8/2/2019 Riot ! Flash Mob
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Marie Caceres Caceres 1
Professor Jan Reiman
English 1102
January 18, 2011
WEATHER ALERT! FLASH WAVE..OF PEOPLE!
Response to Reading 1 for Wasik essay
After youve completed the reading for class, please answer the
following questions. Type up your
work, print it out, and bring it to class. We will use these to
guide class discussion. This work also
counts as part of your final grade and will be used in your
portfolio.
1. Where did you do this reading? (in your room? the library?
etc.) What time of the day? Whatabout the time and place helped or
hindered your reading experience?
-I did my reading in my room during Wednesday morning. In the
morning I am more awake to
work on school assignments then I would if I wrote them at
night. My brain is usually saying Its
almost time to sleep Marie. And would do the assignment half
asleep.
2. What prior knowledge / experience did you bring to this
reading that helped you understand it?-I have been invited to join
a flash mob at the mall I work at and do the famous Michael
Jackson
thriller. However, since I work there, many security people
would have probably remembered
my face, so I turned it down. It is my job.
3. What hindered your reading of the text? (e.g. time
constraints, lack of knowledge, etc.)-The places in the beginning
of the text. I realize this was in England, however I am not
knowledgeable of where all these cities and towns are. Or who
the people were. I didnt think the
short story Flash Crowd really did anything for this piece.
4. How did you engage with the text? For example, did you
underline, highlight, annotate, and takenotes, look up words,
research anything you read about, just read? It may be helpful here
to
indicate what format your text was inpaper copy or electronic
and think about how the mode of
a text influences how you read.
-I looked up words and places. MapQuest and the dictionary can
really be your friend when
youre reading about different places. For example, Einfield,
Essexx, or Twickenham. I also
looked at the pictures, if they are available to you, why not
use them? It helps have a better
understanding of what happened with the flash mobbers.
5. Are we begin our inquiry into this topic, what are three
areas of interest you from this article thatyoud want us to explore
more fully and why?-Scott said the reason all these riots broke out
where because of poor policing. Why would
someone leave it to the police to be responsible?
-Why exactly do people riot? The trend? Get a message
across?
-If they leave electronic trails, couldnt the police force find
it? Via web, via mobile, or tweet?
6. What are your suggestions for how we may focus class
discussion today? It may be offering aquote you found interesting
or confusing and want to explore more. It may be a concept you
think
