1. answer questions regarding Train Go Sorry
(This will help you with your essay. Feel free to use any of this in your essay)
Questions Book:
1. What does Train Go Sorry mean (who in the book is this referring to; there is a specific person, include his name and his outcome. Remember that good college writing assumes no one has read the information and you must present it or 'teach' it by giving us details.)?
I have read the book Train Go Sorry, there are so many connections that we miss when we communicate with the deaf as individuals that hear. We must understand the gift of recognizing the uniqueness of this group of people. In American Sign Language the term “Train Go Sorry” means “Missing the Boat” in which I described what that statement truly means above, James Taylor is the young man this book is referring to. He is deaf, young and from a poor family and lives in a poverty neighborhood. The meaning missing the boat can apply on both sides of deaf and the hearing, but in this particular instance it is that James Taylor had several places in the story where he missed the connection with the hearing society, especially his brother, Joseph. But, this story has a very traumatic situation where roles reverse and Joseph finds himself in trouble facing prison and James could have been there as well, if he had not taken his opportunity to attend the Lexington School for the deaf. James realizes he will not be visiting Joseph again, in prison on his third attempt he realized prison turned Joseph ugly. In this moment when James gets ready to leave, Joseph says to James, “you stay here, I’ll go home”, James knows that Joseph “missed the boat” this time.
2. What does it mean to 'walk in someone's shoes'? What pair of 'shoes' do you think the main person in the book is walking in and what did this person learn? In other words, who or what culture does this person want to belong to and why?
An amazing place Leah Hager Cohen has the opportunity to walk in deaf persons shoes, which happens to be the shoes of her grandfather Sam who also attended Lexington School of the deaf. Leah Hager Cohen is the main person of this story, her father was the principal and later the superintendent of Lexington school where she attended school as an outcast and left out hearing person in a deaf school. She often felt the miss-connect of hearing and not having the privilege of closeness and bonds of the other deaf children because of what they had in common. She longed to be a part of the bonded culture but only spoke the Teacher’s language and that set her apart. She did many things to protest this and try to be a part of the deaf children such as putting pebbles in her ears, but later she realized as a hearing person she would never belong to the deaf community.
3. What is one image you won't ever forget? Draw us a picture in words to explain this. What chapter is it in?
Chapter 6, Sofia a young deaf girl from Russia attended Lexington I was drawn to this part of the story because it is about a mother who is embarrassed about her deaf daughter wanting to give a Bat Mitzvah speech in public. Sofia wakes up with her period the morning she is to give her Bat Mitzvah speech, her mother proceeds to inform her she cannot give the speech being on her period it is impure. Sofia worked hard for this speech and denied throughout her life to practice her religion and wanted to be a part of America. Sofia went against her parents beliefs and learned the Hebrew language in preparation for this ceremony. She was not about to miss the ceremony and consulted her Rabbi, who told her having her period didn’t matter. Sofia felt she had missed so many connections in life and was not about to miss anymore, she wanted to recover pieces she lost as well as fill holes that left impressions of missed opportunities for her. Sofia reminds me of myself and my own life and overcoming obstacles to achieve what your heart needs to patch empty holes and to prevail and this is why I am drawn to the image of the Bat Mitzvah speech that Sofia worked so hard to give.
4. What are 5 facts about ASL or Deaf culture you think everyone should know after your reading of this book? Provide an example of how language and culture interact with one another using an example from the book.
• Most deaf people feel they belong to their own culture I learned even though they can accomplish the same as hearing people.
• To the Deaf, deaf is not a disability
• I learned that kids in the story that came to Lexington with no language system took to sign language because they had not other form of language.
• The Deaf relationships and communications are much closer and detailed than those who hear.
• Lastly and most important, things I learned you can only learn to communicate with the deaf by learning their language and opening your heart and minds to them respecting their unique culture.
2. essay tips -- essay questions
• Starting early and budgeting your time is important: I know we all tell ourselves this and have heard it thousands of times, but it is easy to lose track of assignments when juggling classes. Reading should be started on as soon as possible and gotten out of the way. Starting early doesn’t just help in getting through the work, but also helps ideas form in your brain.
• Clarity of thoughts writing concisely and clearly to express your thoughts. Communicating your words and sentences effectively and consistently to make sure the language flows.
• Take notes; write many drafts along the way, to get your ideas on paper. Review and rewrite as you go.
• Don’t plagiarize; you have tools and opportunities to find help in how to change and exchange words and sentences so you are not copying someone else’s work. Also make sure and keep track of quote and citations to include in your bibliography to note where they came from and they are properly sited.
• Clearly organize your thoughts and materials as you are making sure you understand the assignment. Analyze the requirements and topics thoroughly, underline key areas and make sure you have clarification in areas you are not sure. Make sure you have plenty of time set aside for yourself to accomplish the assignment on time. So you can be organized and you can gather your thoughts so they flow in an outline format.
3. 5 page double spaced (2.5 pages single spaced, or 250 words per page) essay re Deaf Culture as a Case Study of a Language Minority and Cultural Group of the US and Train Go Sorry from your perspective as a hearing or deaf or HH or Deaf or blind individual
Assignment: ESSAY
Write the equivalent of a five page paper essay. The following are requirements that include knowledge of book info:
Start your essay with the following:
"I am a hearing student (or deaf student or Deaf student) assigned the book Train Go Sorry in my Introduction to Humanities Class in which we examine cultural contributions of diverse minority groups in the U.S. Other readings assigned in this class include Paulo Frere’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed, diverse theoretical frameworks in studying the Humanities, several essays from the book My California. My California is an example of a microcosm of the U.S.; and the U.S. forms a microcosm of the world. In this essay regarding Deaf culture and Train Go Sorry, I will explain why Deaf culture should be treated with respect as one of the many cultures of the U.S. as provided by a hearing (or Deaf or deaf) student's perspective." Then proceed with your essay. Incorporate anything you've seen this semester or anything that you have experienced to convey your message.
Word count starts:
Deaf culture does not include all deaf people; it is not considered a condition that needs to be fixed in their culture. The majority of the time, the deaf feel they are second class citizens or unimportant members of society, it is important that we honor, show value and demonstrate our respect for these individuals who are deaf as much as it is important that the deaf recognize and except their differences.
The deaf community lives culturally, linguistically complex lives and they should be listened to out of an issue of respect we should not treat deafness as a disability but respect it as a language of beauty.
To communicate with the deaf you must not treat them differently or stupid, in my opinion we should all respect each other and live together in peace. In exploring Deaf Culture and education I realized how important it is for me to learn Sign language and be an active member of the deaf community, because I do suffer from a disability although being deaf is not considered one they do receive government disability benefits.
In reading the book Train Go Sorry, it provided me with an exposure to the deaf culture and I felt this book was able to give me a marvelous insight so accurately. This book was a fascinating examination into the deaf culture and the educational needs of deaf children as well as it gave me a new perspective inside the deaf world and the importance of being fluent in this language that has a closeness and bonding involved in it that is amazing. My understanding of sign is a movement or practice using waving hands as a form of understanding or appropriating the language. Train Go Sorry, presents a perspective that deaf people are considered a cultural minority group and it takes you inside a deaf world of self-esteem and social interactions between the deaf and the hearing.
