5. “A Day in the Life of a Pandemic: COVID-19 Assignment.” Choose a single day of the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., March 11, January 17, May 5). Examine what that day looked like in your own life and from at least two other vantage points (see below for examples).

5. “A Day in the Life of a Pandemic: COVID-19 Assignment.” Choose a single day of the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., March 11, January 17, May 5). Examine what that day looked like in your own life and from at least two other vantage points (see below for examples). Use at least two of the class readings/films/podcasts to help you understand and analyze that moment, including how it was shaped by factors such as race, nation, gender, immigration status, and/or disability. To address the two other vantage points (beyond your personal experience), cite specific sources, such as news articles, social media posts, emails, or even personal conversations. More details about Paper Prompt 5 To start your analysis, you might consider questions such as: • What else was going on that day? Did you feel connected to those other events? Which ones, and in which ways? Why do you think that was the case? • Which of that day’s moments were significant to you, and why? • Was your experience and vantage point on that day similar to what other people in your country or around the world were experiencing? Did it feel quite different, or somewhere in between? Why do you think that was the case? How was shaped by matters such as race, gender, age, immigration status, nation, and disability? Example of a Single Day For example: March 11 was a significant date because the World Health Organization declared a pandemic, the U.S. announced it would suspend most travel from Europe, financial markets plummeted, and Italy ordered nearly all businesses to close. These were important moments. But March 11 was also the date that the NBA suspended its season and that Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson announced that they tested positive for COVID-19, a development that made the pandemic more real to people.