People Like Us Website

Here is the People Like Us website www.pbs.org/peoplelikeus

Very informal-share your thoughts and ideas with your classmates on how you could use the PBS documentary People Like Us in the classroom. This doesn't need to be a formal lesson plan, just some fun, thought-provoking activities or ideas that would bring the issue of social class into the personal lives of our students.

Community Visit

We want to make sure that everyone has the chance to express themselves and that everyone else has the opportunity to listen. Sometimes you might not have something to say during class, but you'll be inspired later in the day. Tell us your thoughts on the community visit.

Cont'd discussion from 3-24-09

Anything else you would like to say about today's discussion? Post a comment here.

In-class blog on slide show

So, Autumn worked very hard to put this together...butter her up... what are your reactions to the music, the lyrics and the photographs/pictures? Possibly discuss technology, poetry, music, etc. as a medium for a student expressing their feelings towards social class. Would you allow your students to put something like this together as opposed to writing a paper?

For your first response, please comment on this posting by describing your opinion on social class. This answer can be related to the book you have started reading, previous experiences, classes you have taken, etc. Also, if you want to respond to other comments from your classmates that would be great!

Welcome!

Welcome to the Social Class Blog! Feel free to browse through this blog website. Become familiar with how to post a message and also how to comment on other postings from your classmates. If you have any questions, feel free to email me (my email is on the syllabus).