[RSCT] resources on discussing social class?

[Jana Dean]

Take a look at PBS' Point of View "Waging a Living".  If you google it  
and go the educator resources, you can stream clips of four profiles of  
working people struggling to get by on low wages.  My eighth grade math  
students saw themselves and each other in a new light thanks to those  
stories.  Take care.  Jana Dean
On 2 Nov 2008, at 11:10, mbrookes at netzero.com wrote:

> hi
> i would add to the list "blue collar" (richard pryor in a serious  
> role) silkwood, and the great but little known "daens", early 90's  
> best foreign language academy award nominee from belgium, available on  
> video, don't know about dvd.
>
> -- Jennifer Schmitt <schmittj at MIT.EDU> wrote:
> Hi Shanti,
>
> You should take a look at the New York Times' "Social Class in the  
> United States of America."
>
> It has a number of interactive and graphical representations of  
> "class" (or what people perceive to be class), and some terrific  
> articles about people across a wide spectrum of socioeconomic  
> backgrounds. In itself, it could be a very engaging unit for high  
> schoolers:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/class/
>
> For films, you might want to consider:
>
> Fast Food Women
> Roger and Me
> Real Women Have Curves
> Bread and Roses
> Bastard Out of Carolina
> Monster's Ball
> Cradle Will Rock
> Erin Brockovitch
> School Ties
> Stand and Deliver
> The Wedding Banquet
> Angela's Ashes
> My Fair Lady
> Working Girl
> Silent Films — "cross-class fantasies" that coincide with the  
> Depression Era (like Charlie Chaplin's "The Tramp")
>
> Another possibility is to critique media "branded" as "blue collar",  
> such as:
>
> Roseanne
> Blue Collar TV
> Family Guy (blue collar family in New England)
> The Simpsons (blue collar family in the Midwest)
>
> Best,
> Jennifer Schmitt
>
> On Oct 28, 2008, at 11:39 AM, Shanti Elliott wrote:
>
> > I'm looking for films/film clips and short readings to help high  
> > school students discuss social class in America and in their lives.  
>   
> > Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> > Thanks,
> > Shanti
> >
> > Shanti Elliott
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