Task: Good morning! When you arrive to class, please open up your unit 2 notes. We'll spend the first few minutes of class defining the upper class and social mobility. Then, we'll discuss the various the unique characteristics of the upper class. Finally, you'll have the opportunity to investigate some of the social classes with the videos below.
Article Discussions - Article summaries & questions are due in Schoology dropbox by 9:00 am the day BEFORE your discussion (example: Students leading the "Moving Up" discussion on Monday, 3/6 should have work posted in Schoology by 9:00am on Friday, 3/3)
- "The Upper Class" - Fox, Camryn, Nicole, Ben
- "Global Stratification" - Aaron, Jordan, Joel, Emily
- TODAY - "The Upper Class" discussion circle
- Thursday, March 9 - Completed unit 2 vocabulary due in class
- Friday, March 10 - Sociopoly (through pd. 7 lunch)
- Tuesday, March 14 - "Uses of Global Stratification" summary & discussion questions due in Schoology by 9:00 am
- Thursday, March 16 - Last day to present "Song of Stratification"
- Friday, March 17 - Unit 2 Test
Extending class activities:
- "Busted: America's Poverty Myths" (On the Media, 1/18/17)
- "The True Cause of Poverty? Not Lack of Money but Lack of Social Relationships" (Big Think)
- "Signing Up for Food Stamps: The Choice & the Stigma" (NPR, Talk of the Nation, 4/25/2013)
The "official list" of the upper class: The Social Register
Audio slideshow: Rich on Nantucket
Article: Old Nantucket Warily Meets the New
News clip: American Versailles: Temple to Excess? (Note: This is not the "old money" upper class we discussed in class.)
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