Day 5 Team Assignment
Today we will be foregrounding the class differences in late 19th
century Parisian society, in general, and the situation of the
very poor, in particular. You may have strong personal reactions
to some of today's material, which is perfectly appropriate if
it happens. But for this assignment I would like you to
temporarily set aside your personal judgments about this society
and to focus on what this information about class differences
adds to our understanding of the period. You will have an
opportunity to share your personal reactions after the
presentations.
So, work with your team to prepare a
presentation answering the questions below and provide some
examples from today's reading and from those earlier in the week
that support your points. (Be sure to consider the pre-class
material and that from each of the first four days of this
class, as well as what you read today.) If members of your team come to different conclusions
about this, be sure that these differences are represented in
your presentation.
Note you do not have to include the entire structure that you have been
using in previous presentations (i.e. thesis, etc.) but you do
need to include examples that support what you are arguing.
Questions to be answered:
To what extent, if any, has the focus on class
differences in today's material challenged the visions
of Parisian culture and society that you formulated in
the first four days of this week? What would we not
understand about this world, if we did not consider this
aspect of its history? What pieces of evidence were
particular important in shaping your response to these
questions.
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