Assignment Outline -
1. Contains a title using the format listed above .25 points
2. Contains the sources you used with links to these sources .25 points -
3. Contains a brief paragraph how it connects to your study of humanities. 1 point
4. Contains the following "analytical elements":
a. Observation: What did you choose? What do you see or hear or feel or think of in the choice you made? What is the subject of the work? If you chose a 'thing' what is the work made of and what techniques (colors, lines, shapes, textures)does the creator use? Be specific in your description. If you chose a place, be specific in your description of what you see or hear. Talk to your reader as though they cannot see the item but somehow must draw a painting of what you see or hear. 1 point
b. Interpretation: What is your choice about? Give specific examples to support this statement in 2 sentences; do so in a way that teaches us something about your choice. Make Paulo Freire proud! .75 point
c. Judgment: What led you to your choice? What do you think or feel about this choice? Why do you feel this way? Support your thoughts with specific observations. .5 point
d. Questioning: What else would you like to know about this choice? When completing the question section, lead your audience into the question by stating a fact you do know, yet you still have the related question. This way, both your audience and you will have an educational experience. Example: I learned that John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath was based on his personal experience working with farm workers. I would like to know if the characters he used in that book are fictitious or are they people he met? .5 point
5. Using your classmates work from last week, tell us one thing you learned from 1 student. Is this one thing some common experience you share or some experience that is completely different than what you experienced? Is this one thing related to our class theoretical foundation and if so, how? Is that one thing related to historical or cultural context of this country or a different one? Link that persons blog to this entry (eg cut paste that blog entry here) . .5 point
- My Responses for Assignment 2a -
2. Works Cited:
"San Bernardino, California." Wikipedia. 16 Feb 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Bernardino,_California.
"County of San Bernardino, California – Official Website." sbcounty.gov. 2008. 16 Feb 2009 http://www.sbcounty.gov/.
"U.S. Route 66." Wikipedia. 2008. 16 Feb 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_66.
3. Breif Paragraph:
Choosing the city of San Bernardino, CA is an appropriate topic in relation to the study of humanities because both the county and the city of San Bernardino (in relation to the assignment 2a) encompass many of the observations and perceptions that should be made by a student in a successful study of human expression, diversity, and commonality. San Bernardino is also connected and in intimate relation to the old Route 66 (“Main Street of America), a historical highway which has made a profound impact in the development of California's disposition, character, and culture.
4. Analytical Elements:
a. For my “Place in California”, I choose the city of San Bernardino. I once lived in Southern California when I was younger and have been to this county several times during the ascendancy of my life. I haven't visited this region in recent years and personal reflection on this county now elicits much fond memory and nostalgia. When studying the humanities, more specifically the culture of California, I thought that this particular city would be an excellent place to start with this project.
San Bernardino is a true California classic which truly embodies the demographics, climate (Mediterranean), and culture that distinguishes much of California from the rest of the states. While there exists to many notable features to justifiably enumerate, one can only attempt while trying to capture the essence of a given city like San Bernardino. There exist many sights that one can witness while visiting San Bernardino. While the neighborhoods are not directly "named", it doesn't seem to deter from any sense of regional direction. One of the most distinctive and prominent features within the city's confines includes some of the now historic “Googie architecture” that can be found throughout. Such architecture is characterized by many futuristic, geometrical, and angled shapes that invoke earlier generations. San Bernardino is also known for it's California State University (CSU) and as a location of one of the several “Fox Film Theaters” built during the 1920's. Parks and recreation are distributed throughout and include the Peris Hill Park and the Glen Hellen Regional Park which contribute some necessary green to the scenery. To accent the entire experience is a rather thorough transportation system which includes an international airport and a section of old route 66.
Internet links to pictures of San Bernardino's segment of Route 66 and Googie architecture:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:OldRoute66PavementMark.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Car_Wash,_San_Bernardino,_CA.jpg
b. My choice is not about any specific park, building or monument but about a city. I believe that this specific city is a great example found in Southern California that represents substantially the California experience and culture.
c. My object of concern was chosen out of personal experience, perception, and preference. I feel sound about my choice in that San Bernardino is an excellent portrait – while not overly blatant like some other cities (Los Angeles for example) – of life and culture in California. Specific observations are not hard to discern when supporting such an argument. One only has to visit one California city (like Santa Rosa or Windsor) and compare it with another (Santa Monica or San Bernardino). The argument can definitely be devised and fought regarding the individual uniqueness found within Santa Rosa or Windsor but the same argument can be made about one of the fine cities of Southern California (like San Bernardino) or even northern cities like San Francisco. In conclusion (and keeping in ones mind that this is my personal opinion), easily the latter cities triumph in the encapsulation of the quintessence of California.
d. I would like to learn more about the features and history that give these types of cities that certain California “feel and taste.” I understand that California is marked by great diversity which may help contribute to it's distinctive atmosphere, but so are other cities in the United States (like New York City). Considering and based off the evidence of the given example that diversity is not the only factor, what makes California just that: California?
5. Considering that this is still only “week one” of the second project (2a), I will have to call upon an example from week one seeing that there exists no other appropriate precedent. For my example, I have decided to use an excerpt from Anthony Musetti's blog:
“What is the subject of the work? I see the early 1900’s architecture, I see college student strewn among the grass, and reading under trees. I hear the roaring of the USC crowd on Friday nights and the smell of the sultry Southern California air.”
I agree with Anthony Musetti's descriptive mentioning here (especially the “sultry Southern California air”). This does possess some correlation with my view of the Southern California region and atmosphere and it involves a historical context integrated with some cultural background (USC). I do believe that his blog pertains to our study of humanities and that Paulo Freire's philosophy is indeed appropriate for our course.
