We then returned to our work with how some occupations can change over time by looking at interview selections from the book Working (1972) and Gig (2000). I handed out selections to people from Gig on the same occupation that they were reading about from Working (flight attendant, autoplant worker, or professional hockey player). I also handed out reading questions for this new selection.
We reviewed the pre-reading, reading, and post-reading questions for the section with Gig which are similar to those from Working. The difference in this question set is that the post-reading questions look at how the description of the occupation in the year 2000 compares to the description in 1972.
We also reviewed the reading annotations where people underline facts and bracket opinions/perspective throughout the reading (see example below). Everyone then had the rest of the period to work on this reading and reading questions.
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With this passage, we also revisited our discussion of language in these passages.
Some of the people in these accounts swear. I explained yesterday how I had not edited these out or censored them since part of the idea with Working and Gig is to let everyday people speak for themselves. Today we talked about how swearing is an aggressive act that people can do to assert themselves or create distance for themselves from a certain topic. Looking at this language in this way can then provide some additional insight into a person's character.
We will complete our work with these texts tomorrow.
Handouts:
Reading Response Questions - Gig
Flight Attendant interview - Gig
Professional Hockey Player interview - Gig
Autoplant Worker - Gig
Homework:
Finish reading about the occupation you selected in Gig and respond to questions 1, 2, and 3 on the reading sheet.
Prepare for the set 15 roots and prefixes quiz on Friday.
Set 15 Roots and Prefixes - Word List
Set 15 Roots and Prefixes - Practice
If you have not yet done so, finish section three of your occupations project.
I will be assessing this section and revisions to sections 1 and 2 this weekend.
Occupations material/handouts:
The research project:
Interviews:
Outlines:
Using your research:
Research and Set Up:
NoodleTools: Getting StartedNoodleTools: Bibliography
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