How can we as the hearing such as myself help to empower the minority such as the deaf community, I believe learning to communicate with them and genuinely understanding their language. There are so many diverse cultural elements in the United States that have been stereotyped but if we can approach the strengths and weaknesses of diversity and start to contribute and provide attention to the development of the United States cultures of society this will begin to help empower these minority groups. I believe if we begin in the classroom where it starts we can infuse the culture diversity among us. By incorporating the relevant social sciences into child development we can better rationalize the prediction of the theoretical framework aspects. If we can cut through these diverse social behaviors then we can focus on a more universal foundation.
If we can concentrate on initiating forming values in our family landscape first we can essentially improve the issues we have between minority groups in our evolutionary framework and the diverse community settings. People will potentially begin to blend more and be more willing to examine feelings and attitudes and recognize change needs to take place among us. We can go back to the justification for the pedagogy of the oppressed in our readings and the contradiction between the oppressors and the oppressed. How Paulo Freire differentiated between the two positions and overcame the problems of humanization by a new relationship between teacher, student and society.
Word count ends: 566
3. Reference Library and MLA citation in reference section of essay
you will incorporate information I provide in Instructor Facilitator Lecture Notes of week 5.
A.) Cohen, Leah Hager. Train Go Sorry: inside a Deaf World. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994.
B.) R. Mayberry. "Scientific American : Sign Language and the Brain." Sign Language and its culture : Reader. San Diego, CA; University of California, San Diego Bookstore, 2007. http://findarticles.com
C.) Guerrini. "Week 5 Instructor Facilitator Lecture Notes." SRJC Human 7 Summer 2010. Blogger, 2010. Web. 22 July 2010. .
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Week 5
Questions regarding videos
1. Deaf West Theatre Clip 1: Food for thought -- What differences do you see with visual and verbal theatrical experiences?
There is much more emphasized body language in deaf theater to me; the visual is so intense in how their body expresses the viewer’s experience. That was my first impression and the one that captured me the most in watching this clip. Big River was also the first musical to use deaf hearing actors on stage. This is remarkable to me, it really demonstrates deaf people no longer have to be afraid and can be in front of the world performing. What a beautiful way to be recognized by being in a musical.
2. Marlee Matlin Dancing with the Stars
or try this one (this one is the interview portion, also look on the side to see one of the clips of her dancing. If this disappears, search 'Marlee Matlin Dancing with the Stars'). Food for thought -- what is the difference between hearing and feeling music?
I really admired her courage to be on a show based on sound. She stayed in rhythm feeling the music as oppose to hearing it which is amazing and talented to me. What team work, with this appearance, giving visual clues to each other subtle not to disrupt the performance although at times noticeable. This really made an impact on how we view Deaf people and what they can do and what an inspiration she gave deaf people and they can do anything they put their mind to.
I went on to explore Much more into Marlee Matlin because I didn’t really know much about her and had forgotten she was on dancing with the stars being deaf…I am absolutely amazed she mesmerized me in to pay attention to how expressive visually deaf people are its beautiful like art….it is so capturing to see how they use their facial expressions and their whole body with strength and passion behind how they communicate. I want to learn ASL…it is an intimacy with yourself it seems that is in the form of communication, because you have one. I am truly blown away how awesome this was for me.
3. Indiana Visual Arts Day Food for thought -- who decides what education curriculum, looks like and for whom?
VSAI, ISA training artists and Rathskellar a group of deaf performance artists participated in this visual Arts day provided to this deaf school it was incredible to see all the activities, art, dance to name a few that were interactive for these students to participate and learn in. I do believe that each State Department of Education is in charge of putting together the education curriculum and for who it will be directed toward.
4. Waiting for the World to Change Food for thought -- you've seen this once before above, now see it again with additional lens of the information you've seen so far on this page. What do you notice now the second time around that you did not notice the first time?
I suppose I could say that a deaf person is not any more limited to doing what someone who can hear can do except hear. Advertisements about the world hate and not accepting different. That they also talked about the War and those not missing holidays because of our world sending people to war. How many very well known people who made impacts in the world were deaf. People of all ages can sign therefore they can communicate as children. ASL is a body language that is beautiful.
5. Deafnews.com Food for thought -- who decides who delivers the news and how it is delivered and who owns the means in doing so,
This does not seem to be answered from the clip, so I suppose left to my vice I would imagine that anyone who could support the high costs of delivering the news and that they have means to reach a wide spread audience. The audience would not be impaired by sight or hearing although those that deliver the news may be. Which I find another measurable way to see how the world is just as available to them as it is someone who isn’t deaf or blind. I believe the audience and we the people control the news and what and how it is delivered to each one of us according to what we choose to watch and that is how they get their ratings. So, I can only say lets support those in the world making their way through deaf and blind to do just as those that aren’t.
6. Lucky Food for thought -- what are the differences in what you feel when you see or hear music lyrics on paper, then performed in auditory ways, then performed in a way that is visual? Do your senses react differently to these modes of delivery?
Absolutely, I feel more real with watching the music and the passion of expressions through sign. The beginning was a little awkward, I noticed the quiet time while I waited for the music to play and then actually wondered if there was going to be music playing as crazy as that might sound? The delivery between how the boy signed and how the girl did, seemed to grab my attention differently. Someone is always left out when it comes to how we broadcast the news, but I hope that signing the news will start to be accepted with openness in our nation.
7. A 1 year old hearing Baby Signing Food for thought -- how is this baby not silenced by knowing this language? Is 'silence' necessarily something you don't hear? How about privilege and oppression notions -- how do these apply here?
Again, I am lead to explore deeper into the meaning rather than what the clip offered. M y experience with silence and the deaf is it is an experience by hearing in the absence of sound, but in a deaf or “mute” person’s world, deafness is not an absence. Basically silence is a simple description not a metaphor and it the representation for darkness or barrenness, it is just an empty in the deaf world as anyone who cannot communicate verbally. Which for me I believe those that don’t sign (as I want to learn) are in silence in this world.
I do believe this baby has and will have more of a voice then many others of her peers even though she cannot pronounce words yet.
Knowing sign is a freedom of oppression of those who for far too long never learned or had a need to sign. Signing gives our world a higher level of speaking and understanding each other.
8. MSSD sees Food for thought in #9
What a great opportunity to express that communication is in all forms it doesn’t have to be a spoken language. When we travel to foreign countries we have the opportunity I believe to challenge ourselves in an area we can’t speak the language but learn to effectively communicate and potentially learn their language. Having a school that teaches deaf is a very important part of a world being a village.
9. Tour of Gallaudet and/or
Car Tour of Gallaudet
and/or ASL VLOG Tour Gallaudet Food for thought -- are verbal ways of delivering instructional content the only ways of delivering information? This location offers the same degrees as any other university, but all the classes are taught visually with ASL.
