Description:

Create multi-media documentation and reflection of the field trip and weekly readings supporting the ideas explored and lessons learned. Each reflection should contain all the following parts:

  • Weekly readings related to the topic and site of the field trip
  • (2) sketches from the field trip
  • (1) photo or video collage documentation
  • 500-word reflections essay linking your observations and experience to topics discussed in the weekly readings

Site #2: Lower Manhattan & Battery Park City

  • African Burial Ground National Monument: “African Burial Ground is the oldest and largest known excavated burial ground in North America for both free and enslaved Africans. It protects the historic role slavery played in building New York.” (from the website)
  • Irish Hunger Memorial: “The Irish Hunger Memorial is designed to raise public awareness of the events that led to the famine of 1845-52 and to encourage efforts to address current and future hunger worldwide. One and a half million Irish were lost through famine-related death and the Diaspora. The design expresses a desire to react and respond to changing world events without losing its focus on the project’s commemorative intent.” (from the website)
  • National September 11 Memorial: “Located at the World Trade Center in New York City, the 9/11 Memorial Museum tells the story of 9/11 through media, narratives, and a collection of monumental and authentic artifacts, presenting visitors with personal stories of loss, recovery, and hope.” (from the website)

Weekly Readings:

Process:

  1. Before the field trip: Complete weekly readings
  2. During the field trip:
    • Take photos of your observations and experiences
    • Stop 1: WTC Transportation Hub (the Oculus) – Review of architectural vocabulary, a sketch, and photo/ video documentation
    • Stop 2: 9/11 Memorial – Review of architectural vocabulary, a sketch, and photo/ video documentation
    • Stop 3: African Burial Ground National Monument – Review of architectural vocabulary, a sketch, and photo/ video documentation
    • Stop 4: Irish Hunger Memorial – Review of architectural vocabulary, a sketch, and photo/ video documentation
  3. After the field trip: Upload the following items to Miro
    • A photo or video collage of your observations and experiences
    • Photographs or scans of your four sketches
    • 500-word reflection essay linking your observations and experience, readings, and explanation of sketches and collages

Deliverables:

Upload collage(s), sketches, and the essay to Miro

Blank template for instructor’s use: Miro Template Reflections 2

View student samples on Miro:

Summer 2023