Introduction to Detroit: An American Autopsy Focus Topic for Econ Research Final

Preamble-An Autopsy Take a look at the picture to the right Take 2 mins to explain the process of what happens when a medical examiner has a body from a crime scene Turn to SW partner… Bringing this out to the floor… Preamble-An Autopsy

We’ll be deconstructing (breaking up) what happened to the city of Detroit, Michigan This will be the basis for your research project (details to come soon) You will be writing like an investigative journalist You will be examining Detroit in the context of the Free Market Economic System You are answering the following question… What we’ll be doing…

Is the free market system a sustainable (able to last) and effective (it works) economic system? Today we are doing… Examining Photography depicting Detroit today Watching/Analyzing Anthony Bourdain- Detroit TV Episode Discussing the main issues you can identify from today’s information Question to Consider…

Detroit- A Photographic Essay- Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre You will see a series of photos depicting different parts of the city of Detroit After every picture- with the person next to you- write down as many adjectives that you can think of to describe what you see We’ll put the words on the board and have a discussion on what you are seeing Detroit's Beautiful, Horrible Decline Detroit- A Photographic Essay- Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre

Detroit- A Photographic Essay- The Adjectives

On their website, the photographers write, "Ruins are the visible symbols and landmarks of our societies and their changes ... the volatile result of the change of eras and the fall of empires. This fragility leads us to watch them one very last time: to be dismayed, or to admire, it makes us wonder about the permanence of things." The Decline of Detroit

Detroit- A Generation Ago

More Visual Representation of Detroit- Anthony Bourdain You are going to watch an episode of Anthony Bourdain’s TV show Parts Unknown on CNN He visited the city of Detroit, his guide was Charlie LeDuff- a Detroit Journalist who has been chronicling (writing down) the situation in Detroit (You’ll be reading him next class) Use the document to chronicle what you are seeing and thinking You’re trying to chronicle the major issues being presented You’ll write down what you are observing, questions you may have, and your thoughts in general You’ll finish writing a summary of what you have learned based on the video and discussion Parts Unknown- Detroit More Visual Representation of Detroit- Anthony Bourdain

Post Parts Unknown -Discussion Get in groups of 4 Take 1 min each to share with each other your thoughts, observations, questions about what you saw Let’s bring these ideas out to the floor Post Parts Unknown -Discussion

Free Writing to Close Day Let’s close the day with some free writing on what you’re thinking- think of this as a sort of journal You’re going to want to keep this as you return to these questions and ideas in your research Take 4 mins to write down all the thoughts and questions swimming in your head Particularly questions- these could lead to a potential focus in your research Free Writing to Close Day

Charlie LeDuff-Prologue After looking at several photographs and watching the episode on Detroit… We are now turning our attention to reading about Detroit We will be using chapters of the Book- Detroit: An American Autopsy by Charlie Leduff In his prologue- he sets us up for what his investigations will try and reveal and uncover about the situation in Detroit Charlie LeDuff-Prologue

What We are Doing Today You’ll be working in pairs mostly You’ll be reading the Prologue of the book by LeDuff You are practicing the main elements of reading for your research paper You’ll be using a couple of tools to help you process the information You are writing as you read (a skill you’re going to have to get better and faster at) You are writing after you read What We are Doing Today

What You Need for Today Pen or Pencil Highlighter (if you normally highlight) Note Taking Document Summary of Information Text Document What You Need for Today

Step 1: Read the prologue in pieces Step 2: Working in pairs to discuss what you got out of the section Step 3: Checking in with whole class Step 4: Repeat this 4 times Step 5: Write about what your brain was processing as you read Step 6: Compose a summary of the entire reading The Process in Steps

Before We Begin… What does the phrase WORK ETHIC mean? Here’s what the dictionary defines it as: A belief in the moral benefit and importance of work and its inherent ability to strengthen character. Here’s what it looks like: Before We Begin…

Pages 1: Take 4 mins-Read the section- fill out your note taking document Take 1 min each to talk about what you understood Out to the floor with the highlights Pages 2-3: Repeat Write ONE Big Question or Issue Pages 4-5: Repeat Pages 6-7: Repeat Write your claim about the Prologue Step 1: Reading

Summarizing All of It Take a look at the Summary of Informational Text This document is designed to help you draft summaries that can be used for your research AND/OR include in your paper itself Now take 3 mins to look at your reading notes to decide what you are going to include in your summary-You may re annotate if you need to Now take 7-10 mins to compose your summary following the format Summarizing All of It