Field Botany and Creative Writing: Where the Science of Writing Meets the Writing of Science

by: Keith Killingbeck

Merging science and writing to enhance both subjects was the objective of a venture known as Plant Notes. At first, teacher-written notes served as the inspiration for this writing assignment. Later, eclectic student-written novellas, poems, song lyrics, mnemonic devices, and field trip recollections made their way into Plant Notes and stole the show.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 7/1/2006Stock # jcst06_035_07_26Volume 035Issue 07

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