This University isn’t any different than any other as far as what it offers other than all classes are also taught visually with ASL. Because of this it is not necessary to be verbal in transmitting information within the University as you can see from the video. The University of Gallaudet is an eye opener that we need to open our world as a whole and communicate in different ways for all people. The video also made me think that we need to give everyone the same educational opportunities.
10. The Forest -- A Story in ASL with captions OR
The Forest -- A Story in ASL without captions (see side of video for more info, transcript, etc) -- also if it is available, see the making of this story -- Food for thought -- What can you say about face, body, hand shape, hand movement, hand placement in this video and or in any other video viewed so far on this page?
I noticed almost immediately the person telling this story uses a lot of facial movements. The way he expresses the information about the story with his face it is beautiful because you can see you are being told the story without words, that the majority of us are use to communicating with. It is amazing how we utilize our awareness when put in a course or place to do so and can observe differently than what we are use to or what is automatic to us, as deaf must also see themselves. The way he holds his hands in different ways and makes shapes and folds shows a lot of detail about the story and what he is saying with nothing verbal, but I believe there are so many nuances and emotions that we cannot grasp from a movie that we watch verbally but with the body language of sign the actions leap into you and the emotion and feeling of the story is so much more expressive that the level you interact with is more intense and deeper. Sign, really brings a story to life which for us being new may appear this way but to those who are deaf and don’t see different communication might not be as such and to them they may see verbally the way we see sign. I could never imagine that true, even though some of us use our hands and voice it is more just dramatic then actually passion in what is being expressed that sign seems to deliver. Sign also takes more concentration to watch then it does to listen, which is a lot of the reason I believe is also ignored to some extent today. Most people have little patience unless forced and want things so fast and quick now a days they don’t want to take the time to stop and pay attention or smell the roses, so to speak.
11. Find a video using ASL that you like and share it with us (eg CC Visual Music Project or Love Story in ASL, etc). Share this with us and tell us what you like about it.
Being in deaf environment is a culture in its own, I value this form of communication and through this particular assignment I am looking into our very own community college Santa Rosa JC’s American Sign Language Department for a schedule to learn the language of sign. I would not have otherwise felt compelled with as much compassion to relate to this form of communication and how important it is in our world to form the village I feel is mandatory to continue life. This is my story through Sign and the feeling of emotion that overwhelms me to be proactive for myself and those who I may miss acquainting myself with because I cannot speak to them. I have had my share of obstacles the main reason I am in college, this course and going toward my AS in Psychology, is because I know what being an isolated minority is. What it feels like and the reaction and relation with others and that goes missed out on.
I do not choose to miss communicating to our deaf culture from this point forward. I thank this question, the pre-post from our instructor and re-evaluating my own life with assignment # 5.
So, again I thank you, it is a matter of choice!!
Library Research, MLA reference needed
1. Once you find your article, read it (many are online) and tell us: What are two facts you believe we should all know based on one article you found?
2. Provide your citation using MLA format (if you don't know, the librarian can help or you can search on the Internet)
I went to : www.santarosa.edu/library
The article I chose was:
PERSPECTIVES ON DEAF EPISTEMOLOGIES
Peter V Paul, Donald F Moores. American Annals of the Deaf. Washington: Winter 2010. Vol. 154, Iss. 5; p. 417 (4 pages)
Daye Richardson
Professor Guerrini Elizabeth
Humanities 7
14 July 2010
The hope of this article is my first main fact I found important and that I needed to present it exactly as they put it: “Our hope is that the articles in this special issue will provide working perspectives that will stimulate further discussion and research, which, subsequently, should lead to the betterment of the educational and social lives of d/Deaf children, adolescents, and adults. At the very least, educators, clinicians, and other professionals who work with these individuals might obtain a better understanding of what they are doing and why others agree or disagree with them.” “Taken from the article”. I didn’t want to touch how powerful this was, I truly believe in education starting with our schools and this is as well were we should start implementing ASL to each and every child, as they learn much easier younger.
I thought what was the second most important of part of this article is to understand what Epistemology meaning is for those that may not know: This is the theory of knowledge of philosophy concerned with the nature and scope (limitations) of knowledge.
What an interesting topic to me analyzing knowledge…the truth, belief and justification. We all have skepticism about how things might transpire.
Basically my preview of this article is that the editors had truly thought that they were under pressure with time to construct “Deaf epistemologies”, this became a controversial phenomenon, because of the dissension between professionals who work with the Deaf.
They have bickered and debated over how, where and what type of instruction, curriculum and assessment to be placed in the education of deaf or hard of hearing, which has been going on in the field of education in general.
There has specially been a call for emphasis on the views and understandings of ethnic, minority groups which include women they have been more in the margins of educational theory rather than the center of its research and practice. This article bases on the essence of emerging Deaf epistemologies and the preview of universities in everyday lives of teachers, clinicians and other professionals in the conduct of epistemology. The editors were hoping by planning the series it would be the first phase evolving a more comprehensive consideration of the concept of Deaf epistemologies and the impact of understanding deafness. This article or one of what was in hope of there being eight series on this plan of introducing where the first steps should start with this but it certainly was not thought to be the reality or conclusion or anything to do with an end point, but rather the end of the beginning.
Given the complexity of the concept they were hoping these eight articles would not only give a meaning to the word epistemology itself but the goal was that the series would express different perspectives, experiences and world views from different professionals about their opinions and concepts of deaf epistemologies.
choose one multiple choice 'test' question created by each of these 10 classmates
1. In Waters of Tranquility, how many times does the author go around the lake before she asks for courage, steadfastness, compassion? (Carrie)
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3*
d. 4
e. 5
2.Where was Derek supposed to be instead of San Francisco? (Cassandra)
A.Chinatown
*B. Berkeley
C.Riverside
D.Los Angeles
E.Santa Cruz
3.From which street in San Francisco does Derek M. Powazek stray and get lost? (Erin)
a. Mission Avenue
b. Powell Street
c. Haight Street
*d. Market Street
4. What CA area is Seal Beach a part of? (Jessie)
a. Orange County
b. Los Angeles
c. San Diego
d. Santa Barbara
e. None of the above*
5. In the story Almost Home, what is bittersweet? (Daye)
• Almost home
• Kid cootie
• Oildale *
• Bakersfield
• agriculture
6. What five religions have a monument at Lake Shrine? (Kerby)
a. Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism*
b. Catholic, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism
c. Islam, Christianity, Mormonism, Buddhism, Hinduism
d. Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Hinduism
e. Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Atheism
7. In Cotton Candy Mirrors, the story is set in what place? (Kristine)
• Playland. *
• Santa Cruz Boardwalk
• Six Flags
• Venice Beach
8. What border city was this located in? (the line) (Lucy)
a.) Guadalupe
b.) La paz
c.) Tijuana *
d.) Mesquital
e.) San Juan
9. In the story, “Waters of Tranquility”, who was John Espey? (Natalie)
a. Carolyn See’s life partner*
b. Carolyn See’s brother
c. Carolyn See’s mother
d. Carolyn See’s father
e. Carolyn See’s friend
10. In his short story The Last Little Beach Town, what does Edward Humes state is the center of Old Town? (Summer)
A. City Hall
B. Main Street **
C. The Seal Beach Pier
D. Pacific Coast Highway
E. Crystal Cove
Create 5 multiple choice questions. 5 possible answers. Asterisk the correct answer.
