Day 80 - Friday : Day 86 Friday

1. VODcast Final Project

Shrek Example
EXAMPLE BLOG

Day 79 - Thursday

1. Intro the "Movie Review" Assignment
    -Create a New Post in your Blog "Crash Movie Review"
    -Make sure you include all the components of the review in your post

I am sorry we have run out of time, you must complete the rest of the movie review outside of class.  We truly need the next 7 school days (all we have left) to complete the "Final Exam" project.

Day 76 - 78 : Monday - Wednesday

1. Watching Crash

2. Tomorrow I will intro the "Movie Review" Assignment
3. Create a New Post in your Blog to house the Movie Review

Day 75 - Friday

Simple Day

2. Somebody hook up to a TV and all of you watch this together
MTV's "White People"

I know...I know....I miss all of you too!!  SEE you all on Monday

Day 74 - Thursday

1. Please be kind to the Substitute, I know you will!!
2. Read the article about online dating and race. (on paper from substitute)
3. Please answer the questions that go along with the reading in your notebooks (on paper)
4. Take these surveys AND write down whatever results they give you in your notebooks
    Survey Says...
    To me they look...
5. Watch this Video
    -Write down a 8-10 sentence reaction to this video in your notebooks and add your own thoughts.

SO YOU HAVE PLENTY TO DO....MAKE IT HAPPEN CAPT'N

Day 73 - Wednesday

1. If "race" doesn't exist, how can "racism"?

2. Complete two readings from yesterday
    -Answer Questions in your notebook
    -If time, let's discuss

Day 72 - Tuesday

1. Complete Unit 5 Vocabulary
-write down definitions (in the unit guide)
-talk about examples
-have a conversation

2. A list of statements...

3. Two Readings and some questions (on paper)
    -How Your Brain Looks at Race
    -A Census Snapshot 

Day 71 - Monday

1. Turn in Blogpost from "Media and the Family" to schoology

2. The Next Three Weeks

3. Unit Guide 
    -Essential Questions
    -Vocabulary
4. Identifying our own hidden biases
-Take a few tests on "Race" and "Skin-tone"
-Fill out the questionnaire (in the unit guide) when complete

5. Unit 5 Vocabulary
-write down definitions (in the unit guide)
-talk about examples
-have a conversation

Day 70 - Tuesday

1. Video: Gender Roles - Teenagers

2. Discussion on Gender Roles
    -Discuss your answers 

3. 10 minutes a Day... What Stands in the Way? 

Day 69 - Monday

1. Work on the Family Media Blog (20 min)

2. Let's Brainstorm and be honest
    B. List "What YOU truly believe" are still some roles for each gender. (Secret Ballot)

3. Thought Provoking Questions to answer in your Notebook
    -Paper copy handed out

Day 68 - Friday

END OF UNIT 3 - Socialization
1. One last thought about American Families
2. Finish the BLOG!!!!


Unit 4 - Gender Roles
              Children and Their parents

1. Let's Brainstorm and be honest
    A. List "traditional" roles for gender in our society. (On the Tables)
    B. List "What YOU truly believe" are still some roles for each gender. (Secret Ballot)

2. Thought Provoking Questions to answer in your Notebook
    -Paper copy handed out

Homework: Finish the questions......we want to have a discussion.

Day 67 - Thursday

1. Continue Working on Family in the Media Blog Post

Day 66 - Wednesday

Work on your "Family Media" Blog
   -Requirements  

Day 65 - Tuesday

1. Media and The Family

   -Discuss Married with Children and Modern Family

  -How are the 50's-80's similar to one another?

  -How are the 50's-80's different than 90's-Present?

2. Blackish...Last Episode

Day 63 - Friday

Hi all, Clearly I am not here today, did you even notice?

Simple tasks today

1. Finish completing the chart for the "Family Ties" Episode"
2. Open your chart up and read the "90's" section about the tv show Married with Children.
    (The 90's is a total shift in family life and ideals)
3. Watch this OPENING and then watch this EPISODE on your chromebooks....Or gather round a tv and someone hook up their chromebook so you all watch together...as a family!! I will leave a tv remote and headphones, make your choice!
4. complete the chart for the 1990's!!

SEE YOU ALL MONDAY

Day 62 - Thursday

1. Media and The Family

2. 1980's Family Ties

Day 61 - Wednesday

1. The Election
    -How did all the polls get it wrong?
    -Newspaper Headlines from around the World
    -Fox News...Trump's Agenda
    -2016 Election News Links (What else happened last night?)

Day 60 - Tuesday

1. Media and The Family

2. 1970's All in the Family

Day 59 - Monday

1. Media and The Family
- Finish 1960's Brady Bunch

-Time to complete chart

2. 1970's All in the Family

Day 58 - Friday

1. Media and The Family
    -1960's Brady Bunch

Day 57 - Thursday

1. Media and The Family
    -1950's (Ozzie and Harriet)

Day 56 - Wednesday

JOB FAIR

Day 55 - Tuesday

1. Go Over E-Learning Day
2. WWYD - The Grocery Store Line
3. Presenting your "Socialization" Drawings
4. Socialization Video
5. Reflection and Projection
6. Media and the Family
    -Beliefs/norms/reflection/projection

Day 54 - Monday

1. Publish WeVideo and Turn Blogs into Schoology
2. Unit 3 - Socialization
    Socialization and YOU  - LINK HERE

Day 53 - Friday

Continue from yesterday

Day 52 - Thursday

1. Finish Discussion on Deviance and Conformity
2. The Poor Mom and Child 
3. Lecture - Social Stratification



4. WWYD
5. The Middle Class
    -Your Ideas
    -Reading (on paper)
    -Am I Middle Class? (by County)
    -Am I Middle Class? (All Americans)

Day 51 - Wednesday

Reminder: Gun Control Blogs Due....Thurs or Fri?

