Chapter 46 covers information for writing about texts such as essays, articles, books, advertisements, and photographs. It helps to explain different types of texts and what they are by easily breaking down the text's content. Chapter 46 shows how to summarize our thoughts and ideas between our emotions, reactions and analysis by demonstrating our understanding about the main points which gives us useful hints for reading and writing.
I learned how to read actively from this chapter, how to take notes on questions and thoughts and how to go back and outline with a pencil instead of a highlighter by circling points and writing in margins. A pencil allows you to erase and change ideas and thoughts, unlike a highlighter you’re stuck with the illuminated text once you highlighted an area. I did this in this chapter after I read this instruction and realized it worked quite well for me.
The other suggestion for note taking that I thought would work quite well for me, as I love to take notes but find more times than not they are all over the paper and unorganized, is by setting up an outline. This outline would highlight key points of the text and I would probably have to re-read the text when using this method, which is a suggestion I would make anyway because I always feel it is a good way to catch things you may have missed in the first reading.
Lastly, writing a summary is basically just showing your understanding of the text and the main ideas you gathered from the reading. You correctly begin writing a summary with a title and continue by writing it in third person as chapter 46 suggests.
This was a very useful exercise and I plan to use the techniques to help write concise and efficient papers as the semester goes on. I learned many useful tools of writing and reading to take with me for future use making reading and writing much more simple and concise.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Freewriting Exericse Dialogue Week 2
“Free writing Exercises ~ Dialogue” ~ Week two
Free writing is letting your thoughts flow as they will, writing down whatever ideas and thoughts come into your mind and not to produce pages of polished prose but a way to formulate ideas, warm your brain and simply just get yourself in a habit of thinking and writing. This is a place to reflect, make connections between your experiences while learning to put words on paper without judgments. Free writing is actually a loose unorganized way of writing for a period of time without stopping. The purpose of free writing is basically to continue to write random thoughts without correcting anything even misspelling the point is to just not stop writing.
The basic definition of Free writing or another term they call this style is “automatic writing”; this is stream of consciousness writing or a prewriting technique in which a person writes continuously for a set period of time without regard to spelling, grammar or topic. (Resource: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free writing).
This type of writing is meant to expand our awareness and grow stronger writing muscles as we put pen to paper and write freely. I believe this is how we can developed stronger writing by simply just taking the time to practice writing openly without judging or critiquing as you put words and thoughts on paper without editing.
Free writing to me seems very flighty but yet is also very interesting as I think of it in a way to do just exactly as it states "Freely" write and not think about editing as your mind flows with thoughts and ideas and you allow yourself to babble.
I was somewhat skeptical about free writes simply because I am so use to being in control of my thoughts and how I write rather than just letting my pen meet the paper and my mind pour out what comes to it. I can honestly see how it can improve my writing in many ways without wasting my time as I originally thought. I can see how it will start to expand my mind with strong points of interest and ideas which will better reflect my opinions and meanings of what I am writing.
I believe I will take the advice that was suggested in this week’s reading and practice this at least three times a week to better improve my writing skills.
Free writing is letting your thoughts flow as they will, writing down whatever ideas and thoughts come into your mind and not to produce pages of polished prose but a way to formulate ideas, warm your brain and simply just get yourself in a habit of thinking and writing. This is a place to reflect, make connections between your experiences while learning to put words on paper without judgments. Free writing is actually a loose unorganized way of writing for a period of time without stopping. The purpose of free writing is basically to continue to write random thoughts without correcting anything even misspelling the point is to just not stop writing.
The basic definition of Free writing or another term they call this style is “automatic writing”; this is stream of consciousness writing or a prewriting technique in which a person writes continuously for a set period of time without regard to spelling, grammar or topic. (Resource: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free writing).
This type of writing is meant to expand our awareness and grow stronger writing muscles as we put pen to paper and write freely. I believe this is how we can developed stronger writing by simply just taking the time to practice writing openly without judging or critiquing as you put words and thoughts on paper without editing.
Free writing to me seems very flighty but yet is also very interesting as I think of it in a way to do just exactly as it states "Freely" write and not think about editing as your mind flows with thoughts and ideas and you allow yourself to babble.