1. How many series on the Article Perspectives on Deaf Epistemologies were the editor’s wanting to write:
• 1
• 3
• 5
• 8*
• 10
2. How many Authors wrote and influenced this article?
• 3*
• 5
• 7
• None
• 6
3. American Sign Language (ASL) is an official full visual-spatial language that uses:
• a. facial expression
• hand shape
• hand movement
• hand placement and body to convey meaning
• all of the above*
4. The degrees of hearing loss are:
a. mild, moderate, proximity, surround
b. mild, severe, profound, moderate,*
c. slight, severe, left, right
d. slight, severe, ochochlear, subcontaneous
e. mild, moderate, serve, pronounced
5. What symptom is common among hearing loss:
• balance *
• sense
• cough
• obsession
• worry
Create one sample of dialogue using structure
When I researched lesson 4, My California I found that Carrie had visited many of the places the book talked about. I noticed Natalie had the same search results in that we both chose the same chapters to write about. I wonder if the topic we researched would have been different if we both hadn’t chose the same topics in that both of us would have had different results with our paper.
1. Deaf West Theatre Clip 1: Food for thought -- What differences do you see with visual and verbal theatrical experiences?
There is much more emphasized body language in deaf theater to me; the visual is so intense in how their body expresses the viewer’s experience. That was my first impression and the one that captured me the most in watching this clip. Big River was also the first musical to use deaf hearing actors on stage. This is remarkable to me, it really demonstrates deaf people no longer have to be afraid and can be in front of the world performing. What a beautiful way to be recognized by being in a musical.
2. Marlee Matlin Dancing with the Stars
or try this one (this one is the interview portion, also look on the side to see one of the clips of her dancing. If this disappears, search 'Marlee Matlin Dancing with the Stars'). Food for thought -- what is the difference between hearing and feeling music?
I really admired her courage to be on a show based on sound. She stayed in rhythm feeling the music as oppose to hearing it which is amazing and talented to me. What team work, with this appearance, giving visual clues to each other subtle not to disrupt the performance although at times noticeable. This really made an impact on how we view Deaf people and what they can do and what an inspiration she gave deaf people and they can do anything they put their mind to.
I went on to explore Much more into Marlee Matlin because I didn’t really know much about her and had forgotten she was on dancing with the stars being deaf…I am absolutely amazed she mesmerized me in to pay attention to how expressive visually deaf people are its beautiful like art….it is so capturing to see how they use their facial expressions and their whole body with strength and passion behind how they communicate. I want to learn ASL…it is an intimacy with yourself it seems that is in the form of communication, because you have one. I am truly blown away how awesome this was for me.
3. Indiana Visual Arts Day Food for thought -- who decides what education curriculum, looks like and for whom?
VSAI, ISA training artists and Rathskellar a group of deaf performance artists participated in this visual Arts day provided to this deaf school it was incredible to see all the activities, art, dance to name a few that were interactive for these students to participate and learn in. I do believe that each State Department of Education is in charge of putting together the education curriculum and for who it will be directed toward.
4. Waiting for the World to Change Food for thought -- you've seen this once before above, now see it again with additional lens of the information you've seen so far on this page. What do you notice now the second time around that you did not notice the first time?
I suppose I could say that a deaf person is not any more limited to doing what someone who can hear can do except hear. Advertisements about the world hate and not accepting different. That they also talked about the War and those not missing holidays because of our world sending people to war. How many very well known people who made impacts in the world were deaf. People of all ages can sign therefore they can communicate as children. ASL is a body language that is beautiful.
5. Deafnews.com Food for thought -- who decides who delivers the news and how it is delivered and who owns the means in doing so,
This does not seem to be answered from the clip, so I suppose left to my vice I would imagine that anyone who could support the high costs of delivering the news and that they have means to reach a wide spread audience. The audience would not be impaired by sight or hearing although those that deliver the news may be. Which I find another measurable way to see how the world is just as available to them as it is someone who isn’t deaf or blind. I believe the audience and we the people control the news and what and how it is delivered to each one of us according to what we choose to watch and that is how they get their ratings. So, I can only say lets support those in the world making their way through deaf and blind to do just as those that aren’t.
6. Lucky Food for thought -- what are the differences in what you feel when you see or hear music lyrics on paper, then performed in auditory ways, then performed in a way that is visual? Do your senses react differently to these modes of delivery?
Absolutely, I feel more real with watching the music and the passion of expressions through sign. The beginning was a little awkward, I noticed the quiet time while I waited for the music to play and then actually wondered if there was going to be music playing as crazy as that might sound? The delivery between how the boy signed and how the girl did, seemed to grab my attention differently. Someone is always left out when it comes to how we broadcast the news, but I hope that signing the news will start to be accepted with openness in our nation.
7. A 1 year old hearing Baby Signing Food for thought -- how is this baby not silenced by knowing this language? Is 'silence' necessarily something you don't hear? How about privilege and oppression notions -- how do these apply here?
Again, I am lead to explore deeper into the meaning rather than what the clip offered. M y experience with silence and the deaf is it is an experience by hearing in the absence of sound, but in a deaf or “mute” person’s world, deafness is not an absence. Basically silence is a simple description not a metaphor and it the representation for darkness or barrenness, it is just an empty in the deaf world as anyone who cannot communicate verbally. Which for me I believe those that don’t sign (as I want to learn) are in silence in this world.
I do believe this baby has and will have more of a voice then many others of her peers even though she cannot pronounce words yet.
Knowing sign is a freedom of oppression of those who for far too long never learned or had a need to sign. Signing gives our world a higher level of speaking and understanding each other.
8. MSSD sees Food for thought in #9
What a great opportunity to express that communication is in all forms it doesn’t have to be a spoken language. When we travel to foreign countries we have the opportunity I believe to challenge ourselves in an area we can’t speak the language but learn to effectively communicate and potentially learn their language. Having a school that teaches deaf is a very important part of a world being a village.
9. Tour of Gallaudet and/or
Car Tour of Gallaudet
and/or ASL VLOG Tour Gallaudet Food for thought -- are verbal ways of delivering instructional content the only ways of delivering information? This location offers the same degrees as any other university, but all the classes are taught visually with ASL.
This University isn’t any different than any other as far as what it offers other than all classes are also taught visually with ASL. Because of this it is not necessary to be verbal in transmitting information within the University as you can see from the video. The University of Gallaudet is an eye opener that we need to open our world as a whole and communicate in different ways for all people. The video also made me think that we need to give everyone the same educational opportunities.
10. The Forest -- A Story in ASL with captions OR
The Forest -- A Story in ASL without captions (see side of video for more info, transcript, etc) -- also if it is available, see the making of this story -- Food for thought -- What can you say about face, body, hand shape, hand movement, hand placement in this video and or in any other video viewed so far on this page?
