Folklife Resources for Educators

Materials Related to Violence

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Ghetto Life 101
by Sound Portraits Productions
http://soundportraits.org/on-air/ghetto_life_101/

In 1993, two teenagers from Chicago's South Side collaborated with public radio producers to create the radio documentary "Ghetto Life 101," based on audio diaries of life in the Ida B. Wells housing projects. A study guide (24 p. PDF) was written for classroom use to accompany the audio segments. It adds new voices and historical perspectives to the original radio documentary. Topics covered in the study guide include growing up in the ghetto, the character of urban neighborhoods, and responding to violence in the inner city. In addition to the study guide, the Ghetto Life 101 web site includes the original audio documentaries, their transcripts, and photos.

Sponsoring Organization:
Sound Portraits Productions
80 Hanson Place, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn NY 11217
(646) 723-7020
http://soundportraits.org/