Overview
This week, you will write a 450- to 600-word (2–3 pages) travelogue about San Francisco. As described last week, a travelogue is a journal that documents your travels, including your observations and the connections between your experience and the history of the places you are visiting. At the end of the course, you will draw upon this and subsequent assignments to compile your Final Project.
Describe the geographic features of San Francisco and the surrounding area. Use your own words. Imagine you are walking through the city and surrounding area. What stands out?
Select a major historical event that affected residents of San Francisco. Describe it in detail. Include relevant dates.
- Explain how the event affected residents of San Francisco.
- Select one cultural expression that reflects life in the city and whether it is connected to the major historical event.
- Discuss the justice or injustice of the event.
- Would you want to have lived in the city during this time period? Would you have wanted to be a journalist observing the event?