Read "Speaking Quiché in the Heart of Dixie" and answer the following questions. Then “submit” your work.
1. Reaction The author attempts to blend in with the other workers at the plant. Do you think that he is successful in doing so? Why or why not? Give examples from his behavior or his words that support your answer.
2. Journal Thompson writes that much of what we call “low-skilled labor” is actually very difficult. Discuss some low-skilled jobs that you know about and explain what makes them so difficult.
3. Discussion What do you think Thompson learned as a result of his undercover experience in the chicken processing plant?
4. Essay Write an essay in which you describe the worst job you or someone you know has ever had. In addition to describing the job, explain why the job was so bad.