How unequal are we, really?

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCMENT:  WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE
Okay Seniors, we're ready to start thinking about what we do with all this knowledge we've been gathering about social class and inequality.  To that end, this Wednesday's schedule the entire Senior Class will be meeting in the Commons for 3rd and 4th period only.  My room will be open for quiet work time from 9:00-10:15 if you want to come in and read, work on your essay, or finish your inequality notes.

Jess Adams here for 30 minutes to calm your fears (seriously, calm down!) and talk about transcripts.

Starter 20- Writing Goals Reflection
Write one paragraph about how your social class essay narrative shows growth towards at least one of your writing goals.  Make sure that you use specific examples from the essay to prove your point.  In other words, quote the thing!  This will be used to determine your grade for the final category of the rubric, so be honest.

Inequality Data and Notes
You must use at least THREE sources (though I suggest you look at more!).  Honors folks, one of your sources must be an academic journal article (check the links in the article from Scientific American, or find one yourself using google scholar or the library database). For each of your required sources, you must have notes that include:

1. Source:  What source is this (title and source)?
2. Summary:  What new data did this give you about inequality in the United States?  Summarize the main points.
3. Evaluation:  How reliable is this data?  Why do you think so?  Think about the source, their study methods, etc.
4. Connection:  How does this connect to your other sources?  Does it confirm other sources?  Build on or add to them?  Conflict with them?

Remember, we're working towards answering the following big questions on Thursday:

1. How unequal is the United States?  Look at income and wealth, and any other data you think is relevant to answering this question.
2. How sure are you of your answer?  What factors make you more sure?  What factors make you less sure?
3. What are the most important trends you see here?  Explain why you think these indicators are more important than others.

Read Books
Remember, you need to be to chapter 10 in Hillbilly Elegy, and chapter 16 in Evicted by tomorrow!

HOMEWORK:

1. Read books (Hillbilly Elegy- through chapter 10, Evicted- through chapter 16).  DUE:  Tuesday