Thursday, February 27, 2020

Short-Answer Responses: Destination Truth



Citing from Destination Truth: Memoirs of a Monster Hunter exclusively, answer five of the following in short-answer responses. Additionally, one of your responses must be to #6.
  1. What did you find to be Gates’ funniest travel anecdote?
  2. How does Gates make the distinction between being a tourist and being a traveler?
  3. Were the monsters (e.g. Yeti, the Mongolian Death Worm) illustrated in the book integral or incidental to the reader’s understanding?
  4. What was Gates most harrowing travel experience?
  5. What are two of Gates’ best practical tips for traveling?
  6. How does Gates affirm Mark Twain’s classic assertion that “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness”?
  7. How does the sign on the door of the Massachusetts travel agency that reads: “Please go away. Often.” sum up the book’s view on travel? 

Required:
  • MLA Style
  • Approximately 750 words
  • Works cited

Due: Thu 3.5

Sunday, February 23, 2020

Week 6: Kenya

Maasai Mara National Reserve, Narok County
























Week 6: Kenya
Tue 2.25/Thu 2.27
Read: Destination—Ch. 17: Tourists and Pharaohs – Ch. 22: Home
Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations

Upcoming:

Week 7: Iran
Tue 3.3/Thu 3.5
Read: ART—“Destination”
Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations
Due: SHORT ANSWER RESPONSES


Sunday, February 16, 2020

Week 5: South Korea

Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon

Week 5: South Korea
Tue 2.18/Thu 2.20
Read: Destination—Ch. 11: Worst. Vacation. Ever. – Ch 16: On the Subject of Ghosts
Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations
Due: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL

Upcoming:

Week 6: Kenya
Tue 2.25/Thu 2.27
Read: Destination—Ch. 17: Tourists and Pharaohs – Ch. 22: Home
Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations

Monday, February 10, 2020

Autobiographical Essay


Not all journeys require tickets and luggage. The “day trip”—a close-to-home, day-long excursion—reminds us that we need only step out into our own backyard to be transported into a new world. For this autobiographical essay, write about a memorable day trip you’ve taken.

Required:

  • MLA Style
  • Approximately 750 words

Due: Thu 2.20

Sunday, February 9, 2020

Week 4: India - Tue 2.11/Thu 2.13

Taj Mahal, Agra

Week 4: India
Tue 2.11/Thu 2.13
Read: Destination—Ch. 6: Post – Ch. 10: The Delicate Art of Not Getting Killed
Class: Reading discussion; Lecture—“You’re in College Now: The New Rules of University Writing” and “Citing Sources in MLA: The Basics,” and “On Wordiness: Exercises”
Due: REFLECTION 2

Update:

Week 5: South Korea
Tue 2.18/Thu 2.20
Read: Destination—Ch. 11: Worst. Vacation. Ever. – Ch 16: On the Subject of Ghosts
Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations
Due: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL

Friday, February 7, 2020

Reflection 2: Mind the Gap—Gap Years Explained

While American high school seniors are fretting over admission into their colleges of choice, many international students are preparing to take a 12-month break from school called a "gap year." Originating in Britain, this practice involves young people deferring college for a year to travel or live abroad. So, while most American are experiencing their freshman year of college, students from these countries might be volunteering in Africa, gaining work experience in Southeast Asia, or touring the United States. Proponents of gap years say these students return to college and work more mature, having gained a year's worth of real-world experience. Assuming you did not have a gap year (if you didn't, you're not alone—only 8% of Americans typically delay college by one year, and only third of those use that time to travel), how might a year of travel/living abroad before college have affected you? Are Americans missing out on opportunities by going straight into college from high school? Should Americans adopt, even mandate, gap years ? Why or why not?

Cite two of the following in your reflection:

Required:
  • MLA Style
  • Approximately 300 words
  • Works cited

Due: Thu 2.14



Monday, February 3, 2020

Multimedia Presentations

This semester, you and up to two partners will be responsible for a 10-minute multimedia presentation.

Requirements:
  • The presentation must be no more than 10 minutes in length.
  • There should be 10-12 slides (including introduction and conclusion) and should contain least one video clip—absolutely no more than two minutes in length.
  • On the day of your presentation, email your presentation (or a link) to me at daniel.hendeldelao@sjsu.edu.

Also:
  • You must provide your own laptop.
  • You may utilize any presentation program you like (e.g PowerPoint, Keynote). However, please sort out any technical issues BEFORE your presentation date (our room's projection system can be found throughout campus).
  • Macs will require an Apple-specific adapter to connect to the university’s projection system. Newer model PCs with HDMI-only connections will also require special adapters.
  • You must present from a downloaded version of your presentation (e.g. PowerPoint, Keynote); DO NOT present directly from Google Docs online.
  • Your final slide should be your works cited (in MLA Style) and will not be presented.
  • Presentations without an introduction and/or conclusion cannot score higher than a C. Also, you may be docked for a lack of preparedness.

