2. Contains the sources you used with links to these sources .25 points
http://www.savingsharks.com/
http://www.sharkwater.com/
3. Contains a brief paragraph how it connects to your study of humanities. 1 point
The cool thing that relates us all to sharks is the ecosystem in the ocean that regulates the earths Co2 and oxygen levels. We all should know a little more about the the illegal and legal killing of sharks has decimated the shark population. This effects the fragile ecosystem in the ocean. So this connects all humans to the ocean's top predators because they regulate the ocean and keep it in balance which keeps us alive.
4. Contains the following "analytical elements":
A Observation: What did you choose? What do you see or hear or feel or think of in the choice you made? What is the subject of the work? If you chose a 'thing' what is the work made of and what techniques (colors, lines, shapes, textures)does the creator use? Be specific in your description. If you chose a place, be specific in your description of what you see or hear. Talk to your reader as though they cannot see the item but somehow must draw a painting of what you see or hear. 1 point
Sharks come in all shapes and sizes. In the water they glide effortlessly through the ocean. There bodies seem slick but to a humans touch they are almost like running your fingers on a wet nail file. They are fast and agile and mysterious to us. They pick up on electromagnetic impulses that can come from the magnetic poles of earth, helping them to navigate the ocean floor. Or to pick up on the heart beat of a human or any living creature that might be in range.
B Interpretation: What is your choice about? Give specific examples to support this statement in 2 sentences; do so in a way that teaches us something about your choice. Make Paulo Freire proud! .75 point
If people don't begin to realize that our wasteful over consumption of the earths resources is throwing the delicate balance that allowed our species to evolve we might not be around much longer. I feel that we need to look at all aspects of the world to evolve beyond this mediocre stage of humankind.
C Judgment: What led you to your choice? What do you think or feel about this choice? Why do you feel this way? Support your thoughts with specific observations. .5 point
I choose this subject because I have always had a love and respect for sharks ever sense I found that they were one of the oldest still living creature on earth. They have been here approximately 450 million years! That's before the dinosaurs! I feel this is a great choice because we need to respect these ancient creatures! Also because they have a valuable role in the environment. People have a misconception about sharks and feel they are almost our enemies! I would like to show people that they are not our enemies and that most of them are even more scared of us then we are of them.
There is a huge market in China for shark fin! This is due to cultural beliefs that eating shark fin will transfer their supposed "powers" that keep them form getting sick(which is false) to you. It is a status symbol to eat and serve Shark fin soup. Unfortunately millions of sharks are hunted by long line fishing. Which is when a boat tosses out 30 plus feet of numerous lines all covered in bated hooks. This not only picks up the sharks but many other species that the fisherman does not want. These species die in the lines and are just tossed back in the ocean. The sharks alive or not alive are pulled on the boat their fins are cut off and then they are thrown back in to the ocean to drown, because they cant swim to be able to breath.
D Questioning: What else would you like to know about this choice? When completing the question section, lead your audience into the question by stating a fact you do know, yet you still have the related question. This way, both your audience and you will have an educational experience. Example: I learned that John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath was based on his personal experience working with farm workers. I would like to know if the characters he used in that book are fictitious or are they people he met? .5 point
I know there are some people out there protecting sharks but I would like to know why the people who are illegally killing sharks only for their fins know that what they are doing is wrong?
If they do know its wrong so there realize the impact it makes on the world by messing with the ecosystem?
5 Using your classmates work from last week, tell us one thing you learned from 1 student. Is this one thing some common experience you share or some experience that is completely different than what you experienced? Is this one thing related to our class theoretical foundation and if so, how? Is that one thing related to historical or cultural context of this country or a different one? Link that persons blog to this entry (eg cut paste that blog entry here) . .5 point
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