Saturday, October 30, 2010

Case Study 1: Britain and the Building of a Global Empire (Part 2)

Artifact #9 ~ #17
Artifact 9: Student's Free Choice



Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
     Evolution: Science and Religion
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
     Urbanization: Construction of the Modern City.
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
     The teacher chose this artifact and I spent about 1 hour on it.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
          I learned that things changed while time goes. 
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
     Yes it does because I like to draw while i learn. 
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:

     a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio
     I would rate it as 5. :D

     b) Impact on your level of happiness / enjoyment
     I would rate it as 5.
     c) Impact on your learning
     I would rate it as 5.
     d) Level of creativity and originality
     I would rate it as 5.   
6. Any additional comments.
    No.


Artifact #10: Main Events: Cause and Effect analytical writing




Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
     Urbanization: Construction of the Modern City.
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
     Evolution: Science and Religion 
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
     The teacher chose this artifact and I spent about 3 hours on it.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
          I learned that population can affect many things. Not only the places for humans will not enough, it also brings diseases and the way people think.  
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
     Yes it does because writing can make me think while i write.  
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
     a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio
     I would rate it as 4.

     b) Impact on your level of happiness / enjoyment
     I would rate it as 3.
     c) Impact on your learning
     I would rate it as 4
     d)Level of creativity and originality

     I would rate it as 0. 
6. Any additional comments.
    No.


Artifact #11: Primary Source and Evaluation (Student's choice)



Origin:
This picture was created and published in 1869, and is drawing about Halifax, West Yorkshire.Because I cannot find the author of this picture, some of the questions are not be able to answer.

Purpose:
This picture shows how the world changes during the 19th century. Air pollution, factories, and the environment changed.  The author created this to show us that the world changes in time, and there were many factories with machines that make toxic productions. He did not color his picture because it has more power to show the air pollution of that time. I think he drew this was to show the the modern people that the power of urbanization is threatening. In this picture, it has two men standing at the right side corner. The place where they were are more likely a place where is more country, or haven't been urbanized yet. It seems like they were discussing about the other side of the world, which has many factories. There are smokes in this picture, and it makes the sky look gray and dirty.

Value:
From this picture, we can tell that the author cares about the world. The author uses these two men to tell us that they were looking at how the world change from country to city. The time period of this picture is in 19th century when the world started to urbanize. I think the author does not like the idea of urbanization by showing us that air pollutions are bad. In this time when this picture was created, the world was changing into more modern world with factories and machines that work for workers.

Limitation:
From this picture, we might not be able to know where the people in that time liked the idea of urbanization or not. The picture only shows that the two of men were talking, discussing something with each other. We also cannot tell whether it is in the morning or at night.


Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
     The Universe through a Telescope: the two men represent the telescope looking at the world. 
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
     Urbanization: Construction of the Modern City
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
     The teacher chose this artifact and I spent about 4 hours.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
          I learned that some people actually care about the world and how the world has changed in time. 
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
     Yes it does because i can learn a lot from a picture.  
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
     a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio
     I would rate it as 3.
     b) Impact on your level of happiness / enjoyment
     I would rate it as 0.
     c) Impact on your learning
     I would rate it as 3.
     d) Level of creativity and originality
     I would rate it as 0. 
     6. Any additional comments.
     No.



Artifact #12: Idea Page


Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
     Nationalism and Liberalism: Creation of the Nation-state
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
     Urbanization: Construction of the Modern City
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
     The teacher chose this artifact and I spent about 15 minutes uploading the photo.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
          I learned that idea pages can let us organize what we learn during the class and also can let us look at it in the future without getting confused. 
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
     Yes it does because i can learn a lot while i take notes.  
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
     a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio
     I would rate it as 5.
     b) Impact on your level of happiness / enjoyment
     I would rate it as 2.
     c) Impact on your learning
     I would rate it as 4.
     d) Level of creativity and originality

     I would rate it as 2. 
     6. Any additional comments.
     No.

Artifact 16: My Story






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