I noticed almost immediately the person telling this story uses a lot of facial movements. The way he expresses the information about the story with his face it is beautiful because you can see you are being told the story without words, that the majority of us are use to communicating with. It is amazing how we utilize our awareness when put in a course or place to do so and can observe differently than what we are use to or what is automatic to us, as deaf must also see themselves. The way he holds his hands in different ways and makes shapes and folds shows a lot of detail about the story and what he is saying with nothing verbal, but I believe there are so many nuances and emotions that we cannot grasp from a movie that we watch verbally but with the body language of sign the actions leap into you and the emotion and feeling of the story is so much more expressive that the level you interact with is more intense and deeper. Sign, really brings a story to life which for us being new may appear this way but to those who are deaf and don’t see different communication might not be as such and to them they may see verbally the way we see sign. I could never imagine that true, even though some of us use our hands and voice it is more just dramatic then actually passion in what is being expressed that sign seems to deliver. Sign also takes more concentration to watch then it does to listen, which is a lot of the reason I believe is also ignored to some extent today. Most people have little patience unless forced and want things so fast and quick now a days they don’t want to take the time to stop and pay attention or smell the roses, so to speak.
11. Find a video using ASL that you like and share it with us (eg CC Visual Music Project or Love Story in ASL, etc). Share this with us and tell us what you like about it.
Being in deaf environment is a culture in its own, I value this form of communication and through this particular assignment I am looking into our very own community college Santa Rosa JC’s American Sign Language Department for a schedule to learn the language of sign. I would not have otherwise felt compelled with as much compassion to relate to this form of communication and how important it is in our world to form the village I feel is mandatory to continue life. This is my story through Sign and the feeling of emotion that overwhelms me to be proactive for myself and those who I may miss acquainting myself with because I cannot speak to them. I have had my share of obstacles the main reason I am in college, this course and going toward my AS in Psychology, is because I know what being an isolated minority is. What it feels like and the reaction and relation with others and that goes missed out on.
I do not choose to miss communicating to our deaf culture from this point forward. I thank this question, the pre-post from our instructor and re-evaluating my own life with assignment # 5.
So, again I thank you, it is a matter of choice!!
Library Research, MLA reference needed
1. Once you find your article, read it (many are online) and tell us: What are two facts you believe we should all know based on one article you found?
2. Provide your citation using MLA format (if you don't know, the librarian can help or you can search on the Internet)
I went to : www.santarosa.edu/library
The article I chose was:
PERSPECTIVES ON DEAF EPISTEMOLOGIES
Peter V Paul, Donald F Moores. American Annals of the Deaf. Washington: Winter 2010. Vol. 154, Iss. 5; p. 417 (4 pages)
Daye Richardson
Professor Guerrini Elizabeth
Humanities 7
14 July 2010
The hope of this article is my first main fact I found important and that I needed to present it exactly as they put it: “Our hope is that the articles in this special issue will provide working perspectives that will stimulate further discussion and research, which, subsequently, should lead to the betterment of the educational and social lives of d/Deaf children, adolescents, and adults. At the very least, educators, clinicians, and other professionals who work with these individuals might obtain a better understanding of what they are doing and why others agree or disagree with them.” “Taken from the article”. I didn’t want to touch how powerful this was, I truly believe in education starting with our schools and this is as well were we should start implementing ASL to each and every child, as they learn much easier younger.
I thought what was the second most important of part of this article is to understand what Epistemology meaning is for those that may not know: This is the theory of knowledge of philosophy concerned with the nature and scope (limitations) of knowledge.
What an interesting topic to me analyzing knowledge…the truth, belief and justification. We all have skepticism about how things might transpire.
Basically my preview of this article is that the editors had truly thought that they were under pressure with time to construct “Deaf epistemologies”, this became a controversial phenomenon, because of the dissension between professionals who work with the Deaf.
They have bickered and debated over how, where and what type of instruction, curriculum and assessment to be placed in the education of deaf or hard of hearing, which has been going on in the field of education in general.
There has specially been a call for emphasis on the views and understandings of ethnic, minority groups which include women they have been more in the margins of educational theory rather than the center of its research and practice. This article bases on the essence of emerging Deaf epistemologies and the preview of universities in everyday lives of teachers, clinicians and other professionals in the conduct of epistemology. The editors were hoping by planning the series it would be the first phase evolving a more comprehensive consideration of the concept of Deaf epistemologies and the impact of understanding deafness. This article or one of what was in hope of there being eight series on this plan of introducing where the first steps should start with this but it certainly was not thought to be the reality or conclusion or anything to do with an end point, but rather the end of the beginning.
Given the complexity of the concept they were hoping these eight articles would not only give a meaning to the word epistemology itself but the goal was that the series would express different perspectives, experiences and world views from different professionals about their opinions and concepts of deaf epistemologies.
choose one multiple choice 'test' question created by each of these 10 classmates
1. In Waters of Tranquility, how many times does the author go around the lake before she asks for courage, steadfastness, compassion? (Carrie)
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3*
d. 4
e. 5
2.Where was Derek supposed to be instead of San Francisco? (Cassandra)
A.Chinatown
*B. Berkeley
C.Riverside
D.Los Angeles
E.Santa Cruz
3.From which street in San Francisco does Derek M. Powazek stray and get lost? (Erin)
a. Mission Avenue
b. Powell Street
c. Haight Street
*d. Market Street
4. What CA area is Seal Beach a part of? (Jessie)
a. Orange County
b. Los Angeles
c. San Diego
d. Santa Barbara
e. None of the above*
5. In the story Almost Home, what is bittersweet? (Daye)
• Almost home
• Kid cootie
• Oildale *
• Bakersfield
• agriculture
6. What five religions have a monument at Lake Shrine? (Kerby)
a. Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism*
b. Catholic, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism
c. Islam, Christianity, Mormonism, Buddhism, Hinduism
d. Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Hinduism
e. Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Atheism
7. In Cotton Candy Mirrors, the story is set in what place? (Kristine)
• Playland. *
• Santa Cruz Boardwalk
• Six Flags
• Venice Beach
8. What border city was this located in? (the line) (Lucy)
a.) Guadalupe
b.) La paz
c.) Tijuana *
d.) Mesquital
e.) San Juan
9. In the story, “Waters of Tranquility”, who was John Espey? (Natalie)
a. Carolyn See’s life partner*
b. Carolyn See’s brother
c. Carolyn See’s mother
d. Carolyn See’s father
e. Carolyn See’s friend
10. In his short story The Last Little Beach Town, what does Edward Humes state is the center of Old Town? (Summer)
A. City Hall
B. Main Street **
C. The Seal Beach Pier
D. Pacific Coast Highway
E. Crystal Cove
Create 5 multiple choice questions. 5 possible answers. Asterisk the correct answer.
