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.