Assigned Readings in the EAEL Reader:
Yasemin Besen-Cassino, “Cool Stores, Bad Jobs”
Vivyan Adair, “Branded with Infamy: Inscriptions of Poverty and Class in America”
Lauren Alfrey and France Winddance Twine. “Becoming a Geek Girl: Race, Inequality and the Social Geography of Childhood.”
Karyn Lacy, “Blue Chips Black: Managing Race in Public Spaces”
Address the Following in Your Paper:
In what ways were the individuals in each article discriminated against? (4 articles x5 points =20 points.)
Using those examples, and other evidence presented in class and in your textbook, explain what you would tell someone who claimed that America is a meritocracy and the only thing holding people back is their “lack of hard work and effort.” (25 points)
College level writing (proper spelling, grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure proper citations, page length, etc. (5 points)
Before submitting your paper, check it for the following things:
Does your answer demonstrate that you read and understood the assigned articles?
Did you answer ALL the questions in the prompt?
Is your paper a minimum of 4 double-spaced with 1” margins?
Did you properly cite (using ASA or APA formatting) each reading each time you quoted, paraphrased, or made an assertion about what the author said? Note, if you fail to cite you will receive a 0!
Did you proofread? Remember, college level writing is expected and factors into your grade.
