Div Worksheet Reading, Writing, Thinking, and Reflecting Name:____________

(1) Complete the worksheet and submit on time with font sizes 10 to 12. 20 points.
(2) Extra points are possible depending on your excellent efforts.
(3) Late assignments will incur 20% deduction of the allocated points per day.
You can adjust the writing space you need.
Select a relevant State
required competencies Assess how power and privilege impact individuals and groups.
(in the syllabus or
E360 Lessons).
1 point
Why did you choose If the article is assigned, type assigned. If not, answer the question.
this article? (1/2 This article was partially assigned; I chose which one to read. But I
point) chose this article because I liked the title, and it sounded most
interesting.
Reading Number & Reading #12. Whats Class Got to Do with It?-Michael Zweg. Author:
Title and the author(s) Rosenblum Travis.
name(s) (1/2 point)
Contents theme(s) This reading is tied to diversity themes of : (check one or more if it fits.)
(1/2 point) race_*__, ethnicity___, sex/sexuality__, gender__*_, class__*_, disability__, and/or
other related issues___.
Page numbers From page ____127___ to ___130____. Total pages:___3____
(1/2 point) In order to encourage reading with joy and patience, articles with more than 8
pages long will earn 1 extra point.
Identify at least 3-5 Identify at least 3 key words from the reading have to relate to race, ethnic
Key words (1 point) diversity:

Social class, working class, middle class, capitalists, power

Summary: In the article I read, it says that how individual we are and our
(Total is 4 points) personal life chances are shaped or enhanced by the social class that
Requirements: we grew up in and the one that were in as adults. Gender and race
At least 150-200 are abstractions, but they are very powerful influences on everyones
words with 2-3 lives. They also carry a powerful meaning even though theres big
paragraphs ( 2 point) differences in experience with the populations of men, women, white
reflecting on your people and black people.
reading and When we hear the word class, we tend to think of it as income, or
understanding of the the type of lifestyles that income can buy. But class can be
key points in this understood as a question of economic and political power. Power
article (2 points). exists as a relationship among different people or groups. Looking at
Add word count at the national scale, power is in the hands of people who control the
the end of your last largest corporations; people employing over five hundred people.
sentence. Middle class workers are supposed to be the people who have stable
jobs and solid values based upon their work ethic.

Word Count: 168

Select 2 (If more than Type the 1st question you chose and your answer: (Quote or paraphrase from the
2) discussion article: 1 point. Your own thoughts and interpretation are 2 points. At least 100-
questions at the end 150 words, point. Total is 3.5 points)
of the article.
(Total is 7 points) Question: What are the different types of class in work sites?
Attention!! Answer: There are workers and employers, working class, middle
Read the class, and capitalists. the working class is made up of people
Requirements: whoIve seen this in Minnesota, and even in Eau Claire. My friend and
1.Quote or paraphrase I took a trip to the cities one time, and driving around and walking
from the article to around town, you see a bunch of different people. Some of them you
strengthen your can kind of see the class status they have by the car they drive, or if
statements or they have nice clothes on. But then you can also see the difference of
arguments. someone who doesnt have that much money. Their clothes are all
2. Your thoughts raggy and dirty, and they dont have that nice of a car, otherwise not
3.At least 100-150 a car at all. And some of the people sleep in the streets.
words for each Word count: 133
question. (If the
question is a short
answer, then just Type the 2nd question you chose and your answer: (Quote or paraphrase from the
article: 1 point. Your own thoughts and interpretation are 2 points. At least 100-
answer words 150 words: point (Unless the question is a short answer). Total is 3.5 points.
needed).
Question: What is middle class?
Answer: People in the middle of the income distribution. People
sometimes talk about middle class workers, referring to people who
work for a wage but live comfortable if modest lives. Middle class
gets a lot of attention in the media and political commentary in the
United States. My old job at Dickeys showed middle class in certain
ways. I had a manager who was in his middle to late 50s, and his job
at Dickeys was his job to support himself. He made decent money for
being a manager, and he worked pretty long hours. I considered him
working class because he could definitely support himself, and he
was living comfortably.
Word Count: 118
Your reflection or This article really helped me understand the difference between all
comments the social classes a lot better. Walking around town you can see the
(3 points) different work classes. Ive drove around town and looked at all the
Requirements: different houses, and you can get a pretty good idea about the status
1. At least of class the people who own the houses possess. The really big
100-150 words. houses, you could pretty much figure that whoever owns it is in the
2. Connecting to your highest level of class, because they can afford a huge house like that.
experience/observatio And driving over in the trailer park areas, you can see that those
n people might not have the best job, or cant afford the nicest house.
or others (if you They would either be the working class, or very low middle class.
know) is preferred.
Add word count at Word Count: 126
the end of your last
sentence.
Is this reading This reading is relevant to my life because my family works in the
relevant to, or can be middle class I guess you could say. They arent rich, but they are
applied to your life, comfortable with what they make. It can also be applied to my life
family, community because I technically am considered working class because I work to
and career? At least support myself. I work at a gas station, and I make more than
50-100 words. (2 minimum wage, but Im only working part time, because Im going to
points) school. It could also be applied to my community too because I see
Add the word count people every day working to make a living, and to support
at the end of your themselves. Some people are better off than others in the world also.
writing.
Word Count: 113