Instructions:

Watch the PBS Frontline video “Two American Families.” Write a 3-4 page essay in the following format. Answer all of the questions. 

Format:

Introduction: Your first paragraph should be an introduction to your essay in which you very briefly summarize what the film is about, and then briefly lay out the points you will make in the rest of the essay.Body:  The body of the essay will analyze how the lives of the people in the film have been impacted by their social contexts.  Be sure to use the following concepts from class and give specific examples from the film to illustrate the concepts:The social context and how it impacts the choices, actions and interactions of the people in the film.Think about social context in terms of family, neighborhood, city, and broader society.How the culture (not just race/ethnic culture) of the people in the film impacts their lives.  Be sure to address norms, values and beliefs.How the social construction of meaning impacts how the people in the film interpret their realities.  Think about how the meanings of things like family, hardship, work, and education are impacted by the changing social context for the two families.Conclusion: Summarize your overall points to wrap things up in your conclusion. Instructions:

1.    Watch the PBS Frontline video “Two American Families.” 

 

2.    Write a 3-4 page essay in the following format. Answer all of the questions. 

 

Format:

·         Introduction: Your first paragraph should be an introduction to your essay in which you very briefly summarize what the film is about, and then briefly lay out the points you will make in the rest of the essay.

 

·         Body:  The body of the essay will analyze how the lives of the people in the film have been impacted by their social contexts.  Be sure to use the following concepts from class and give specific examples from the film to illustrate the concepts:

o   The social context and how it impacts the choices, actions and interactions of the people in the film.Think about social context in terms of family, neighborhood, city, and broader society.

o   How the culture (not just race/ethnic culture) of the people in the film impacts their lives.  Be sure to address norms, values and beliefs.

o   How the social construction of meaning impacts how the people in the film interpret their realities.  Think about how the meanings of things like family, hardship, work, and education are impacted by the changing social context for the two families.

 

·         Conclusion: Summarize your overall points to wrap things up in your conclusion.