I was somewhat skeptical about free writes simply because I am so use to being in control of my thoughts and how I write rather than just letting my pen meet the paper and my mind pour out what comes to it. I can honestly see how it can improve my writing in many ways without wasting my time as I originally thought. I can see how it will start to expand my mind with strong points of interest and ideas which will better reflect my opinions and meanings of what I am writing.
I believe I will take the advice that was suggested in this week’s reading and practice this at least three times a week to better improve my writing skills.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Sam's Blog: Sam's blog
Sam's Blog: Sam's blog: "HI my names Samantha. But most people call me Sam or Samie.I’m the baby of six kids. Five sisters including me and one brother. I’ve been a ..."
Hey Sammie ...I would love to learn Italian not that we would ever find time in our busy college schedules to do that but sure would be grateful my family is 100% italian and I know very little!! Thank you for sharing your ventures!! My best~
Daye
Hey Sammie ...I would love to learn Italian not that we would ever find time in our busy college schedules to do that but sure would be grateful my family is 100% italian and I know very little!! Thank you for sharing your ventures!! My best~
Daye
Introduction Dialogue Autobiography
GOALS for this class: “Free write” Dialogue ~
My goals are simple, I would like to pass this class with an “A”…learn and absorb new interesting information on this topic and move closer toward accomplishing my degree in Psychology. For this course I would like to develop a deeper appreciation for writing without critiquing myself, let go of my control of just expressing my thoughts on paper and expanding my mind as I do write.
Other than my life goal being accomplishing my degree in psychology and utilizing it in treatment centers and advocacy work as well as a speaker of Behavioral change I also look positively forward at achieving everything I would like to in my personal and professional life without my head spinning.
With that said I am a facing forward, straight ahead open person ready for what this course outline has to offer and enhance in me. I am keeping as clear of head as possible and clearly concisely and openly going to reply in my words, my story and what I can offer to each homework assignment.
So, worries that I may have, knowing myself doesn’t seem like I have any right now, but possibly just running short on time...this course seems to ask me to let go and write freely which seems to be a hard thing at times to allow yourself to do, but I do want to accomplish this task so I will take it on eager and ready with a willingness to learn and grasp all I can from this course.
This is my second year and fifth semester at SRJC which I am specifically going for my AA/AS in psychology and a possible second in Advocacy with SRJC. Most of my courses have been online and most of them this spring are as well...I myself prefer this, for the freedom and ability to take many courses!!
I am taking this course not only to add to my accomplished courses toward my degree but satisfy my interests personally. Being back in college after so many years has been one of the biggest challenges of my life!! This also has shown me to allow myself to make more mistakes in life and realize I learn quicker!!
Which takes me onto inviting you into a more in depth relation with me and that is my personal venue!
I was born in Santa Rosa, moved to Oregon when I was 10 years old, raised horses and sheep as well as competed in 4-H and FFA with both. After high school I followed my high school sweet heart to San Diego and went to San Diego State college in hopes of obtaining my business degree, that didn’t pan out. I joined the United States Marines with the only requirement of myself was getting a direction and learning discipline with myself. Once this was achieved I didn’t stick with it and for many years since wished I would have gone back, but didn’t. So, I then had a series of careers that all had endings. I moved back to California 5 years ago from Oregon and I am happily rooted back in Healdsburg on Fitch Mtn Rd. the Russian River side. I started with SRJC a couple years ago and have taken mostly online courses, because I live part time in Healdsburg and part time in Atascadero, Ca where my step son lives with his Dad. This is quite a story in itself, I adopted him when he was three years old, although his Dad and I have only ever been best friends, but his mother left and I stepped up to the plate to co-parent my best friend’s son with him.
So, I am now going toward my long awaited passion of being a Psychologist and want to specialize in implementing treatment programs in centers and advocacy work to help those transitioning back home after their programs.
I do not currently work, so school is my primary focus, as well as I don’t have any animals to occupy my time…so it frees me up to concentrate on accomplishing my goal.
I am the type of person who is a sponge to learn and experience new things with eagerness and both feet in!! I love to work in a comfortable pace to accomplish my work but as life goes at times it doesn’t always work this way…I have often caused myself to run short due to the amount I put on my plate and commit myself to. I think with age and at times falling short or coming close to not making deadlines I am learning my limitations and that I can do many things but not all at once!!