Topics:
  1. Fantastic Beasts: Orang Pendek, The Jersey Devil, and Champ 
  2. Mind Your Manners: Etiquette Around the World 
  3. Traveling to Africa: What to Know 
  4. Four Places to Visit—Before They Disappear 
  5. Ghost Towns of the West 
  6. A Foreigner’s Guide to American Etiquette 
  7. All About Eco-Tourism 
  8. If You Have to Ask How Much It Costs: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Resorts
  9. The Alternative Paris: What Most Tourists Don’t Do or See
  10. Dark Tourism: The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Aokigahara Forest, and La Isla de las Muñecas
  11. Inside Global Sex Tourism 
  12. Don't Go Into the Woods Without These Items!
  13. The Case Against Flying 
  14. Places Americans are Barred from Visiting 
  15. America’s Gems: Three National Parks Not to Miss 
  16. Touring Jane Austen’s Lake District 
  17. Shock to the System: Traveling and Culture Shock
  18. Voluntourism: Pros and Cons 
  19. California’s Haunted Hotels: The Hollywood Roosevelt, The Queen Mary, and The Hotel Del Coronado 
  20. Hiking the Appalachian Trail 
  21. The Lost Cities: Derinkuyu, Angkor, Pompeii, and Palenque 
  22. Access Forbidden: Snake Island, Poveglia Island, and North Sentinel Island 
  23. The Alternative New York City: What Most Tourists Don’t Do or See 
  24. World Festivals: La Tomatina, Il Palio di Siena, and Burning Man 
  25. The Great Canal Cities of the World

Sec. 2 Dates:
Week 7: Tue 3.3/Thu 3.5
  1. Aaron B, Carlos A - America’s Gems: Three National Parks Not to Miss  
  2. Angela S, Tamia T - OPEN
Week 8: Tue 3.10/Thu 3.12
  1. Berenice V, Christina L - The Alternative New York City: What Most Tourists Don’t Do or See 
  2. Abigail N, Carlos P - Dark Tourism: The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Aokigahara Forest, and La Isla de las Muñecas
Week 9: Tue 3.17/Thu 3.19
  1. Julian T, Andrea V, Jacky K* - Four Places to Visit—Before They Disappear 
  2. Vanessa H, Tony G - Touring Jane Austen’s Lake District 
Week 10: Tue 3.24/Thu 3.26
  1. Kenji F, Tyler D - California’s Haunted Hotels: The Hollywood Roosevelt, The Queen Mary, and The Hotel Del Coronado 
  2. Phuong P, Phillip N - A Foreigner’s Guide to American Etiquette 
Week 12: Tue 4.7/Thu 4.9
  1. Bobby G, Brandon C - OPEN
  2. Henry G, Brendon F - Access Forbidden: Snake Island, Poveglia Island, and North Sentinel Island 
Week 14: Tue 4.21/Thu 4.23
  1. Jordan B, Dario J -  World Festivals: La Tomatina, Il Palio di Siena, and Burning Man

Sec. 5 Dates:
Week 7: Tue 3.3/Thu 3.5
  1. Galilea D, Jennifer C - Dark Tourism: The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Aokigahara Forest, and La Isla de las Muñecas
  2. Loriana J,Uyen N - Four Places to Visit—Before They Disappear 
Week 8: Tue 3.10/Thu 3.12
  1. Angel I, Elizabeth J - If You Have to Ask How Much It Costs: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Resorts
Week 9: Tue 3.17/Thu 3.19
  1. Sheetal S, Paulina V - California’s Haunted Hotels: The Hollywood Roosevelt, The Queen Mary, and The Hotel Del Coronado 
  2. Elizabeth L, Ruairi D, Nia H - World Festivals: La Tomatina, Il Palio di Siena, and Burning Man
Week 10: Tue 3.24/Thu 3.26
  1. Diego N, Kimberly L - Places Americans are Barred from Visiting  
  2. Sophia G, Celine H - Ghost Towns of the West 
Week 12: Tue 4.7/Thu 4.9
  1. Julia H, Q Campbell, Rashmi D - The Lost Cities: Derinkuyu, Angkor, Pompeii, and Palenque
Week 14: Tue 4.21/Thu 4.23
  1. Berenice*, Joanna - Access Forbidden: Snake Island, Poveglia Island, and North Sentinel Island 
  2. Sara C, Sung C - Inside Global Sex Tourism 
Week 15: Tue 4.28/Thu 4.30
  1. Kitana P, Andrew T - Traveling to Africa: What to Know

Sunday, February 2, 2020

Week 3: New Zealand - Tue 2.4/Thu 2.6

Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park
























Week 3: New Zealand
Tue 2.4/Thu 2.6
Read: Destination—Ch. 1: “We Must Go Back” – Ch. 5: “We Found Something!”
Class: DIAGNOSTIC; Presentation partner and topic assignments; Lecture—“Building a Better Multimedia Presentation: An Annotated Look”

Upcoming:

Week 4: India
Tue 2.11/Thu 2.13
Read: Destination—Ch. 6: Post – Ch. 10: The Delicate Art of Not Getting Killed
Class: Reading discussion; Lecture—“You’re in College Now: The New Rules of University Writing” and “Citing Sources in MLA: The Basics,” and “On Wordiness: Exercises”
Due: REFLECTION 2