Assignment: PowerPoint Presentation, Sec. 6

As you know, this semester you and a classmate will be responsible for a 15-minute PowerPoint presentation and a class hand-out.

By Saturday the 3rd at midnight, you and a partner should have signed-up for a topic and date. Anyone that has not chosen by this time, will automatically be assigned a partner, topic, and date. Groupings are determined by whomever signs up first.

Follow these steps:

1. Click on "Comments" at the end of this post.
2. In the "Post a Comment" box, leave both your and your partner's name (first and last), section, topic, and the preferred date—only one entry per pair is required.

Example: David Cortez & Will Jameson, The Quakers at Sea, Friday 10.7

Dates and topics are first-come, first-served. Follow these are the guidelines for the presentation:

Requirements:

1. The work distribution is up to you and your partner, though it should be somewhat equitable
2. Must be approximately 10 minutes in length
3. Should have no less than 10 slides, including one video clip (no more than 4 minutes in length)
4. Must include a handout outlining your presentation (25 copies) 

On the day of your presentation, email both your presentation and handout to me at dhdelao@gmail.com.
The best presentations will:

• First contextualize information, then present relevant facts
• Avoid a heavy use of animation and effects, choosing instead a simpler visual style (illustrations are highly recommended)
• Engage the class through a conversational style, utilizing questions and/or activities
• Utilize multimedia, such as YouTube or Google Video
• Conclude with a summarization of the information presented 

Remember, you are responsible for providing your own laptop.

Choose from a list of topics, then dates, below:

1. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
2. Sea Monsters: Fact and Fiction
3. Cannibalism at Sea: An Overview
4. A Look at Maritime Superstitions
5. Piracy: Then and Now
6. Submarines of the Civil War: The Monitor and the Merrimack
7. Exploring the Great Barrier Reef
8. The Legend of Atlantis
9. Sea Shanties Remembered
10. Water Gods of the Pacific: Mazu, Kamohoalii, Sedna, and Tangaroa
11. Legendary Ships: The Mayflower
12. Early Sea Explorers: The Vikings
13. Treasure Hunting Today
14. The Tragedy of the RMS Titanic
15. Famous Ghost Ships: The Octavius, the Mary Celeste, and the Carroll A. Deering
16. Shark Attacks: What You Should Know
17. What is the Bermuda Triangle?
18. Haunted Ships: The USS Hornet, the USS Lexington, and the RMS Queen Mary
19. A History of Surfing
20. Cryptids of the Sea: The Kappa, Taniwha, Ningen, and the Lusca
21. Legendary Ships: The RMS Lusitania
22. The Great Canal Cities of the World
23. Early Sea Explorers: The Chinese
24. Life at Sea: Situational Homosexuality
25. Pollywogs and Shellbacks: The King Neptune Ceremony

Presentation dates:

Week 5 
Tu 9.20
1. Monique Puente & Kristiana Torregosa: The Tragedy of the RMS Titanic
2. Sabastiani Leon Chao & Jonathan Lee: What is the Bermuda Triangle?


Week 6 
Tu 9.27
1. Thi Van: Water Gods of the Pacific: Mazu, Kamohoalii, Sedna, and Tangaroa
2. Megan Swartzwelder & Molly Harcourt: The Great Canal Cities of the World
3. Leslie Wyatt and Lilly Nguyen: Cryptids of the Sea: The Kappa, Taniwha, Ningen, and the Lusca

Week 8 
Tu 10.11
1. Julie Nguyen and Ye Jin Chun: Famous Ghost Ships: The Octavius, the Mary Celeste, and the Carroll A. Deering 
2. Jeff Barulich & Sonny Purewal: Piracy: Then and Now

Th 10.13
1. Laura Delgadillo & GiGi Leal: Shark Attacks: What You Should Know
2. Leslie Trejo Llanos & Justin Passanisi: Haunted Ships: The USS Hornet, the USS Lexington, and the RMS Queen Mary

Week 9 
Tu 10.18
1. Johnson Taing & Albert Yeung: Sea Monsters: Fact and Fiction
2. Thuy Nguyen & Jasmine Lombera: The Legend of Atlantis 

Week 12 
Tu 11.8
1. Yadira Ramirez & Gaven Yee: Cannibalism at Sea: An Overview
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Week 13
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Th 11.17
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Assignment: PowerPoint Presentation, Sec. 43

As you know, this semester you and a classmate will be responsible for a 15-minute PowerPoint presentation and a class hand-out.

By Saturday the 3rd at midnight, you and a partner should have signed-up for a topic and date. Anyone that has not chosen by this time, will automatically be assigned a partner, topic, and date. Groupings are determined by whomever signs up first.

Follow these steps:

1. Click on "Comments" at the end of this post.
2. In the "Post a Comment" box, leave both your and your partner's name (first and last), section, topic, and the preferred date—only one entry per pair is required.

Example: David Cortez & Will Jameson, The Quakers at Sea, Friday 10.7

Dates and topics are first-come, first-served. Follow these are the guidelines for the presentation:

Requirements:

1. The work distribution is up to you and your partner, though it should be somewhat equitable
2. Must be approximately 10 minutes in length
3. Should have no less than 10 slides, including one video clip (no more than 4 minutes in length)
4. Must include a handout outlining your presentation (25 copies) 

On the day of your presentation, email both your presentation and handout to me at dhdelao@gmail.com.
The best presentations will:

• First contextualize information, then present relevant facts
• Avoid a heavy use of animation and effects, choosing instead a simpler visual style (illustrations are highly recommended)
• Engage the class through a conversational style, utilizing questions and/or activities
• Utilize multimedia, such as YouTube or Google Video
• Conclude with a summarization of the information presented 

Remember, you are responsible for providing your own laptop.