1. Contains a title using the format listed above .25 points
2. Contains the sources you used with links to these sources .25 points -
3. Contains a brief paragraph how it connects to your study of humanities. 1 point
4. Contains the following "analytical elements":
a. Observation: What did you choose? What do you see or hear or feel or think of in the choice you made? What is the subject of the work? If you chose a 'thing' what is the work made of and what techniques (colors, lines, shapes, textures)does the creator use? Be specific in your description. If you chose a place, be specific in your description of what you see or hear. Talk to your reader as though they cannot see the item but somehow must draw a painting of what you see or hear. 1 point
b. Interpretation: What is your choice about? Give specific examples to support this statement in 2 sentences; do so in a way that teaches us something about your choice. Make Paulo Freire proud! .75 point
c. Judgment: What led you to your choice? What do you think or feel about this choice? Why do you feel this way? Support your thoughts with specific observations. .5 point
d. Questioning: What else would you like to know about this choice? When completing the question section, lead your audience into the question by stating a fact you do know, yet you still have the related question. This way, both your audience and you will have an educational experience. Example: I learned that John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath was based on his personal experience working with farm workers. I would like to know if the characters he used in that book are fictitious or are they people he met? .5 point
5. Using your classmates work from last week, tell us one thing you learned from 1 student. Is this one thing some common experience you share or some experience that is completely different than what you experienced? Is this one thing related to our class theoretical foundation and if so, how? Is that one thing related to historical or cultural context of this country or a different one? Link that persons blog to this entry (eg cut paste that blog entry here) . .5 point
- My Responses for Assignment 2a -
2. Works Cited:
"San Bernardino, California." Wikipedia. 16 Feb 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Bernardino,_California.
"County of San Bernardino, California – Official Website." sbcounty.gov. 2008. 16 Feb 2009 http://www.sbcounty.gov/.
"U.S. Route 66." Wikipedia. 2008. 16 Feb 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_66.
3. Breif Paragraph:
Choosing the city of San Bernardino, CA is an appropriate topic in relation to the study of humanities because both the county and the city of San Bernardino (in relation to the assignment 2a) encompass many of the observations and perceptions that should be made by a student in a successful study of human expression, diversity, and commonality. San Bernardino is also connected and in intimate relation to the old Route 66 (“Main Street of America), a historical highway which has made a profound impact in the development of California's disposition, character, and culture.
4. Analytical Elements:
a. For my “Place in California”, I choose the city of San Bernardino. I once lived in Southern California when I was younger and have been to this county several times during the ascendancy of my life. I haven't visited this region in recent years and personal reflection on this county now elicits much fond memory and nostalgia. When studying the humanities, more specifically the culture of California, I thought that this particular city would be an excellent place to start with this project.
San Bernardino is a true California classic which truly embodies the demographics, climate (Mediterranean), and culture that distinguishes much of California from the rest of the states. While there exists to many notable features to justifiably enumerate, one can only attempt while trying to capture the essence of a given city like San Bernardino. There exist many sights that one can witness while visiting San Bernardino. While the neighborhoods are not directly "named", it doesn't seem to deter from any sense of regional direction. One of the most distinctive and prominent features within the city's confines includes some of the now historic “Googie architecture” that can be found throughout. Such architecture is characterized by many futuristic, geometrical, and angled shapes that invoke earlier generations. San Bernardino is also known for it's California State University (CSU) and as a location of one of the several “Fox Film Theaters” built during the 1920's. Parks and recreation are distributed throughout and include the Peris Hill Park and the Glen Hellen Regional Park which contribute some necessary green to the scenery. To accent the entire experience is a rather thorough transportation system which includes an international airport and a section of old route 66.
Internet links to pictures of San Bernardino's segment of Route 66 and Googie architecture:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:OldRoute66PavementMark.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Car_Wash,_San_Bernardino,_CA.jpg
b. My choice is not about any specific park, building or monument but about a city. I believe that this specific city is a great example found in Southern California that represents substantially the California experience and culture.
c. My object of concern was chosen out of personal experience, perception, and preference. I feel sound about my choice in that San Bernardino is an excellent portrait – while not overly blatant like some other cities (Los Angeles for example) – of life and culture in California. Specific observations are not hard to discern when supporting such an argument. One only has to visit one California city (like Santa Rosa or Windsor) and compare it with another (Santa Monica or San Bernardino). The argument can definitely be devised and fought regarding the individual uniqueness found within Santa Rosa or Windsor but the same argument can be made about one of the fine cities of Southern California (like San Bernardino) or even northern cities like San Francisco. In conclusion (and keeping in ones mind that this is my personal opinion), easily the latter cities triumph in the encapsulation of the quintessence of California.
d. I would like to learn more about the features and history that give these types of cities that certain California “feel and taste.” I understand that California is marked by great diversity which may help contribute to it's distinctive atmosphere, but so are other cities in the United States (like New York City). Considering and based off the evidence of the given example that diversity is not the only factor, what makes California just that: California?
5. Considering that this is still only “week one” of the second project (2a), I will have to call upon an example from week one seeing that there exists no other appropriate precedent. For my example, I have decided to use an excerpt from Anthony Musetti's blog:
“What is the subject of the work? I see the early 1900’s architecture, I see college student strewn among the grass, and reading under trees. I hear the roaring of the USC crowd on Friday nights and the smell of the sultry Southern California air.”
I agree with Anthony Musetti's descriptive mentioning here (especially the “sultry Southern California air”). This does possess some correlation with my view of the Southern California region and atmosphere and it involves a historical context integrated with some cultural background (USC). I do believe that his blog pertains to our study of humanities and that Paulo Freire's philosophy is indeed appropriate for our course.
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