Week 13: Social Class

"Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody."

-Benjamin Franklin

Tu 4.14
READ: CR—“Bienvenidos a Newport Beach” by Firoozeh Dumas; “Selling in Minnesota” by Barbara Ehrenreich, p. 121-149
IN-CLASS: Reading discussion; Presentations; Preview—Persuasive Essay

Th 4.16
READ: CR—“Selling in Minnesota” by Barbara Ehrenreich, p.150-191
IN-CLASS: Watch— People Like Us: Social Class in America (Alvarez/Kolker, 2000 USA) JOURNAL 5 ASSIGNMENT: eR—“Social Networking and Class Warfare” by Steven Levy from Newsweek
DUE: Narrative Analysis Essay; Journal 5

UPCOMING

Tu 4.21
READ: CL—“Erotica and Pornography” by Gloria Steinem; “Against Exercise” by Mark Grief IN-CLASS: Reading discussion; Presentations; Preview—Process Essay
DUE: Persuasive Essay

Th 4.23
READ: CL—Prologue from Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by H.G. Bissinger; Excerpt from Joe DiMaggio: The Hero’s Life by Richard Ben Cramer
IN-CLASS: Reading discussion; Presentations