Commentary 1: “In the Beginning”
IN THE BEGINNING…
The texts for this week’s commentary are:
Starr: “A Nation-State”
Starr: “Queen Califa’s Island”
Roman: “Bay of Smokes”
Write a Commentary that expresses a position you now hold about early California/Los Angeles.
Thinking about all the texts, write about the ideas that you strike you most this week. What makes you think/wonder? What about? What do you find surprising? What do you want to know more about? How do the texts intersect in interesting ways?
Remember to:
1.write a commentary that is 300-600 words and thoughtfully discusses the texts we are reading that week.
2.save your work (commentary) in word
TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL COMMENTARIES:
1.Do your assigned reading!
2.Think about the salient topics/ideas/information–basically, ask yourself:
-What do you learn?
-What do you take away from the texts?
-What do they make you wonder/think about?
-What stands out and interests you?
3.After you narrow down #2, determine:
-What is your opinion on those topics/ideas? Why? What makes you think that? What evidence is your opinion based on?
4.Make a claim or statement ABOUT the materials
-DO NOT summarize the reading in Commentaries
5.Support your claim or statement
DO use quotations or paraphrases from the reading to support your claim or statement
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