ANTH 3368 Urban Life

"Tour of Dallas"

GRADING AND DEADLINE:

Grading for Team Reports: 20% of course grade. All Team members will receive the same grade, unless of the course grade. All students on a Team will receive the same grade, unless one or more student(s) does not carry out the assignment in a responsible manner.

Deadline: Final written Team reports are due at the beginning of class on 24 October 2006. Oral presentations will be made in class on 24 and 26 October. Each Team will be permitted an appropriate amount of time (i.e., between 12-15 minutes, depending on the number of teams) for the oral presentation.  Please see the instructor in advance if you expect to use the computer during the presentation (e.g., for a PowerPoint presentation).

Note: the SMU Honor Code applies to your work on this assignment.

INSTRUCTIONS:

This is like a visual “treasure hunt” in which you need to “spot” items on the list. You document your “sightings” by the descriptions (and optional pictures) you provide in your Team Report (5 pages double spaced). Beyond the mere “evidence,” the Report should contain an “analysis” of the overall experience and what it tells the Team about culture and diversity in Dallas.

To receive full credit, your Team must select at least two (2) of the three (3) Lists and complete at least 16 (sixteen) of the 20 (twenty) items for each list. [Note: you must not "mix and match" items among all three Lists].  This means that you will do at least 32 (thirty-two) places.

The routes you follow for each of the Lists selected are to be of your own design. You should include (in an appendix) a map that shows your actual routes and their sequences. Note: this field assignment should be done in Teams of three (3) or four (4) persons, although you may find a non-class member to serve as a designated driver for the Team. Also, keep in mind that you can do the assignment in parts on different days, as your schedules permit.

You may collaborate with other Teams in selecting items and in designing your route, but each Team is responsible for its own observations and written report. You will want to consult maps and other guides in designing your route and in gathering data about the items BEFORE you carry out the assignment.

LIST #1:

Atomic Pick U Part (8000 block of S. Central Expressway)

Baylor Medical Center (Washington St. at Swiss Ave. area)

Brownie’s [Meson Maya restuarant] (on East Grand, near Samuell)

Casa Linda Plaza (Buckner at East Grand)

Congo Street (near Carroll and East Grand)

Dallas Zoo (on Clarendon, Oak Cliff)

DISD Administration Bldg. (Ross Ave. at Washington)

Good Street Baptist Church (southern Dallas, near Illinois and Kiest)

Grace Presbyterian Village (Ann Arbor St., west of I-35E)

Lakewood Theater (in Lakewood shopping district, at La Vista/Abrams area)

Laurel Land Cemetery (Laureland Dr and I-35E)

Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center (on ML King Blvd, South Dallas)

Music Hall (Fair Park, South Dallas)

Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church (Washington Ave, south of Lemmon)

"Red Bird Mall" (Southwest Mall) (Camp Wisdom Road, west of I-35E)

St. Philips Community Center and School (South Dallas, Pennsylvania Ave.)

"Shotgun" houses (in southern Dallas, west of Corinth, south side of Clarendon Ave.)

South Blvd (Historical marker for Jewish community)

Tenison Park (between East Grand and Samuell)

Veterans Administration Hospital (Lancaster, north of Loop 12 [Ledbetter]

LIST #2

Dallas Main Post Office (frontage road, south of I-30, between Beckley and Sylvan)

Fiesta Market (Oak Cliff, Jefferson Blvd)

El Ranchito restaurant (Oak Cliff, Jefferson Blvd)

Good Shepherd Community Center (West Dallas, Bernal Dr.)

K-B Housing Development (along Canada Drive, near Inwood/Hampton)

Kiest Park (Kiest at Hampton)

Industrial Blvd. liquor stores (near I-35E and I-30 junction)

La Calle Doce Restaurant (12th St., west of Zang)

Methodist Medical Center (Beckley and Colorado)

Norma's Restaurant (W. Davis)

Our Lady of San Juan, Santa Teresita Church (West Dallas, Singleton Blvd.)

Stevens Park Golf Course (along Colorado Blvd.)

Sunset High School (Oak Cliff, on West Jefferson)

Tejano Restaurant (Davis/8th at Beckley/Zang)

The Potter's House (Kiest Blvd. at Spur 408, beyond Loop 12)

Trinity Presbyterian Church (Oak Cliff, on N. Zang)

Tyler Street Christian Academy (at Tyler Street UMC, 10th St. at Tyler)

Vecinos Unidos Housing Development (West Dallas, off of Canada Dr.)

Wesley Rankin Community Center (West Dallas, near Singleton Blvd)

Wynnewood Village (Illinois at Zang, west of I-35E)

LIST #3

Club Corp [World Headquarters] (NW Dallas, near LBJ and Forest at Webb Chapel)

City Place (near Haskell/Lemmon/Hwy 75)

Danals grocery store (on east side of Harry Hines, between Walnut Hill and NW Hwy)

Dry Gulch Recycling (Harry Hines, near Bachman Lake)

Exall Park (near Bryant Place and Live Oak St.)

Farmers’ Market (downtown area)

Federal Reserve Bank (north of Woodall Rogers Freeway, near downtown arts district)

First Baptist Church (downtown area)

Hard Rock Cafe (Uptown area, McKinney Ave.)

Highland Park Pharmacy (Highland Park)

InfoMart (near World Trade Center on Stemmons Fwy)

Korea House restaurant (in Korean wholesale district, corner Royal Ln. and Harry Hines)

Kuby’s Sausage House (Snider Plaza)

Meyerson Symphony Hall (downtown, arts district)

Ojeda’s Restaurant (“Little Mexico” area, Maple Ave.)

Presbyterian Hospital (Walnut Hill, near Greenville)

Reunion Tower (west of central business district)

SMU Presidential Home (University Avenue)

Temple Emanu-el (north Dallas, near Hillcrest and NW Hwy)

The Stewpot (associated with First Presbyterian Church, downtown Dallas)