2c - Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_Beach_Boardwalk
http://www.beachboardwalk.com/

2. Contains a brief paragraph how it connects to your study of humanities. 1 point
The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk relates to our studies of humanities because it is a cultural attraction. It has music, rides, arts, and a historical value as well. It has been there since the early 1900’s and is an attraction to many people from all over.

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 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk; it is a place of the Pacific Ocean in southern California, where there are rides, music, shops, bowling, casino/arcade, golf, laser tag, and even more. It is an attraction to many, families, teens, and even adults. When you are walking through the board walk you hear many people filling the place, on rides, walking, looking in shops, etc. It is a place where you can do many different activities. There are families, and friends walking around, talking, yelling, laughing and having fun.

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

My choice of the Boardwalk is about the history and excitement of it. It is 100 years old now and still has many people wanting to visit it. It is place that brings excitement to many and has a little bit of an educational background.

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 I would do somewhere that I want to visit and that would be a some what exciting place. I thought of a few different places, then I thought of the Boardwalk and I decided that would be the best place for me to do. The Boardwalk is a place that I want to visit soon, because I haven’t been there since I was two. I have seen the commercials for years, and just thought it sounded like a place that would be so much fun to see. Many people I know that have been there say that it is fun, and exciting.

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 that thousands of people visit there each year, but I wonder what the exact number is?

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 Shannon’s blog about the Exploratorium, and thought that best related to my topic of the Boardwalk. She talks about how it is a place with many different activities, kids and lots of noise, which is what the Boardwalk is about too. I learned that this museum is the definition of humanities, and I had never realized that until I saw the definition and observation of the Exploratorium together.

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