2b Oakland Museum of Califronia

1. Contains the sources you used with links to these sources .25 points

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Museum_of_California
http://www.museumca.org/

2. Contains a brief paragraph how it connects to your study of humanities. 1 point

The Oakland Museum of California relates our studies of humanities in many ways. This museum is about art history, culture and natural sciences, it is the only of California. We are learning about the cultures of California, the history, art, etc. Since this museum is about all these different aspects of California, it is exactly what we are studying.

3. Contains the following "analytical elements":

a. Observation: What did you choose? What do you see or hear or feel or think of in the choice you made? What is the subject of the work? If you chose a 'thing' what is the work made of and what techniques (colors, lines, shapes, textures)does the creator use? Be specific in your description. If you chose a place, be specific in your description of what you see or hear. Talk to your reader as though they cannot see the item but somehow must draw a painting of what you see or hear. 1 point

I choose the Oakland Museum of California. It is located at Oak and 10th Streets in downtown Oakland. It has a café that often has live jazz at lunchtime. It was opened in 1969 and has a three-tiered blend of galleries, terraces, patios, sculpture gardens, and ponds. You can sit and have your lunch overlooking the koi pond. It is an educational place to learn and attracts visitors from all over the world. The museum has pictures of the East Bay Regional Parks. It also contains history of Early California through displays of art and artifacts. It allows you to experience the full culture of early California.

b. Interpretation: What is your choice about? Give specific examples to support this statement in 2 sentences; do so in a way that teaches us something about your choice. Make Paulo Freire proud! .75 point

I choose this museum because when I was researching them on the internet, this one stuck out to me. It seemed really interesting and seemed to very education oriented. They really seemed like they were all about educational opportunities and kids. I thought that was really good and helpful for kids that love it.

c. Judgment: What led you to your choice? What do you think or feel about this choice? Why do you feel this way? Support your thoughts with specific observations. .5 point

I thought this would be a museum I would want to go visit and learn at. It looks like it has really nice grounds and a nice building as well. It seems to be a place where education is really valued and cultures, art and natural history is displayed freely. I really liked that about this museum.

d. Questioning: What else would you like to know about this choice? When completing the question section, lead your audience into the question by stating a fact you do know, yet you still have the related question. This way, both your audience and you will have an educational experience. Example: I learned that John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath was based on his personal experience working with farm workers. I would like to know if the characters he used in that book are fictitious or are they people he met? .5 point

I know this museum has a large display of early California cultures, but what I would like to know is if most of their art and history sections are mostly pictures or if they have exhibits of it as well? Also I would be curious to how much it is all worth.

5. Using your classmates work from last week, tell us one thing you learned from 1 student. Is this one thing some common experience you share or some experience that is completely different than what you experienced? Is this one thing related to our class theoretical foundation and if so, how? Is that one thing related to historical or cultural context of this country or a different one? Link that persons blog to this entry (eg cut paste that blog entry here) . .5 point

I looked at Jeana Wiemeyer blog on the Sacramento Valley. She said that the city of Coloma has a lot of inhabitants that raft in the American River that runs through it and that in the summer it pretty much is about that type of culture. But the most interesting thing I learned from her, is that Coloma was the first city that gold was found in by James W. Marshall, and that it was created into a state historic park. I was not aware of this, so I thought that was pretty interesting.

http://jeana-human7.blogspot.com/2008/09/2a-sacramento-valleycoloma.html