12/2/2014 Warm Up Based on your prospects and plans for the future, what social class do you believe you will be a part of? Why?

Linda Chavez We Were Poor, but I Didn’t Know It Chavez states “It was difficult to know who was rich and who was poor” List indicators of the rich and poor from her essay Rich Poor

Linda Chavez We Were Poor, but I Didn’t Know It How does Chavez connect the idea of “class” to the American Dream?

Diane McWhorter Downwardly Mobile in Birmingham Rich Poor To which class does McWharter think she belongs? How do you know?

David Levering Lewis At the Top of the Bottom in the Segregated South Lewis describes his family as being at the “top of the bottom.” What does he mean by that? Use a specific example from the text to support your interpretation.

David Levering Lewis At the Top of the Bottom in the Segregated South Lewis claims, “…race could trump class in my life experience. But there is progress, I think. A broad national consensus now exists that, whenever it is socially and politically advantageous to do so, class considerations should trump racial identity.” Now let’s hear what you think: do Americans care more about race or class? Can we ever fully separate race from class?