Me, In Progress: Recent Episodes
2018-19 7th Graders
Welcome to Me, In Progress! In this podcast, 7th grade students of Casey Middle School in Boulder, CO will examine contemporary social issues inspired from their reading of Us, In Progress by Lulu Delacre. Us, In Progress is a collection of short stories about Latinx youth growing up in the United States. Enjoy!
Olly discusses the social issue of implicit bias and stereotyping in Us, In Progress and the world.
Ryder explores the social issue of food deserts as they relate to health in low income areas from Us, In Progress.
Trevor G. discusses marriage issues and divorce in "Peacemaker" from Us, In Progress by Lulu Delacre.
Coco explores implicit bias in our school community and in Lulu Delacre's collection of short stories, Us, In Progress.
Conor S. examines family dysfunction and divorce as social issues that appear in Us, In Progress by Lulu Delacre and the world.
Cici discusses the issue of prejudice as it appears in Guera by Lulu Delacre, as well as in our world today.
Tommy discusses police bias as it occurs in Us, In Progress and in the real world today.
Abi discusses the complexities of implicit bias and relates them to two stories from Us, In Progress by Lulu Delacre.
Ian discusses how he has been affected by stereotyping as it relates to Us, In Progress by Lulu Delacre.
Stella discusses police bias as it appears in "The Attack," a short story by Lulu Delacre.
Jesus talks about poverty in the US and in Mexico by relating the stories from Us, In Progress.
Armando talks about the dangers of stereotyping in "Guera" from Us, In Progress by Lulu Delacre.
Rhys discusses wealth and poverty in the short story, "Burrito Man" from Us, In Progress by Lulu Delacre.
Aracely discusses family dysfunction and divorce in Lulu Delacre's "Peacemaker" from Us, In Progress.
Tiger discusses pay inequity in the short story, "Burrito Man," from Us, In Progress by Lulu Delacre,
Chessa discusses the social issues of immigration and right-to-work status of undocumented people in The Secret by Lulu Delacre.
Alexandra discusses the issues of gratitude and poverty in "Burrito Man" by Lulu Delacre.
Manaiah discusses the social issues in Burrito Man from Us, In Progress by Lulu Delacre.
Oscar discusses the social issues from "Peacemaker" in Us, In Progress by Lulu Delacre.
Mia E. discusses the rights of immigrants brought to the U.S. when they were too young to remember.
Juliana explores the complexities of stereotyping in the short story, Guera, by Lulu Delacre.
Bryn talks about her favorite story, Burrito Man, from Us, In Progress. She discusses the social issue of pay inequity as it relates to the story.
Cohen discusses implicit bias in Us, In Progress and relates it back to his experience in our school community.
Vahalla discusses the social issues of documentation and deportation in "The Secret" from Us, In Progress.
Angelo discusses implicit bias in two short stories from Us, In Progress and reflects on implicit biases he sees in our community today.
Ashley J.P. compares two stories in Us, In Progress and discusses the implicit bias shared between them.
Dane discusses implicit bias and racism as it appears in Us, In Progress and in the real world.
Hazel discusses the issues of immigrant documentation and right-to-work status with "The Secret" by Lulu Delacre.
Paloma explores the nuances of deportation and immigration as it relates to Us, In Progress by Lulu Delacre.
Atticus discusses family dysfunction in the short story, "Peacemaker," from Us, In Progress.
Alex L. discusses poverty and minimum wage inequity in Us, In Progress by Lulu Delacre,
Nile explains the dangers and frustrations of stereotyping in his own experience, as well as in Guera by Lulu Delacre.
Lilia discusses food deserts in the US today and in the short story, "Selfie," in Us, In Progress by Lulu Delacre.
Jashay examines the connection between food deserts and diabetes in the U.S. and connects these understandings to Us, In Progress by Lulu Delacre.
Amy discusses food deserts in Us, In Progress and relates them to contemporary issues surrounding food and health in our society today.
Samra discusses racism and implicit bias both in Us, In Progress and in the world today.
Cem discusses family dysfunction and divorce in the short story, Peacemaker, by Lulu Delacre.
Aaron discusses pay inequity in the short story, Burrito Man, from Us, In Progress by Lulu Delacre.
Sebastian discusses pay inequity in the lower and middle class as it relates to Us, In Progress by Lulu Delacre.
Maeve examines the complexities of marriage dysfunction and divorce in The Peacemaker by Lulu Delacre.
Nolan S. discusses minimum wage inequity in the short story, Burrito Man, by Lulu Delacre.
Sarah unpacks the social issue of implicit bias in Us, In Progress by Lulu Delacre. She also discusses how she sees implicit bias in our school community today.
Saskia discusses divorce as a social issue in the United States while making connections to the story, "Peacemaker," by Lulu Delacre.
Mrs. Meraqui introduces her 7th grade Language Arts students and discusses the purpose behind the Me, In Progress Podcast. Students could choose one of the following three prompts to answer in their podcast episode:
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Retell your favorite story from Us, In Progress and describe the social issue Lulu Delacre is trying to address. Where do you see stories like this happening in our world?
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Define implicit bias and discuss how it shows up in two or more stories in Us, In Progress. Discuss where implicit bias happens in our community and what we should do about it.
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Consider the social issues that have been discussed throughout Us, In Progress. Have any of them affected you personally? If so, choose on social issue and discuss your experience. Make connections back to the relevant story from Us, In Progress where the social issue is addressed.
Thank you so much for listening!