The topics that were covered in the fishbowl discussion between Natives, Colonists, and Promoters were mainly based on the topics list written on the board which were based on the book American Colonies by Alan Taylor, a book about the colonization of America. I played as Richard Halkuyt, a promoter. I think the class generally performed well. We followed the list of topics while being in character which led to a lot of witty comments and funny arguments. I think my classmates did a very good job being in character because it made the discussion more fun and engaging. I think the fishbowl discussing was great overall.
I think the group that presented their points the most successfully was the Native American group because they brought up more different topics for frequently which caught me of guard and they also did a good job with defending their argument. I think one of the most interesting and important points made in this discussion was the one about how the colonizers burned the natives crops because they burned their crops and there was this whole back and forth between groups harming each other and their property. It helped me realize that this part of history really was a back and forth with this endless cycle of revenge and killing. Nothing really confused me. Some wonderings I still have is about this time period is the personal details of what every group went through. I know that we probably will never know more details of this time period than we already have now but after realizing how the back and forth that happened is comparable to the conflict we have today, I could help but think about the personal details.
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"Mom, I don't want to eat this." said the little boy in a taciturn voice.
He crossed his arms and looked away from his exasperated mother. She held her hand over her eyes in attempt to be imperturbable. "You're father works in the fields all day tending to cattle and sheep to get you this food for your satiety!" she says as she grabbed a spoonful or dirty slope and grabs the struggling child, "I'm sick of your deportment." The boy kicks and squirms with duress with the eyes of a upset animal. He breaks free. "I'm not eating that!" screamed the boy and sprinted out of the house. The mother could only make out shades of cerulean of his brightly colored shirt from the window. She saw him run though a symposium. She chased after him. The mother scanned the crowd of jaunty people schmoozing and their periphrasis. There was no blue. The mother realized how exigent her situation was. Patterns and connections I noticed during the scavenger hunt at Balboa Park was that I saw a lot of statures and carvings in walls. It was all related to history. The artifacts looked very old.
The artifacts that were the most interesting were the paintings because there the people or subject of that paintings varied from people from different groups to dogs. The scavenger hunt kind of confirmed that it is about history but also made it more broad. The artifacts were from all sorts of different topics. I think evidence I can add to KLEWS chart is paintings, sculptures, and documents. I have questions about what specific history we will be focusing on for this project. I noticed that the curation was very interactive. There was a dress up area and objects to touch. One exhibit looked like a living room with books and couches. I noticed that the story of Peter and the Wolf was presented by one person and was told using household items such as blankets and coats. I appreciate him using the objects and setting it up to create environment and characters. I think the part where the jacket is both the grandfather and the wolf would make kids interested in the story. Its important to keep in mind the audience your product or performance is for. My first impression of 11th Grade is that it seems to be going fine. I look forward to learning new things about history. I am nervous about the rest of the year because I am expecting the workload to get progressively more difficult. I think the topics and activities I have done in class is good. I think some of the reading was a bit long. I enjoyed the activity about the film in class and I learn best from lectures and presentations. I think my strength in Humanities is reading and I would like to improve my writing.
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