TEACHING WRITING THROUGH NATURE AND LITERATURE: DEVELOPING VOICE, REFLECTION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

Аннотация

This article examines the integration of nature-focused literature into writing pedagogy as a strategy to cultivate students' expressive abilities, ecological awareness, and authorial voice. Drawing upon the narrative works of Ernest Seton-Thompson and supporting scholarly research, the study demonstrates how literary engagement with natural themes fosters critical thinking, emotional reflection, and rhetorical development. Through structured writing tasks such as journaling, narrative imitation, and thematic essays, students enhanced both technical writing skills and personal connection to environmental content. The findings suggest that nature literature serves not only as a model for style and structure, but also as a conduit for interdisciplinary learning, linking language arts with environmental education. This approach affirms the pedagogical value of literature in fostering both linguistic growth and ethical consciousness in the classroom. Keywords: Nature literature, writing instruction, environmental education, Ernest Seton- Thompson, narrative pedagogy, reflective writing, authorial voice, ecological literacy, literary composition, interdisciplinary teaching.