Sense of Place | Ivan Doig: Landscapes of a Western Mind

Ivan Doig is praised for the way he creates a vivid sense of place in each of his novels, often describing a landscape or an event with eloquent phrases that capture all five of the reader’s senses. As they watch this video clip, students can develop an appreciation for this technique and work on describing their own place with similar details. In the activity, they will analyze a set of Ivan Doig’s notecards to determine how he may have used the to write about winter in Montana.