People Places and Things
Welcome to the People Places and Things Page...Please check this page regularly for updated information and assignments, If you have any questions or problems with the page, please email Erin at erine@school-one.org.
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Assignment I: Please consider and write to me what you are interested to do in the School One History project. You should consider what your strengths and weaknesses might be in the project. Do you have any special skills that should help the project? Do you have any ideas that the class should consider for the project. This is an informal piece so do not worry about grammar rules...this is due Thursday September 1, 2022.
Assignment II: Please begin to research a person that you will want to choose for your first Biography assignment. This should be a person you are interested in and may not know much about or someone you think you know and want to find out more. It also should be someone who you would like to share with the class, so you should make notes as to why this person is being chosen for this assignment. You should make your choice by Thursday September 8, 2022.
You should write a one page document with the first paragraph describing who the person was and why you chose them...you should also write about what you hope to discover about this person, i.e. what do you expect to find out; why is this person someone who should be shared with the class; is this person a truly historic person or is it a person who should be a historic person based on our class discussions? This is also due on Thursday September 8, 2022.
Due Every Thursday in Class: Please write an informal report on what you have read, what points you have found interesting and information that you did not know or you found surprising. I also want an update on how many pages you have read by that Friday report.
Your Final written document for the biography will be due around midterm, so consider midterm - the week of October 3, 2022. We will decide on a final due date in class as well as what you will be writing about, as we get a little closer to midterm.
First Biography Essay: This essay is Due Thursday October 20, 2022
Please write a standard humanities department essay discussing the person your read about in your Biography. Who is this person and what do you think were their best qualities? Was there anything about them that surprised you or was unexpected? Did you find them to be an inspiration...why or why not? Would you consider them to be a worthwhile life?
Remember to send Erin weekly report on the biography that you are reading...see assignment above for details on the weekly report...always include the name of the book and the author's name. I am expecting an emailed report Thursday October 27, 2022.
People Place and Things Survey Questions: The link to the survey questions is located below. Please re-read the survey questions and write notes about anything you think we should rewrite or include in the questions so we can finalize them for the surveys. Please have this done for class on Tuesday November 1, 2022.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h-uUS9TT_Vwe_drulGHPW9xzY0wV5zWQk5kJWOUwFFg/edit?usp=sharing
Final in-class essay on your Biography:
Please write a standard humanities department essay discussing the person your read about in your Biography. Who is this person and what do you think were their best qualities? Was there anything about them that surprised you or was unexpected? Did you find them to be an inspiration...why or why not? If you could interview them, what would you ask them and how do you think they would respond to your question.
Trimester II
The Monuments Men article from Smithsonian Magazine:
Essay 1: Please write a standard humanities department essay based on the article above and the movie The Monuments Men, discussing the importance of saving cultural history. Why were these examples of art work and buildings so important to these men in WWII? Do you think it was worth the outcome that happened to these men? What do you think is the legacy of these men? How might this story figure into our project about the history of School One? This is due Thursday December 15, 2022.
Please continue to obtain pictures and information about the monuments, grave sites and memorials in your hometowns. Please put a presentation together of what you find and have it for class on Tuesday January 3, 2023.
New Assignment: Please continue to work on collecting information of memorials and monuments in your hometown. Also, collect (in writing and pictures) information about your hometown history and be prepared to share your information with the class on Tuesday 1/10/23.
As a follow-up to the above assignment, Please create a power point documenting the history of your neighborhood and including pictures of the monuments and other interesting historical places in your part of RI. This is due on Thursday January 19, 2023.
Historic Places Essay: Due Tuesday February 21, 2023
Please write a standard humanities department essay discussing the documentary on Notre Dame. I am interested in your thoughts of how and why we preserve historic buildings whether they are Medieval cathedrals or green spaces in small towns. Why do we work hard to preserve them? Why are they important to our collective history? Why aren't there more concerted efforts to save, preserve or recognize historic places, buildings or any structures? You might also want to contemplate what we lose if we do not make these efforts.
In class writing assignment
This writing assignment should be completed in class and handed in at the end of class. You should also hand in with this assignment, the work we did in class on Tuesday (the questions and letter you wrote) and the homework that was due today.
Please write a complete description of School One as it is in 2023 and as if you were leaving a document to be found in a time capsule that will be opened in the distant future. Describe the physical building, highlighting the parts of school you feel are the most important. Also describe how the people in the building affect the building and its use...how are they leaving their mark on the building (include yourself). Finally, discuss the things in the building that reflect our unique place and the wonderful people who inhabit the space. How do these specific things reflect the people and atmosphere of the building. You are writing about your place in School One and its history for posterity, so please be thoughtful and serious...think about what you are contributing to our collective School One history.
Trimester III
Based on class discussion and the documentaries we have watched, create a list of things that represent School One's Material Culture. These are the things that are most common to School One, things that we all use, or recognize as being "School One." I then want you to write a couple of paragraphs discussing which of these items should be considered for a time capsule and what people 100 yrs. from now would say about School One if they opened the capsule. This is Due Tuesday March 28, 2023 for class.
Write an essay on the importance of the yearbooks to our collective memory and history of School One. What images, words and features are the most meaningful? What feelings are invoked by the different parts/segments of the yearbooks. How can we quantify these ideas into part of the final project. Please add your thoughts and opinions...use Humanities department regulations for the essay. Please put your name on the essay! This is due Tuesday April 4, 2023.
Create a photo collage of pictures that represent the history of the world while School One has been in existence on one side. Add to the other side pictures that you have collected from around School One or have taken from the Facebook pictures we have chosen for Diana. This project is Due Tuesday April 25, 2023.
Here is the link to the folder for photo collage materials: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ud1B69zuWfQM1gbv1Djf5pjWoDTh_agG?usp=sharing
Final Essay: Please write a standard Humanities Dept. essay discussing your take on your experience/experiences of being a School One student. What impresses you the most? What is it about School One that you will remember the most? Are you leaving anything that might be considered a legacy for School One? What do you want to leave for future School One students? You have leeway with this essay, so please be honest and make sure you are clear about what you think, so future people will understand what you mean. Please also tell me at the end of the essay if you will allow me to possibly use it in the 50th Anniversary History. This essay is due Tuesday May 24, 2023.