Each journal entry is 300 words min.
First reflective journal (Unit 7):
What economic, social, institutional, or environmental factors most shape the growth of the urban West after World War II?
LINKS FOR UNIT 7:
– Cadillac Desert 102 An American Nile – YouTube
-Carl Abbott, “The Metropolitan West since 1940″File
-Carl Abbott, “Reshaping the Metropolis”File
Second Journal (Unit 2):
Both Elliott West (Chapter 6) and Anne Hyde write about the character of western communities in the long period when various empires, European and indigenous, competed for control over large portions of the American West up to the early 1800s.
LINKS FOR UNIT 2:
-The Colonial West
-Anne Hyde, “Re-reading the Early West”File
Third Journal (Unit 9):
From those readings, what do you find to be the most significant or compelling explanation of the character of the West during this era from each of these authors? What specific examples from each do you think best illustrate their main points?
LINKS:
Resources, Readings & Lectures
Choose ONE of the following books:
- James Welch, Fools Crow (1986)
- Teresa Jordan, Riding the White Horse Home: A Western Family Album (1993)
- Ivan Doig, This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind (1978)
- Terry Tempest Williams, Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place (1991)
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