Choose from a list of topics, then dates, below:

1. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
2. Sea Monsters: Fact and Fiction
3. Cannibalism at Sea: An Overview
4. A Look at Maritime Superstitions
5. Piracy: Then and Now
6. Submarines of the Civil War: The Monitor and the Merrimack
7. Exploring the Great Barrier Reef
8. The Legend of Atlantis
9. Sea Shanties Remembered
10. Water Gods of the Pacific: Mazu, Kamohoalii, Sedna, and Tangaroa
11. Legendary Ships: The Mayflower
12. Early Sea Explorers: The Vikings
13. Treasure Hunting Today
14. The Tragedy of the RMS Titanic
15. Famous Ghost Ships: The Octavius, the Mary Celeste, and the Carroll A. Deering
16. Shark Attacks: What You Should Know
17. What is the Bermuda Triangle?
18. Haunted Ships: The USS Hornet, the USS Lexington, and the RMS Queen Mary
19. A History of Surfing
20. Cryptids of the Sea: The Kappa, Taniwha, Ningen, and the Lusca
21. Legendary Ships: The RMS Lusitania
22. The Great Canal Cities of the World
23. Early Sea Explorers: The Chinese
24. Life at Sea: Situational Homosexuality
25. Pollywogs and Shellbacks: The King Neptune Ceremony

Presentation dates:

Week 5
Fr 9.23
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2.
3.

Week 6
Fr 9.30
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2.
3.

Week 7 
Fr 10.7
1. Makenzie Norton and Julian Tongol: A History of Surfing*
2. Ashley G and Taylor B: Famous Ghost Ships: The Octavius, the Mary Celeste, and the Carroll A. Deering
3. Krista Yee and Mari Kaneshima: The Great Barrier Reef

Week 8 
Fr 10.14
1. Ciara V. and Sai J.: Sea Monsters: Fact and Fiction
2. Gurleen and Yvo Chen: The Legend of Atlantis
3. Jaime Devargas and Richard Jo: Shark Attacks: What You Should Know

Week 9 
Fr 10. 21
1. Justin Fontaine and Court Roberts: Cryptids of the Sea: The Kappa, Taniwha, Ningen, and the Lusca
2. Sarah Souksamphanh and Angela Azpiroz: Life at Sea: Situational Homosexuality
3.

Week 10 
Fr 10.28
1. Gage Rodriguez and Cynthia Wong: Haunted Ships: The USS Hornet, the USS Lexington, and the RMS Queen Mary
2.
3.

Week 13
Fr 11.18
1. Sam McLeod, Onur Olmez, and Ha Lam: The Tragedy of RMS Titanic
2. Marlyn and Diana: What is the Bermuda Triangle?
3. Kevin Nguyen: Piracy: Then and Now

Ocean News 8.30.11

Alaska: No need for concern here

• Alaska: Climate Change No Threat to Polar Bears International Business Times
• Japanese Whaling About to Stop? ABC Australia
• All About Squid Sex MSNBC
• Humpback Whale Takes a Shine to Santa Cruz San Jose Mercury News
• We've Only Just Begun: The Texas Drought and Climate Change New York Times
• In Pictures: Hurricane Irene National Geographic 

 

Week 02: Venice, Italy

The Grand Canal

Tu 8.30
Read: COLD—p. 3-38
Class: Introductions

Th 9.1
Read: COLD—p. 39-69
Class: Introductions; Sample—PowerPoint presentation
Due: REFLECTION 1

Fr 9.2
Read: COLD—p. 39-69
Class: Introductions; Reading discussion; Assignment—PowerPoint presentation; PowerPoint presentation sign-ups
Due: REFLECTION 1

Update: There was a mix-up with the Bookstore, so my order was never placed. It may be a week or two still. So if you have Cold Skin, keep reading; if not, no worries. At worst, the assignment gets pushed back a bit. 

Second Update: I just received final confirmation that Cold Skin is indeed out of print, which is very disappointing because I was very excited for you to read it. But, obviously, that won't work now. So, in its place I'm putting a classic of ocean literature, Hemingway's Old Man and the Sea. Unlike Cold Skin, this should be very easy to find. In fact, it's also available online as a digital download. Over the next couple of days, I'll pull Cold Skin from the syllabus and insert Old Man, though its essay will likely be placed later in the semester. Sorry for all the mess.

Reflection 01: Life's a Beach—Summer and the Ocean

What do summer and the ocean mean to you? 

As summer winds down, many of us can reflect on a season of sunny days spent at the beach. In fact, the ocean is synonymous with summer, a key ingredient in the mix of relaxation and fun. What do summers and the ocean mean to you?  Is the beach a frequent refuge for you or a rare indulgence? Or maybe you prefer the beach at night? What are the tastes, smells, sights, and sounds of the beach during summer? For this first reflection, write about your experiences of summertime at the beach.

Include in your discussion at least two of the following:

• "Summer Sounds: Thunk and Clang of a Wooden Coaster" (NPR)
• "Floating in the Summer Tide" (Hartford Courant)
• "Slice of Life" (Salon)
• "Summers on the Beach" (Southern Living)

Required:

• MLA Style
• Must be exactly two-full pages in length

Due: Th 9.1 (Sec. 6) / Fr 9.2 (Sec. 43)

Ocean News, 8.25.11

• Orcas care for their disabled—for years: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• Follow Hurricane Irene's projected path: The Weather Channel
• NASA says global sea levels dropped: Washington Post
• Killing sea lions to protect salmon?: New York Times
• Oldest "sea monster" found: National Geographic
• California one step closer to banning shark fins: Los Angeles Times 

Week 01: Tulum, Mexico

El Castillo

Th 8.25
Class: Syllabus review

Fr 8.26
Class: Syllabus review

Welcome