Social Capital Essay:
In Cade Bambara’s “The Lesson,”
How Does Social Capital Relate to Sylvia and the Major Events in the Story?
English 102 Prof. D-S Sylvia and her friends are subjected to Saturday afternoon lessons from an educated woman in their neighborhood, though the kids would usually rather play and have fun. How does the concept of Social Capital affect Sylvia and the kids in the neighborhood? How does it relate to the lesson that they are given at FAO Schwartz?
Review and Consider the Social Capital Sources:
Davis explains Social Capital in her video. In Cade Bambara’s “The Lesson,” Social Capital is illustrated through Sylvia’s neighborhood and the neighborhood of FAO Schwartz. Yan’s article gives an overview of the College Admissions scandal, while CBS discusses Felicity Huffman’s role and sentencing in the scandal. Finally, Seipel illustrates the role of Social Capital in the judicial system.
Review and Consider the Social Capital Essential Questions:
· What is the impact of Social Capital on an individual’s position in society?
· How does Social Capital relate to the concept of Freedom, especially freedom to pursue conventional constructs like getting an education, owning a home, and buying material items?
Writing Prompt
In “The Lesson, Sylvia leaves her own neighborhood and visits an expensive store in a different neighborhood. In other sources, Social Capital relates to our ability to achieve tradition constructs like education. Consider Social Capital as defined and discussed in this module’s assigned sources. Prompt: How does Social Capital affect an individual’s ability to acquire material possessions and economic stability? Write a 5-7 paragraph essay to answer this essential question.
Paragraph Planner
*In your opening, identify the title and author of the anchor text, “The Lesson.” Summarize or define what Social Capital means. Identify HOW Social Capital affects our ability to acquire economic stability? Identify three ways that it affects our ability to acquire economic stability.
*In your body paragraphs, cite from the anchor text, “The Lesson.” Additionally, cite from at least THREE other assigned sources. Use notes from the course web links to correctly cite and integrate your sources using MLA documentation
*In your conclusion, discuss what people can do to analyze, expand, or address Social Capital in our own lives, or whether Social Capital positively or negatively affects our lives.
*Throughout, summarize and use key terms from the module when they are used in your paragraphs
*Use “The Lesson” as your main source; Incorporate at least three sources from the module to support your argument
Other Criteria
Audience: Write for an audience that is not in this class. That means you’ll need to spend some time summarizing key ideas, defining any terms that might be unfamiliar, choosing short quotes from the reading selections to help your reader get a sense of the authors’ arguments.
Length: 5-7 paragraphs (750-1000) words
Requirements:
· Include an original title
· Use MLA Style to format your essay
· Compose a thesis statement that directly addresses the essay question
· Organize the essay so that each body paragraph provides support for your thesis; make sure each body paragraph contains a CLEAR TOPIC SENTENCE with KEY WORDS from your thesis
· Cite from the anchor text and THREE other assigned sources
· Include an MLA style Works Cited page at the end of the essay (not included in 3-4 pages of text); use www.easybib.com to cite help formulate your Works Cited page
REVIEW THE ESSAY REQUIREMENTS RUBRIC BELOW BEFORE DRAFTING YOUR ESSAY
Essay Requirements:
The opening paragraph contains the title and author of the story. It contain