1. How many series on the Article Perspectives on Deaf Epistemologies were the editor’s wanting to write:
• 1
• 3
• 5
• 8*
• 10
2. How many Authors wrote and influenced this article?
• 3*
• 5
• 7
• None
• 6
3. American Sign Language (ASL) is an official full visual-spatial language that uses:
• a. facial expression
• hand shape
• hand movement
• hand placement and body to convey meaning
• all of the above*
4. The degrees of hearing loss are:
a. mild, moderate, proximity, surround
b. mild, severe, profound, moderate,*
c. slight, severe, left, right
d. slight, severe, ochochlear, subcontaneous
e. mild, moderate, serve, pronounced
5. What symptom is common among hearing loss:
• balance *
• sense
• cough
• obsession
• worry
Create one sample of dialogue using structure
When I researched lesson 4, My California I found that Carrie had visited many of the places the book talked about. I noticed Natalie had the same search results in that we both chose the same chapters to write about. I wonder if the topic we researched would have been different if we both hadn’t chose the same topics in that both of us would have had different results with our paper.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Week 6
Reading notes regarding My California
• TAKE notes while you read, answering the following questions for FIVE of the stories. This will help prepare to later formulate your midterm essay. Copy and paste these questions per FIVE authors onto your blog post of this week.
Part 1 Notes
ONE
1. Write the story title and author name.
California Honky~tonk by Kathi Kamen Goldmark Page 115
2. Summarize the reading in one brief SENTENCE; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information.
A story about a little four piece instrument band that got their big break at a honky-tonk bar Sinbad’s Saloon, in San Pedro. Ed, one of the band was sent to take notes on the bar. He managed to write one song that would wind up doing well for them “why don’t we get drunk and screw”. They showed up rhine-stoned up, getting the name of their band on the way there by passing a motel “El Rancho Motel”, this turns out to be a biker bar they got drunk, the singer/author played the song Ed wrote on the napkin and the biggest biker named Lobo decides he wants to dance with her, she managed to be saved by her friend Ginny she met when she walked in Took her from tight dressed to relaxed in the bathroom, the biker dropped her she went back to singing and they never played there again.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)?
”But bruises heal and even sometimes turn into good stories.” Page120
4. What did the reading make you think of IN ONE SENTENCE OR TWO? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news. This reminds me of the dancing competition I was gonna enter I practiced for a month overcame a sprained knee and was ready to go, the morning of the competition I got a call they had a fire in the dance hall and it was cancelled. I learned that some things can happen beyond your control no matter how prepared you are.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)? That there is a history behind many of the bars being rowdy with stories behind them in the city that I didn’t know existed.
TWO
1. Write the story title and author name.
909 by Percival Everett Page 121
2. Summarize the reading in one brief SENTENCE; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information.
A quiet little “horsey” town in riverside county between LA and Palm springs where area codes matter, lives Bob who compares his simple name to his area code 909.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)?
”Hills that will let you know if you are welcome”, 909.page 125
4. What did the reading make you think of IN ONE SENTENCE OR TWO? (be specific eg
"There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... )
When we first moved to Oregon in 1982 from California and were looked at by the first friends we met and told us, we here in Oregon don’t like Californians moving, but you all might be OK.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)?
I didn’t know there was a mission in area code 909 that was popular with celebrities who escaped and relaxed there.
THREE
1. Write the story title and author name.
The line, by Ruben Martinez Page 127
2. Summarize the reading in one brief SENTENCE; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information.
Story is about a place called La Cancha, a soccer field at the border of Tijuana a famous crossing quiet until sunset when it turned into a fiesta migrants came from all over and sold things in hopes to be successful in crossing the border. Wilson governor of California at one point made the Mexicans believe he had their backs which came to an end, when the border wasn’t a border anymore and the migrants kept crossing he turned his back on them and made it impossible for them to come to America with a new fence border patrol and crossing.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)?
“American Politicos have paid lip-service to “holding the line” at the southern border for the better part of the twentieth century.” Page 129-130
4. What did the reading make you think of IN ONE SENTENCE OR TWO?
This reminds me of working for the Hospital in Oregon and we kept being told we would get a new system to make our intakes easier for us, by the board when the budget came out all the higher up managers got all new office furniture and we had to wait for the following year.
5.What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)?
I was not aware actually how the border Today was put in place between California and Mexico and what happened to make it official prior to this story.
FOUR
1. Write the story title and author name.
Waters of Tranquility by Carolyn See page 143
2. Summarize the reading in one brief SENTENCE; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information.
A place that hides behind hedges with flocks of hen, swans and Chinese carp. It is a shrine of self-realization, a lake that has a gravel path around it and eccentric gardens. A place of fellowship that most that go don’t soak in and she brings to life as she copes with loosing the love of her life she use to go there with and park in younger years who was sick for two years.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)?
“The only thing there is to do is walk around that lake…and around again…and around again.” Page 143
4. What did the reading make you think of IN ONE SENTENCE OR TWO? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... )
We have a lake in Oregon “Lost Lake” that has a path all around it and although what you think of what isn’t the many other things you can do there but the path that is serene and a time to walk in fellowship and self-realization and thought. A great place to cope and think!!
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)?
That there was another place in the world like Lost Lake especially in California.
FIVE
1. Write the story title and author name.
Almost Home by Gerald Haslam Page 153
2. Summarize the reading in one brief SENTENCE; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information.
Bakersfield there is a little town Oildale, near the southern end of Californias central valley. A couple who married, grew up there with their families moved away and come back to visit because they must, it somehow balances them to remember how this town use to be and they bring their children there and share how much it has changed but yet they somehow can overlook all of it even though the pollution creates the color they can see past it and see everything as bittersweet in Oildale.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)?
“It is almost as I remember it, almost home.” Page 157
4. What did the reading make you think of IN ONE SENTENCE OR TWO? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... )
Cotton wood trees, temperatures below Zero, spinning snow, fishing, running from honey bees, drip drying in summer breeze and jumping into calico creek, walking down an old dirt road, I was almost home.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)?
No matter where you go there is always a place people have in common that is bittersweet!! I didn’t know this place existed in Bakersfield.
Part 2 Notes
1.Once you have finished your notes for the above readings, TELL US IN ONE PARAGRAPH: What similarities and differences do you see between each of the authors and the topics they chose to discuss (compare and contrast a message each author has regarding what My California means)
All five stories were about each Author’s perception or piece of California that they made it their own story of memory they shared of their home the differences were each author has a different part of California that was their home. I do believe they also depicted things in their stories that you wouldn’t notice unless pointed out to you. None of the stories share the same spot but are all alike in that all others were content in the story regardless of the problems.
2. I want you to briefly research one of the locations of the places you were assigned to read about in My California. Choose one location of your choice. It can be your favorite story from the book location. eg Seal Beach, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Mavericks.
There were quite a few that I could have chosen I spent my youth living all over California especially the parts in the book, my father was a business man. But, I chose Seal Beach, it still has some serenity to it and hasn’t been overwhelmed with pollution and population at this point it is still slowly creeping in. Most all the other places the stories were about have already been over ran and drastically changed, I find this one to be closer in hitting a spot for me of calm, self-realization and peace that I particularly like.
