Saturday, March 31, 2007

Class #24 Intro to Culture

1. NBC News - Daddy! Tearful surprise homecoming

2. Powerpoint converstion to JPEG - Two volunteers show us how its done

3. Resource Handbook page #41 The Pennysaver Ad from 9/15/01 - Why did I include this in our discussion about Culture?

4. "Body Ritual among the Nacirema"

HW: Optional Blog Post "French Lessons" from page #39 of your resource handbook

Class #23 Without A Trace

WANNABE EPISODE SUMMARY
Subject: H.S. Bullying

A 12 year old boy goes missing. The team discovers that the boy had a rough 24 hours leading up to his disappearance. He disappeared in the middle of the school day, the only clues a broken miror, a discarded hall pass, and blood on the wall....until a picture of him is sent around the school.

In-Depth Look into teenage minds: Some adults don't understand how realistic this episode is. In many cases, they end up in suicide atempts or..... well, one word describes what else happens: Columbine. Lot's of people went through a lot of abuse in high school and middle school. I, Deyna, had my head slammed into a locker and was unconscious for ten minutes.

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Class #22 POV 1968

1. Complete Participation and Citizenship Rubrics for MP #3; Collect "My Life" HW;
Handback Quizzes

2. 3 minute tutorial - converting powerpoint slides for Movie Maker import

3. Finish Journal #13 - Comapre HS in 1968 to HS in 2008 based on the documentary clip POV - High School

4. Play Clip from Bowling for Columbine and compare today's HS problems with 1968

HW: Sign-up for your final Portfolio options by March 30th on the class wiki

Monday, March 26, 2007

Class #21 High School

1. Process Social Cruelty

2. QUIZ on Topic #3

3. Journal #13 - Comapre HS in 1968 to HS in 2008 based on the documentary clip POV - High School

HW: Find someone over the age of 35 to complete the flip side of the MY LIFE worksheet - I will collect these Tuesday

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Class #20 Social Cruelty

1. REMINDERS: Wiki (www.sociology2007.pbwiki.com) and Blog (www.thehumanzoo.blogspot.com) are accessible through the HistoryShack's Sociology Room.

2. Process "People Like Us" using Ballston Spa HS's Mission statement as a starting point

3. View ABC News special "The In-Crowd and Social Cruelty" and complete guided viewing questions on handout.

4. Take a peek at the Suprise Quiz your are getting in class on Friday (Click cancel at password prompt)


HW: Find someone over the age of 35 to complete the flip side of the MY LIFE worksheet

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Class #19 People Like Us

1. Complete MY LIFE worksheet - solicit responses from 2 males and 2 females

2. Read pages 34-35 of your Sociology Resource Handbook " Sociological Perspectives: George Carlin on Age"

3. View "People Like Us" and complete Journal #11 Welcome to Anderson HS on page #36 of your Sociology Resource Handbook

HW: Find someone over the age of 35 to complete the flip side of the MY LIFE worksheet

Sunday, March 18, 2007

Class #18 Freaks Process Etc.

1. Process Journal #11 Freaks and Geeks Guided Viewing grid (page #31 of your resource handbook)

2. Take Cruel Schools Survey on Bullying

3. Complete Continuum of Violence; add cyber bullying to discussion

4. Cruel Schools FACT SHEET dated but effective

5. Perspectives on HIGH SCHOOL 2007 - Group activity from page #178 of your resource handbook. You can also add your thoughts, comments, or observations to our class blog at http//thehumanzoo.blogspot.com

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Class #17 Freaks and Geeks

1. View episode of Freaks and Geeks (pilot) and create guided viewing grid (from page #33 of your resource handbook)as journal #11

2. Find two examples of each perspective (functionalist, conflict, and symbolic interactionalist)from video

Monday, March 12, 2007

Class #16 Sociological Perspectives

1. Hand out Topic #3 Calendar

2. Journal #9 A Picture is worth 1,000 words.

3. Journal #10 NOTES on the SOCIOLOGICAL PERSEPCTIVES

4. Set-Up Journal #11 Freaks and Geeks

Class #15 Movers and Shakers Test

1. Complete Muliple Choice and fill-in test on the Movers and Shakers of Sociological Thought

HW: This wouldn't be a bad time to look over the requirements for your final exam portfolio on pages 160 to 197 of your resource handbook

Class #14 Movers and Shakers - Day #2

1. Complete Movers and Shakers reseach using Sociology and You Text pages 16-17 (26 minutes)

2. Complete WHO AM I Quiz on pages 29-30 of your resource handbook. Try this without notes first :)

3. Shakers Jeopardy - "I'll Take Theory for 200"

HW: Open Notes Test NEXT ClASS

Class #13 Sociological Thought

1. TO REALIZE - log on to our class wiki and add a stanza to this poem

WE WILL BE WORKING FROM PAGES 27-30 in your resource handbook

Movers and Shakers - Begin research and notes on Auguste Comte, Harriet Martineau, Herbert Spencer, Karl Marx, Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, and C. Wright Mills

2. Complete Research notes on Movers and Skakers as journal #8

3. Open Notes Test Class #14

Saturday, March 3, 2007

Class #12 Who Will Survive?

1. Revisit Wiki and Blog Expectations
2. Clariication and discussion about Sociology Final Portfolio
Part I - Options are listed on page #163 of your resource handbook - DUE May 9th
Part II - Explanations and Expectations are outlines on pages 179-196 of your reource handbook - DUE June 6th

3. Explation of "H" Drive resource folder 2007 Sociology Student - You are required to drag this folder to your network drive ASAP. It contains resources and info for smester activies

4. Part II Student Exemplars shown in class
On the Turning Away; Sweet Tradegy; and Empathy all found at
http://www.sociologyvideovault.blogspot.com/

5. Complete WHO WILL SURVIVE ACTIVITY