5c Reflections

1. Who is your classmate, what is the component category, what is the name of the choice?

Genevieve Hubley wrote about group 2 for project 4a, Hector Tobar, Thomas Steinbeck, Edward Humes, and Matt Warshaw.

2. What is something this classmate said about the choice that relates to any of the assignments in projects 2-3?

The talk about the many roads and freeways in "Ode to Caltrans" shows one way how all the different regions in California are interrelated.

3. What is something different this classmate said about their choice that you did not realize before when you completed projects 2-3?

I didn't know that Caltrans used to put up a sign for every worked killed on the job, but stopped because there were too many signs and didn't want the public to see.

4. How would you relate this to Freire's ideas regarding dialogue? For example, you went in thinking one idea, your classmate had a different idea. What new idea emerged from this process?

Genevieve made a good point about how varied California is, and how no matter what if people prefer warm or cold, city or country, there is a place for them. I think that "My California" is particularly interesting because it illustrates this so well.

5. How has project 2-3 helped you with the readings of the textbook?

The study of different regions and the economy, politics, and environment of different parts of California give a background framework for our understanding of the short stories about our state.