3. Tell us the story and author you read regarding the location you chose, links to the location you found on the Internet to shed more light on your choice, brief impressions regarding the information you found -- eg why you enjoyed the story or location and relate it to the link you found regarding the story location. This can be roughly a paragraph in length. We are doing this to get a feel for one another's interests which will also aid further understanding of your work in the essay you will write on your Midterm of this week. The midterm link will be in the EXAMS section of the class.
The story in the book I read that chose my location was:
The last little beach town by Edward Humes
Internet:
• familyfun.go.com/vacations/california-surf-and-sun-712437/
• members.virtualtourist.com/m/69457/b87ad/
• www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-best-little-beach-towns/1
• www.vacationrentalpeople.com/.../California/.../Seal-Beach
Create 5 Multiple Choice questions (one per story) with 5 possible answers. Asterisk your answer.
1. In the story California Honky-tonk what was the name of the band
• El Rancho Motel *a
• Santa Rosa Club
• Biker’s Band
• Lobo
• Ginny’s Gun
2. In the story 909 what was the name stated similar to
• Bob
• Badlands
• Area Codes *
• Automobiles
• Mules
3. In the story The Line, what author wrote the story
• Billy Marten
• Mark Arax
• Hector Tobar
• Ruben Martinez *
• San Franscico
4. In the story Waters of Tranquility, what was the patch of grass infront of?
• Gandhi World Peace Memorial *
• Play toys
• Lake Shrine
• Path around the Lake
• Mud Hens
5. In the story Almost Home, what is bittersweet?
• Almost home
• Kid cootie
• Oildale *
• Bakersfield
• agriculture
__4. Review 10 classmates work from week 3; choose one multiple choice 'test' question created by each of these 10 classmates (put name in parenthesis for each classmate question so we know the source). Cut and paste into blog post.
1. What nationality was Paulo Freire? (Penny P.)
a. French
b. Portuguese
c. Latin
d. Brazilian*
e. English
2. In 1962, how many sugarcane workers did Freire teach to read and write? (summer)
A. 3
B. 30
C. 300 **
D. 3,000
E. None of the workers successfully learned to read and write
3. Paulo was born into a _____ family? (Renee)
A. poor
B. wealthy
C. middle class*
4. What subject did Freire teach? (Pui Yin)
a. Humanities
b. Portuguese*
c. Philosophy
d. Psychology
e. Spanish
5. What did Paulo Freire’s wife do for a living?(Penny)
a. Chef
b. House wife
c. Tutor
d. Teacher*
e. Director
6.When was Paulo Frieire born? (Okamh)
November 24th 1921
July 1st 1919
May 23 1921
September 11th 1921
September 19, 1921*
7.What school did Freire enroll in? (Natalie)
a) Recife City College
b) Harvard University
c) Cambridge University
d) University of Recife*
e) He never went to college
8.How many books did Paulo Freire write? (Lucy)
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5 *
9.What did Freire become interested in at such a young age? (Kerby)
A. Becoming a millionaire
B. Education of the poor people in his region*
C. Joining the services
D. World Peace
E. Global Warming
10.What halted Freire's progressive attempts to teach literacy to farmers? (Kristine)
A. A restriction on education
B. Industrial revolution
C. A military coup *
D. Religious reasons
CLARIFICATION: SINCE NO QUESTIONS WERE CREATED FOR WEEK 3, YOU ARE USING TEN DIFFERENT QUESTIONS THAN THE ONES YOU SUBMITTED IN WEEK 2. USE ONES YOU THINK ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT ONES. THIS WILL HELP YOU BETTER UNDERSTAND FREIRE AND WEEK 2 INFO.
5.Create one sample of dialogue using structure
Dialogue Structure for Practice:
When I researched Paulo Freire's theory of oppression I found incredible historical pain and loss. I noticed that many of my classmates had the same research result in that the museum is 100 years old this year.I wonder if the topic we researched would have been different in regards to Freiere's upbringing if he had lived in a time different that he Great Depression in that people would have come from different cultures and upbringings.
• TAKE notes while you read, answering the following questions for FIVE of the stories. This will help prepare to later formulate your midterm essay. Copy and paste these questions per FIVE authors onto your blog post of this week.
Part 1 Notes
ONE
1. Write the story title and author name.
California Honky~tonk by Kathi Kamen Goldmark Page 115
2. Summarize the reading in one brief SENTENCE; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information.
A story about a little four piece instrument band that got their big break at a honky-tonk bar Sinbad’s Saloon, in San Pedro. Ed, one of the band was sent to take notes on the bar. He managed to write one song that would wind up doing well for them “why don’t we get drunk and screw”. They showed up rhine-stoned up, getting the name of their band on the way there by passing a motel “El Rancho Motel”, this turns out to be a biker bar they got drunk, the singer/author played the song Ed wrote on the napkin and the biggest biker named Lobo decides he wants to dance with her, she managed to be saved by her friend Ginny she met when she walked in Took her from tight dressed to relaxed in the bathroom, the biker dropped her she went back to singing and they never played there again.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)?
”But bruises heal and even sometimes turn into good stories.” Page120
4. What did the reading make you think of IN ONE SENTENCE OR TWO? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news. This reminds me of the dancing competition I was gonna enter I practiced for a month overcame a sprained knee and was ready to go, the morning of the competition I got a call they had a fire in the dance hall and it was cancelled. I learned that some things can happen beyond your control no matter how prepared you are.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)? That there is a history behind many of the bars being rowdy with stories behind them in the city that I didn’t know existed.
TWO
1. Write the story title and author name.
909 by Percival Everett Page 121
2. Summarize the reading in one brief SENTENCE; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information.
A quiet little “horsey” town in riverside county between LA and Palm springs where area codes matter, lives Bob who compares his simple name to his area code 909.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)?
”Hills that will let you know if you are welcome”, 909.page 125
4. What did the reading make you think of IN ONE SENTENCE OR TWO? (be specific eg
"There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... )
When we first moved to Oregon in 1982 from California and were looked at by the first friends we met and told us, we here in Oregon don’t like Californians moving, but you all might be OK.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)?
I didn’t know there was a mission in area code 909 that was popular with celebrities who escaped and relaxed there.
THREE
1. Write the story title and author name.
The line, by Ruben Martinez Page 127
2. Summarize the reading in one brief SENTENCE; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information.
Story is about a place called La Cancha, a soccer field at the border of Tijuana a famous crossing quiet until sunset when it turned into a fiesta migrants came from all over and sold things in hopes to be successful in crossing the border. Wilson governor of California at one point made the Mexicans believe he had their backs which came to an end, when the border wasn’t a border anymore and the migrants kept crossing he turned his back on them and made it impossible for them to come to America with a new fence border patrol and crossing.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)?
“American Politicos have paid lip-service to “holding the line” at the southern border for the better part of the twentieth century.” Page 129-130
4. What did the reading make you think of IN ONE SENTENCE OR TWO?
This reminds me of working for the Hospital in Oregon and we kept being told we would get a new system to make our intakes easier for us, by the board when the budget came out all the higher up managers got all new office furniture and we had to wait for the following year.
