Kelvyn Park Site Visit

BLOG POST ASSIGNMENT: due Thursday, 1/27/15

Using one of the photos from our visit, please write a post that speaks to the differences you observed at Kelvyn Park High School in any of the following areas:

  1. PLACES (Library, Cafeteria, Gyms, other)
  2. CLASSROOMS (student behavior, teacher behavior, curriculum)
  3. CLIMATE (relationships between students, relationships between students and staff)
  4. SERVICES (health, social, college counseling, etc.)

More images here.

Blog Assignment #2: For or Against the One Winnetka Development

For Thursday:

Create a blog post arguing for or against the One Winnetka housing development near the downtown train station. 

 (latest design proposal?)

Requirements include:

  1. One cited image (can be a photo you took, a graph, a chart)
  2. Image must be analyzed (because it does not speak for itself)
  3. Two paragraphs (minimum)

Your blog post must address the following:

  • Affordable housing (based on our class discussions)
  • Other issues you value, personally (eg., traffic, parking, revitalization of downtown, aesthetics, etc.)

It doesn't matter which side you choose, but as budding sociologists, you MUST:

  • use evidence to support your argument
  • demonstrate the "critical consumption of information"

U P D A T E D:

NOTE: although the Village of Winnetka Planning Commission has approved the project, the Winnetka Zoning Board has not (yet?). See these links to educate yourself on the latest news. The next meeting of the Zoning Board is this Monday, December 14th.