So, If I had to compare myself to a plant as to what type of learner I am I would say: I put the best plant forward to describe me and that would be a “Arrowwood viburnum” because they are easy to care for and produce wine vines…that are flavorful, they are rich in color and give in abundance. Their goal is to produce and they do it miraculously as expected on time if not before expected.
One last closing: I tend to be long winded, so another area may be learning to shorten up saying the same thing!!
Thank you for reading~ My best to all for this course and your life directions!!
Daye Richardson
My goals are simple, I would like to pass this class with an “A”…learn and absorb new interesting information on this topic and move closer toward accomplishing my degree in Psychology. For this course I would like to develop a deeper appreciation for writing without critiquing myself, let go of my control of just expressing my thoughts on paper and expanding my mind as I do write.
Other than my life goal being accomplishing my degree in psychology and utilizing it in treatment centers and advocacy work as well as a speaker of Behavioral change I also look positively forward at achieving everything I would like to in my personal and professional life without my head spinning.
With that said I am a facing forward, straight ahead open person ready for what this course outline has to offer and enhance in me. I am keeping as clear of head as possible and clearly concisely and openly going to reply in my words, my story and what I can offer to each homework assignment.
So, worries that I may have, knowing myself doesn’t seem like I have any right now, but possibly just running short on time...this course seems to ask me to let go and write freely which seems to be a hard thing at times to allow yourself to do, but I do want to accomplish this task so I will take it on eager and ready with a willingness to learn and grasp all I can from this course.
This is my second year and fifth semester at SRJC which I am specifically going for my AA/AS in psychology and a possible second in Advocacy with SRJC. Most of my courses have been online and most of them this spring are as well...I myself prefer this, for the freedom and ability to take many courses!!
I am taking this course not only to add to my accomplished courses toward my degree but satisfy my interests personally. Being back in college after so many years has been one of the biggest challenges of my life!! This also has shown me to allow myself to make more mistakes in life and realize I learn quicker!!
Which takes me onto inviting you into a more in depth relation with me and that is my personal venue!
I was born in Santa Rosa, moved to Oregon when I was 10 years old, raised horses and sheep as well as competed in 4-H and FFA with both. After high school I followed my high school sweet heart to San Diego and went to San Diego State college in hopes of obtaining my business degree, that didn’t pan out. I joined the United States Marines with the only requirement of myself was getting a direction and learning discipline with myself. Once this was achieved I didn’t stick with it and for many years since wished I would have gone back, but didn’t. So, I then had a series of careers that all had endings. I moved back to California 5 years ago from Oregon and I am happily rooted back in Healdsburg on Fitch Mtn Rd. the Russian River side. I started with SRJC a couple years ago and have taken mostly online courses, because I live part time in Healdsburg and part time in Atascadero, Ca where my step son lives with his Dad. This is quite a story in itself, I adopted him when he was three years old, although his Dad and I have only ever been best friends, but his mother left and I stepped up to the plate to co-parent my best friend’s son with him.
So, I am now going toward my long awaited passion of being a Psychologist and want to specialize in implementing treatment programs in centers and advocacy work to help those transitioning back home after their programs.
I do not currently work, so school is my primary focus, as well as I don’t have any animals to occupy my time…so it frees me up to concentrate on accomplishing my goal.
I am the type of person who is a sponge to learn and experience new things with eagerness and both feet in!! I love to work in a comfortable pace to accomplish my work but as life goes at times it doesn’t always work this way…I have often caused myself to run short due to the amount I put on my plate and commit myself to. I think with age and at times falling short or coming close to not making deadlines I am learning my limitations and that I can do many things but not all at once!!
So, If I had to compare myself to a plant as to what type of learner I am I would say: I put the best plant forward to describe me and that would be a “Arrowwood viburnum” because they are easy to care for and produce wine vines…that are flavorful, they are rich in color and give in abundance. Their goal is to produce and they do it miraculously as expected on time if not before expected.
One last closing: I tend to be long winded, so another area may be learning to shorten up saying the same thing!!
Thank you for reading~ My best to all for this course and your life directions!!
Daye Richardson
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Daye's Blog
I have created a new post to my Blog for English 100 Section # 8736....Exciting!!
From Daye Richardson
From Daye Richardson
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Week 6
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. .
(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 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.
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