must Do/Remember (Check this List Before You Are Ready to Upload Your Final Draft)
1) Your essay must follow the requirements listed in this prompt and respond to the questions asked in the task (What is a Garden? / Why do we Garden?). If you go way off topic or do not address the questions, your essay will not be successful.