esl comparison of two Penn State university campus spaces essay
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ComparisonandContrastPlanningWorksheet.docxPlanning Worksheet for Campus Space Comparison Essay
Your Name: Yuechun Yang
Class Section: ESL 15 -SEC18
It is a good idea to choose locations that are related to your major or are places that you walk by a lot, but they could be any building on campus that sparks your interest.
1. The buildings or campus spaces I plan to analyze are
a. Building/space 1: Pattee library
b. Building/space 2: Hub center
2. Go visit and take some pictures about both buildings/spaces, what are some features/objects/spaces that make these buildings special ( please list at least 5 features/objects/spaces for each building) ? How do they construct the symbolic meaning (symbolic meanings are meanings represented by physical signs/objects/designs that help tell the stories, styles and functions of the building) of the building?
a. Building/space 1:
1. Extraordinarily splendid architecture style
2. Plenty of entrances
3. Connected to other buildings
4. Spacious interior
5. Long staircase in front of the gate
6. Study room
Library is sort of a symbol of a university. So, it is supposed to have splendid architectures and massive designs. Also, the style of the building doesn’t fit modern style of architecture. Therefore, we can tell it has a long history. What’s more, it has plenty of entrances and it is connected to other building, which means the library is designed to accommodate crowds. Also, the propose of building a library is to construct a space where students can study. As a result, it owns tons of books, computers, and study rooms.
b. Building/space 2:
1. A few entrances
2. Center round shape
3. A huge lawn in front of the gate
4. Many restaurants inside
5. Locate in relatively the center of the university
6. Alumni hall
7. Pnc bank
8. Bookstore
9. clubs
As a center of university community life, hub offers students quantity of opportunities of leadership, volunteerism, and community life. So they have diverse facilities to help students build a more meaningful life.
3. Please look up the buildings online. There is usually a website for the departments located there, and sometimes there are additional websites about particular buildings. Look up more information about key terms that are related to the building, which can be related to their functions, history, architectural styles/design, the architect, etc. What are five websites that you found that can help you compare these two buildings/spaces? List these five websites below:
https://libraries.psu.edu/about/general-information/history
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_University_Libraries
https://libraries.psu.edu/libraries2020
https://studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub
https://studentaffairs.psu.edu/cultural/prcc-history
4. How can these two buildings/locations be compared/contrasted? What points of comparison can you use? What’s your purpose in comparing/contrasting these two buildings/spaces?
1) My purpose in comparing these two buildings/spaces:
Compare center of academics to center of community life
2) Some possible points of comparison (evaluation) I want to analyze:
Minor point 1.1: when the two buildings are built, the persons that are named after
Minor point 1.2: how they expanded through time
Minor point 1.3: the historical significance of two buildings
Major point 1: history
Minor point 2.1: design style of two buildings
Minor point 2.2: inspirations of two buildings
Minor point 2.3: inner space of buildings
Major point 2: architecture
Minor point 3.1: resources
Minor point 3.2: activities that two buildings hold
Minor point 3.3: open spaces they have
Major point 3: function
3) Based on my purpose and points of comparison, my Thesis Statement for Comparison and Contrast essay is:
