San Diego State University Wedding of the Waters By Bernstein Report

FORMAT:

Write a 6-8 pages written report . You should use space-and-a-half, 12-point font, 1-inch margins all around. Number your pages. Spelling, grammar, and presentation will be graded.

Be sure that your report answers the following questions:

1. WHAT BOOK did you read (give a full bibliographic citation, add the full reference after the report as an appendix).
2. WHAT HAPPENED in this book? WHAT was built, WHERE, WHEN? Give a short summary of the structure(s) and its intended functioning.
3. WHAT were the advantages of the structure(s) described? In other words, what benefits to the people who lived by or used the structure(s) occurred? Did the structure(s) live up to its (their) expectations? Did it succeed in unanticipated ways?
4. WHAT were the disadvantages of the structure(s) described? In other words, what negative outcomes occurred for people who lived by or used the structure(s)? Particularly note any unanticipated negative consequences. Could these have been anticipated?
5. HOW innovative was the design of the particular structure(s), in terms of its methods and/or materials of construction, in terms of its environmental social impacts, and in terms of its use? Is it still in use? Is it still in use in the same way in which it was intended? Is it still as important as it was when it was built?
6. HOW did the LOCATION of the structure(s) influence what was built and/or how it was built? HOW did the TIME in which the structure was built influence what was built and/or how it was built?
7. Did YOU like this book? Would you recommend it to others? Produce a review of it as an object of entertainment, perhaps using a review of a book in a magazine or newspaper as an example.

SUGGESTED OUTLINE:

Front matter (cover page, table of contents).

Main report (6 full pages to 8 pages to include the items bellow)

Introduction, to include a brief summary and a hint as to your key observations.

Description, to include item 2 above.

Impacts of the Structure(s)/City, to include items 3, 4, and 5 above.

Relationship to builders’ place and time, to include 6 above.

Conclusions, to include your thoughts on, for example, whether a similar structure/city part/city might be built today, and if so how the design, construction, and use of similar structures might be approached differently today, and any particularly interesting thoughts or observations you have on the structure/city.

Back matter

Reference list with complete bibliographic records for any sources including the book you read

Your review of the book (item 7), and any other relevant information you wish to include.