Assignment:
Review the below:
Bloom’s Taxonomy by Patricia Armstrong
Lab Girl Reading Log
Keep the Model of Bloom's Taxonomy in the back of your mind as you plan out your paper. What are some examples in your transfer experience that your learning development was at each of the stages in Bloom's Taxonomy?
Part one (1 to 2 pages.): Analyze one of Hope Jahren's allegories: Select a passage where the author uses the description of plant life as a metaphor for her own life. Write a page or two focusing on what aspect of life the author was referencing in the excerpt and if the use of this metaphor was effective (note, I adapted this from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.)
Part two (5-7 pages): Choose a metaphor that aligns with your transfer experience (pick one from your major, apartment complex, favorite campus location). Apply that metaphor to your own life as a transfer student. You can choose any segment of your transfer experience (this quarter, your transition from your previous institution(college), your longer educational journey to university.)
Bloom's Taxonomy can be used in a couple of ways. The first is that by applying a metaphor to your life as a transfer student, you are already showing evidence of application and creativity, which are top-of-the-pyramid qualities! Hold true with your metaphor and be creative with how you weave it through your story to engage your readers.
The second is that since you are writing about your own learning, you can explicitly tell us what stage of your learning you are writing about and how that connects with the larger metaphor - e.g., My first quarter at UCSB, I was nervous but motivated. I wanted so badly to make it into the Economics major. I remember sitting in my room, re-writing my notes onto flashcards-cultivating the soil that would be the basis of my learning. I began to memorize the flash cards. Each card I memorized was like a seed of knowledge that I hoped would take root in my brain. I just knew that the formulas I was learning today were just the start of the forest of knowledge I would grow by the time I graduated from UCSB. In this example, you are referring to the stage of learning known as memorization! But, you are also creatively applying the metaphor to your own experience.
In order to make sure you read additional materials, I also ask that you apply at least two other of the readings (or other media) we assigned, to your paper. I suggest that you use these additional materials as a way to demonstrate your ability to analyze and evaluate in your paper. For example, how closely did Lanaan's (2001) paper [from week 4] align with your own experience? Use one of the readings from the class to look for similarities and differences (compare/contrast) with your own experiences. Then evaluate yourself: Did reading the paper change your view of being a transfer student? Evaluate the paper: Did the paper successfully capture the transfer student experience of 2018? Make connections back to the larger narrative you are composing.
You must Cite things following APA format (most of you have used MLA, so be sure to read up on how to cite using APA format. If you have questions about APA format, email the TA or your discussion leader)