Appalachia and the Natural World: Language and Art in the Writing of Ann Pancake

Teaching Resources

• Critical Essay about Pancake’s Work
• Assignment for Strange as This Weather Has Been, As You Read
• Collaborative Learning Exercise for Strange as This Weather Has Been
• Assignment for Given Ground, As You Read
• Assignment for Me and My Daddy Listen to Bob Marley Collection, As You Read
• Strange As this Weather Chapter Discussion
• Strange As this Weather Essay Prompt
• Strange As this Weather Name Analysis
• Mountains Top Removal Websites

Links and Research Sources

• Mountaintop Removal
• A Troubling Look at the Human Cost of Mountaintop Removal
• Ending Mountaintop Removal
• Nature Conservancy
• The Nature Conservancy in West Virginia
• "Coal and the Environment," US Department of Energy
• Coal Impact on the Environment: Health Hazards and Solutions

Sponsors

• The WV Center for the Book
• Shepherd University Center for Appalachian Studies and Communities
• Shepherd University Foundation
• Performing Arts Series at Shepherd
• West Virginia Humanities Council