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Historic Site Report

            There are many ways to learn about the literature we’ll be discussing this semester—the readings themselves, our discussion of the readings as a class, and small group work involving some of the readings.

            One of other the ways that can clarify and expand our understanding of this literature is to visit historic sites that connect in some way with these readings. That idea is the key concept underlying this part of the class assignments; that is worth 10% of your final grade.

            I have created a list of possible historic sites to visit and report on. While I have tried to put together a fairly comprehensive list of sites that seem to relate to our readings, if you have an idea of another site that fits the assignment’s requirements, I am very willing to discuss this .choice with you.

            Here are the instructions for the report:

1.     Select a site. If you can buddy up with some other classmates who are interested in the same site, that is great! But it is also fine to make a solo visit.

2.     Go visit the site and take good notes. Also collect copies of any handouts that you think are relevant and help explain the site. Take pictures if you like of particularly important parts of what you are viewing. You will attach these to your report.

3.     Next is your report, which should be at least 800 words long and should cover these three areas although you may include more. First give a detailed description of the site you visited.  Give an overall description (specific details!) and then   discuss in specific details at least three things about the exhibit that especially caught your attention. (If you are doing this as group, you can still include your own personal choices.

4.     This next part is the most important one. Please make specific connections between a particular reading or readings we had in class and your site. What specific details from the site relate or connect to the chosen reading? Discuss these connections in detail. For example, if you go to see “The Story of Virginia” at the Virginia Historical Society, you will see a lot of information that relates directly to our John Smith readings.

5.     Finally, please discuss in specific detail what you learned from this visit. Also discuss what you liked and disliked about visiting the site. Please give specifics!

REALLY IMPORTANT: Although you have close to the end of the semester to do this, I really, really encourage you to try to do this assignment by mid-term. Between mid-term and the end we will have another essay, three reading responses, and the final. Why not check this part of the work off before then? As a way of pushing you toward this choice (and some do not need to be pushed), I need to have your choice in writing by the third week in October if not before.

HISTORIC SITES

Virginia Historical Society: “Story of Virginia” exhibit

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (early American painting and sculpture)

Jamestown