LOTS OF RESOURCES

Maybe this is a little off the wall, but have you considered searching for
various kinds of work and/or union songs?  

I googled "union songs" and found quite a few sites, but the one with the
most links was:

http://unionsong.com/muse/unionsong/musites.html

I suspect you'll find some gems there (Woody Guthrie's "Ain't got the do re
me," for instance).

Also, a link from that page takes you to a website called "Working-Class
Literature," which includes tons of links to written poetry, short stories,
novels as well as work-relate films and videos, and, of course, songs. 

While I haven't used any of these myself, I could imagine lots of ways they
could be used, and presume you can do the same.


Have fun!



Vicki 

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The Education Institute 
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San Marcos, TX  78666

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[mailto:nifl-workplace-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Alan B. Lesure
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 3:32 PM
To: 'Workplace Literacy Discussion List'; jed46 at columbia.edu
Subject: RE: [NIFL-WORKPLACE] Work Themed Short Stories and Poems.

John - here are some work-related situations that you might want to fold in
your program. They are designed to get folks thinking about - and
developing -
the interpersonal (soft) skills that are increasingly important to
employers.

See:

http://www.learning-resources.com/Links/WRSDiscussionGuide-Brief.pdf


Alan B. Lesure, President
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Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE] Work Themed Short Stories and Poems.




Hi Everyone:

I am currently toiling away on a curriculum for a welfare to work
program. I would like to include some poems and short stories that
are related to work, finding a job, etc. If you have any
suggestions of things that you have used I would appreciate knowing
about it.

Jon Doherty
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