{"id":21805,"date":"2023-06-12T05:56:54","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T05:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/choose-a-neighborhood-somewhere-in-l-a-county-and-write-your-own-guidebook-entry\/"},"modified":"2023-06-12T05:56:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T05:56:54","slug":"choose-a-neighborhood-somewhere-in-l-a-county-and-write-your-own-guidebook-entry","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/choose-a-neighborhood-somewhere-in-l-a-county-and-write-your-own-guidebook-entry\/","title":{"rendered":"Choose a neighborhood somewhere in L.A. county and write your own guidebook entry"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Assignment (600-800 words)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Choose a neighborhood somewhere in L.A. county and write your own guidebook entry. You CAN use the same neighborhood you researched for essay three, though you should not simply replicate the information you presented on that paper. You should model your entry off of <\/span>A People\u2019s Guide to Los Angeles.<\/em> <\/span>First, write a brief introduction\/overview of your neighborhood. Then, choose three to five locations to discuss which have a social\/historical significance to your chosen neighborhood. Include a map that places these locations in relationship with one another. List 4-6 \u201cNearby Sites of Interest\u201d and \u201cFavorite Neighborhood Restaurants.\u201d Lastly, list your research in a \u201cTo Learn More\u201d section.<\/p>\n

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Introduction:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Write a brief introduction of your neighborhood. Your job here is to give an overview of the neighborhood that creates an alternative narrative that will be supported by the places you choose to highlight. This includes providing a historical overview and explaining how this neighborhood fits in to a bigger picture of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

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Focused Locations:<\/strong><\/p>\n

What are the places in your neighborhood that are especially significant? DO NOT simply look at other guide-books to see which restaurants or clubs are the most reputable. Instead, focus on locations that may often be overlooked but which have a historical\/social significance that helps define your neighborhood. Explain the significance of these locations and provide pictures\/relevant images of your chosen location or important people. What makes these locations so important and why might they often be overlooked?<\/p>\n

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Nearby Sites of Interest:<\/strong><\/p>\n

List 4-6 Nearby sites of interest in your entry. Provide name, address, contact information, website and a brief overview of this site and it\u2019s significant. These are meant to be very brief.<\/p>\n

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Favorite Neighborhood Restaurants:<\/strong><\/p>\n

List 4-6 neighborhood restaurants\/eateries that are significant in your neighborhood. These need not be five star restaurants. Rather, these are likely the places that locals know of and frequent. These are likely not chains or brand new businesses. These are the places that have stood the test of time. Pulido tends to comment not only on the food, but also on the roles these places may play in fostering diversity etc. You can do the same.<\/p>\n

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The Assignment (600-800 words)   Choose a neighborhood somewhere in L.A. county and write your own guidebook entry. You CAN use the same neighborhood you researched for essay three, though you should not simply replicate the information you presented on that paper. You should model your entry off of A People\u2019s Guide to Los Angeles. First, write […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"disciplines":[741],"paper_types":[],"tagged":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/21805"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/questions"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/21805\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"disciplines","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/disciplines?post=21805"},{"taxonomy":"paper_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paper_types?post=21805"},{"taxonomy":"tagged","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tagged?post=21805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}