Class Narrative Writing and Books

Starter 16:  StoryCorps

1. What was the unifying idea in this story?
2. What stories or examples did he use to illustrate that idea?

Strategy of the Day
Use the interview structure from the StoryCorps to help you talk your way into some stories and ideas!

Pass out Books
Sign them out, give a brief overview

1. Hillbilly Elegy- Story of upward social mobility coming from Appalachia and the midwest.  Look carefully for balance of individual vs. structural elements to poverty.
2. Evicted- Ethnographic research on the impacts of housing policy and eviction laws on poverty.

Writing Time
Work on your rough draft narrative.

Reading Time
While you read, annotate (using sticky notes!) for the following:

1. Places where individual choice influenced social class/mobility
2. Places where larger social structures/systems influenced social class/mobility
3. Connections to class concepts (functionalism, conflict theory, intersectionality, privilege, stereotype vs. generalization, etc.)
4. Places you find difficult to understand
5. Places that make you curious, or that raise questions for you
6. Places that strike you as particularly important or interesting

By tomorrow, read and annotate:

1. Hillbilly Elegy- Intro and Chapter 1 (to page 22)
2. Evicted- Prologue and Chapters 1 and 2 (to page 31)

HOMEWORK

1. Rough Draft Class Narrative- Due Monday,  10/2, Start of Class
2. Reading and annotating Hillbilly Elegy (to page 22) or Evicted (to page 31).