2bMOPA

Contains a title using the format listed above .25 points

2bMOPA (Museum of Photographic Art)

Contains the sources you used with links to these sources .25 points
www.mopa.org/

http://www.mopa.org/images/exhimage/YampolskyL.jpg


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

The museum combines the expressions, feelings, and issues of many different cultures all captured on a photograph. I tries to reach and combine all cultures through its displays and exhibitions.

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 chose the Museum of Photographic Art because, while I enjoy all aspects of art, photography is one of my favorite media. When I think of MOPA, I think of every culture of the world united in this museum, loved, understood, and recognized. I see the women washing their clothes at a river in India. I see two young girls at a school in South America learning to read and write.

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 is about trying to connect with all cultures about the world. By observing a photograph that portrays their routine actions I am able to better understand their customs and traditions (and I do this without even speaking a word).

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 know that I can observe different cultures through many different forms of art and not just photography. I chose MOPA because the photograph shows the subject just as it is. Whereas, in a painting, a painter can use his artistic license and embellish or darken things here or there. I like seeing things as how they are, and photography does this for me.

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 learned that MOPA desires all its viewers to experience the cultural and social issues of its subjects. I would like to learn more about these various cultures through different forms of expression, such as music and dance.

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

Jeni Lyons is studying toward her goal of obtaining her AA degree. She considers school as a way to forward herself both educationally and professionally. I am going to school for the very same reasons. For hundreds of years many people from all walks of life have considered an education to be an important part of their lives.

http://jenilyons.blogspot.com/2008/06/project-1a.html