By the end of the term, students should be able to analyze the assigned texts, discuss what these texts reveal about American attitudes toward work and money at each stage in our nation's history, outline the continuities and conflicts that mark these attitudes, draw connections between and among these texts, and use these skills to explore other texts that address these issues. If the assignment is a written text, bring it to class. The movies are available in the audio-visual lab on the second floor of Hodges Library. In your responses, summarize the main points made in each text, compare the text to others we have studied, and discuss your own thoughts about the text and your reactions to it. The responses should be like entries in an ongoing journal, except that you will turn them in each week.
Responses are due at the beginning of class each week.
Late responses will be marked down one letter grade for each day they are late . In our paper, summarize the view of work outlined in the text you choose and discuss whether it seems relevant or irrelevant today, in light of your own experience. Do not choose a work listed on the syllabus . Please feel free to talk to me about your paper. I would be happy to help you focus your ideas or to suggest a work if you're searching for one.