Overview
Purpose: We will practice objective observation at a new stage of development. This is crucial for anyone continuing in education and the social sciences.
Your essay must be based on objective evidence from the film, not pre-existing assumptions. So, keep an open mind and see what you can learn! You might learn something unexpected and interesting!
Part 1. Create a short lists at the top of the assignment document. Fill in list 1 with Objective Observations (things you're sure everyone saw in the same way) and observations that you think may reflect your assumptions (things you need to check with peers). (split the two categories)
Part 2. Create a 2nd short list to reorganize your observations into Objective Observations (things on which there is consensus) and Assumptions (things you thought were true but were not directly observable in the film). (split the two categories)
Part 3. At the bottom of the assignment document (below both lists), use your final list of Objective Observations to develop your essay. This assignment is due on October 20 at 11:59pm.
Respond to the following 2 prompts:
1. Early Life (two paragraphs).
- Choose two of the following the working class children: Luis, Kenisha, Julio, Leroy, Doug, and Vicky.
- Provide examples of housing quality/safety, educational opportunities, and social relationships with peers/siblings as they were growing up (2 children X 3 characteristics=6 observations).
- Give very specific examples. Generalities do not count.
- Choose two of the following the upper class children: Brandon, Kate, Eric, Lucy, Alexis.
- Compare their opportunities to those of the working class children (2 children X 3 characteristics=6 observations).
- How did wealth influence these opportunities?Include a love triangle.
- Describe examples from the film in enough detail that anyone who has seen the film can picture it themselves.
- Provide a timestamp (minutes:seconds)for each scene.
2. Young Adults (three paragraphs).
- Choose two of the following working class children: Luis, Leroy, Kenisha, Julio, Doug, Vicky.
- Describe outcomes in educational achievement, employment, and life-satisfaction as young adults (14-21 years) (2 children X 3 outcomes=6 observations).
- Give very specific examples. Generalities do not count.
- Choose two of the following upper class children: Brandon, Kate, Eric, Lucy, Alexis.
- Compare their outcomes to those of the working class children (2 children X 3 outcomes=6 observations).
- How did early childhoods influence children's outcomes? Include a love triangle.
- Describe examples from the film in enough detail that anyone who has seen the film can picture it themselves.
- Provide a timestamp (minutes:seconds) for each scene.
Essay Formatting requirements:
- Keep your essay to 2 pages of text. A 1.5 page essay is not acceptable.
- Prepare your essay must in 12-point font and double-spaced only.
- Prepare your essay with 1 inch margins.
- Do not include your name or this class or any other information in the header (we already know who you are :-)).
- You may include a title no longer than 1 line.