History Ann Moody

History Ann Moody

Topic: Describe the most important elements of cultural knowledge that Anne Moody learned from her family and community as a child. Select two of these elements and analyze how her cultural knowledge of that element was sustained, altered, or transformed by her experiences in college and the Movement. In both the description and the analysis, support your assertions with examples and quotations from the book. You are also encouraged to incorporate material from the supplementary readings where appropriate.

Analysis. To address this question adequately, you will need to spend some time on analysis and organization before you begin to write. Use the culture model handout to help you organize the analysis. Start with the cultural knowledge (labels, rules, roles, practices, scripts, narratives, etc.) that Anne was taught. What institutions were involved in teaching this cultural knowledge? How were these institutions located in terms of power relations (dominance/subordination)? What experiences did she have that reinforced and/or challenged her cultural knowledge? How does she interpret these experiences throughout the book? When you have notes on all these aspects of the model, work on organizing your analysis into an essay.

Format: Typed, double-spaced, 3-7 pages, not including the bibliography.