5.What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)?
I was not aware actually how the border Today was put in place between California and Mexico and what happened to make it official prior to this story.
FOUR
1. Write the story title and author name.
Waters of Tranquility by Carolyn See page 143
2. Summarize the reading in one brief SENTENCE; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information.
A place that hides behind hedges with flocks of hen, swans and Chinese carp. It is a shrine of self-realization, a lake that has a gravel path around it and eccentric gardens. A place of fellowship that most that go don’t soak in and she brings to life as she copes with loosing the love of her life she use to go there with and park in younger years who was sick for two years.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)?
“The only thing there is to do is walk around that lake…and around again…and around again.” Page 143
4. What did the reading make you think of IN ONE SENTENCE OR TWO? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... )
We have a lake in Oregon “Lost Lake” that has a path all around it and although what you think of what isn’t the many other things you can do there but the path that is serene and a time to walk in fellowship and self-realization and thought. A great place to cope and think!!
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)?
That there was another place in the world like Lost Lake especially in California.
FIVE
1. Write the story title and author name.
Almost Home by Gerald Haslam Page 153
2. Summarize the reading in one brief SENTENCE; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information.
Bakersfield there is a little town Oildale, near the southern end of Californias central valley. A couple who married, grew up there with their families moved away and come back to visit because they must, it somehow balances them to remember how this town use to be and they bring their children there and share how much it has changed but yet they somehow can overlook all of it even though the pollution creates the color they can see past it and see everything as bittersweet in Oildale.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)?
“It is almost as I remember it, almost home.” Page 157
4. What did the reading make you think of IN ONE SENTENCE OR TWO? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... )
Cotton wood trees, temperatures below Zero, spinning snow, fishing, running from honey bees, drip drying in summer breeze and jumping into calico creek, walking down an old dirt road, I was almost home.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)?
No matter where you go there is always a place people have in common that is bittersweet!! I didn’t know this place existed in Bakersfield.
Part 2 Notes
1.Once you have finished your notes for the above readings, TELL US IN ONE PARAGRAPH: What similarities and differences do you see between each of the authors and the topics they chose to discuss (compare and contrast a message each author has regarding what My California means)
All five stories were about each Author’s perception or piece of California that they made it their own story of memory they shared of their home the differences were each author has a different part of California that was their home. I do believe they also depicted things in their stories that you wouldn’t notice unless pointed out to you. None of the stories share the same spot but are all alike in that all others were content in the story regardless of the problems.
2. I want you to briefly research one of the locations of the places you were assigned to read about in My California. Choose one location of your choice. It can be your favorite story from the book location. eg Seal Beach, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Mavericks.
There were quite a few that I could have chosen I spent my youth living all over California especially the parts in the book, my father was a business man. But, I chose Seal Beach, it still has some serenity to it and hasn’t been overwhelmed with pollution and population at this point it is still slowly creeping in. Most all the other places the stories were about have already been over ran and drastically changed, I find this one to be closer in hitting a spot for me of calm, self-realization and peace that I particularly like.
3. Tell us the story and author you read regarding the location you chose, links to the location you found on the Internet to shed more light on your choice, brief impressions regarding the information you found -- eg why you enjoyed the story or location and relate it to the link you found regarding the story location. This can be roughly a paragraph in length. We are doing this to get a feel for one another's interests which will also aid further understanding of your work in the essay you will write on your Midterm of this week. The midterm link will be in the EXAMS section of the class.
The story in the book I read that chose my location was:
The last little beach town by Edward Humes
Internet:
• familyfun.go.com/vacations/california-surf-and-sun-712437/
• members.virtualtourist.com/m/69457/b87ad/
• www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-best-little-beach-towns/1
• www.vacationrentalpeople.com/.../California/.../Seal-Beach
Create 5 Multiple Choice questions (one per story) with 5 possible answers. Asterisk your answer.
1. In the story California Honky-tonk what was the name of the band
• El Rancho Motel *a
• Santa Rosa Club
• Biker’s Band
• Lobo
• Ginny’s Gun
2. In the story 909 what was the name stated similar to
• Bob
• Badlands
• Area Codes *
• Automobiles
• Mules
3. In the story The Line, what author wrote the story
• Billy Marten
• Mark Arax
• Hector Tobar
• Ruben Martinez *
• San Franscico
4. In the story Waters of Tranquility, what was the patch of grass infront of?
• Gandhi World Peace Memorial *
• Play toys
• Lake Shrine
• Path around the Lake
• Mud Hens
5. In the story Almost Home, what is bittersweet?
• Almost home
• Kid cootie
• Oildale *
• Bakersfield
• agriculture
__4. Review 10 classmates work from week 3; choose one multiple choice 'test' question created by each of these 10 classmates (put name in parenthesis for each classmate question so we know the source). Cut and paste into blog post.
1. What nationality was Paulo Freire? (Penny P.)
a. French
b. Portuguese
c. Latin
d. Brazilian*
e. English
2. In 1962, how many sugarcane workers did Freire teach to read and write? (summer)
A. 3
B. 30
C. 300 **
D. 3,000
E. None of the workers successfully learned to read and write
3. Paulo was born into a _____ family? (Renee)
A. poor
B. wealthy
C. middle class*
4. What subject did Freire teach? (Pui Yin)
a. Humanities
b. Portuguese*
c. Philosophy
d. Psychology
e. Spanish
5. What did Paulo Freire’s wife do for a living?(Penny)
a. Chef
b. House wife
c. Tutor
d. Teacher*
e. Director
6.When was Paulo Frieire born? (Okamh)
November 24th 1921
July 1st 1919
May 23 1921
September 11th 1921
September 19, 1921*
7.What school did Freire enroll in? (Natalie)
a) Recife City College
b) Harvard University
c) Cambridge University
d) University of Recife*
e) He never went to college
8.How many books did Paulo Freire write? (Lucy)
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5 *
9.What did Freire become interested in at such a young age? (Kerby)
A. Becoming a millionaire
B. Education of the poor people in his region*
C. Joining the services
D. World Peace
E. Global Warming
10.What halted Freire's progressive attempts to teach literacy to farmers? (Kristine)
A. A restriction on education
B. Industrial revolution
C. A military coup *
D. Religious reasons
CLARIFICATION: SINCE NO QUESTIONS WERE CREATED FOR WEEK 3, YOU ARE USING TEN DIFFERENT QUESTIONS THAN THE ONES YOU SUBMITTED IN WEEK 2. USE ONES YOU THINK ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT ONES. THIS WILL HELP YOU BETTER UNDERSTAND FREIRE AND WEEK 2 INFO.
5.Create one sample of dialogue using structure
Dialogue Structure for Practice:
When I researched Paulo Freire's theory of oppression I found incredible historical pain and loss. I noticed that many of my classmates had the same research result in that the museum is 100 years old this year.I wonder if the topic we researched would have been different in regards to Freiere's upbringing if he had lived in a time different that he Great Depression in that people would have come from different cultures and upbringings.
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