1. My social interaction last night
    -My Fears vs. His Fears
2. Discussion on Deviance and Conformity
3. The Poor Mom and Child 
4. Lecture - Social Stratification

Day 50 - Tuesday

1. Demonstration of WeVideo
    -You need a 1-2 minute "rant" on gun control and your beliefs or bashing the opposite beliefs
    -Today you can write a script or simply attempt to record

Moving On

2. Reading: Deviance and Conformity
    Questions to answer in your journal
    PDF Textbook (In case you do not have your reading on paper)

should be complete and ready to fully turn in on Thursday.

(We might have to work together to figure out how to get your Wevideo into blogger)

Day 49 - Monday

1. Do we need more time for A-H in our Blogs?
2. Demonstration of WeVideo
    -You need a 1-2 minute "rant" on gun control and your beliefs or bashing the opposite beliefs
    -Today you can write a script or simply attempt to record

Blogs should be complete and ready to fully turn in on Thursday.


     

Day 48 - Friday

1. Continue Blogging
    - Begin inputting first entry on "Gun Control"
      A. Your personal beliefs/stance
      B. Other countries and their laws
      C. US Federal law
      D. A few US States
      E. Add some pictures here and there
      F. Throw in a video that supports YOUR beliefs
           AND of course explain how the video supports your beliefs
      G. Throw in an article or statistical information that supports YOUR beliefs
           AND of course explain how this information supports your beliefs
     H. YOUR VIDEO RANT ON GUN CONTROL (1-2 minutes)
HOMEWORK: Walk in on Monday with blog done and ready to record YOUR Rant!!

Day 47 - Thursday

2. Continue Blogging
    - Begin inputting first entry on "Gun Control"
      A. Your personal beliefs/stance
      B. Other countries and their laws
      C. US Federal law
      D. A few US States
      E. Add some pictures here and there
      F. Throw in a video that supports YOUR beliefs
           AND of course explain how the video supports your beliefs
      G. Throw in an article or statistical information that supports YOUR beliefs
           AND of course explain how this information supports your beliefs
     H. YOUR VIDEO RANT ON GUN CONTROL (1-2 minutes)

Day 46 - Wednesday

1. Pretty Decent Example Video 
2. Setup Blogs
    - Begin inputting first entry on "Gun Control"
      A. Your personal beliefs/stance
      B. Other countries and their laws
      C. US Federal law
      D. A few US States
      E. Add some pictures here and there
      F. Throw in a video that supports YOUR beliefs
           AND of course explain how the video supports your beliefs
      G. Throw in an article or statistical information that supports YOUR beliefs
           AND of course explain how this information supports your beliefs
     H. YOUR VIDEO RANT ON GUN CONTROL (1-2 minutes)

Day 44 - Monday

1. Video WWYD - Kids and Guns
2. Guns Laws in the United States 
(Federal) 
  


-Direct instruction (me)
(State by State)
  -Student led (you)
  -Pick at least 3 states
    (Illinois, very strict, very loose) 

3. Pretty Decent Example Video 
4. Back to your Gun Control Research
    -Researching other countries should be done!
    -Add some summarized information about Federal Laws (small paragraph)
    -Add a "chart" of information for THREE different states

Homework: WALK in on Wednesday with all this information in your chart complete
We will be moving on by creating a gun control blogpost on Wed

Day 43 - Friday

2. Gun Laws in other "Advanced" Countries (Create a Google Doc for your research)
ex. Finland, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, South Korea, Morocco, Russia, China, India, Brazil...
     Murder rates with guns
     Punishments for owning/illegally owning guns
     Laws for legally obtaining/owning a gun
     Accessibility of guns (what types can be owned)
     Limits on amount of guns owned
     Number of people in prison because of guns

Day 42 - Thursday

2. Gun Laws in other "Advanced" Countries (Create a Google Doc for your research)
ex. Finland, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, South Korea, Morocco, Russia, China, India, Brazil...
     Murder rates with guns
     Punishments for owning/illegally owning guns
     Laws for legally obtaining/owning a gun
     Accessibility of guns (what types can be owned)
     Limits on amount of guns owned
     Number of people in prison because of guns

Day 41 - Wednesday

1. Complete commenting on TWO peers "I am" writings
2. Look at all the comment YOU received and revise your writing
    Highlight the changes you made based upon the comments you received
This will be turned in on Friday

3. Guns in America
Norm? Taboo?
Our Initial Thoughts
    Open the link above, pick a slide and give your full explained thoughts about gun control/owning guns, choose ONE or TWO images to represent your thoughts.
This should be complete walking in tomorrow (Thursday)

Day 40 - Tuesday

1. Finish your "I am" reflections.
2. Share "I Am" reflections with TWO peers
    -Read two peers reflections and give them constructive feedback
    -Comment EXTENSIVLEY through the google "comment" format
3. Revise our reflections based on feedback

Day 39 - Friday

Day 38 - Thursday

1. We need to develop a personal response
     - You have seen the documentary "I Am"...Now What?
     - Writing Time
2. Create a multi paragraph response
Talking points include:
    A. What were your initial reactions?
          -What did you think was the main message?
          -What parts of the film really stuck out in your mind?
          -Will you change any of your habits? (economically, socially)
    B. What did you not agree with or have trouble understanding?
          -Explain the parts of the film that you do not agree with
          -What was troubling to you OR what would you question the director on?
    C. Create a response to Debbie LaChusa (video link above!)
          -Do you agree with her? disagree? what questions do you have?
          -What life experiences do you have that can relate to her message or the film? Explain them and how they relate.

Day 37 - Wednesday

1. Finish film "I Am"
2. Check this out...
3. We need to develop a personal response
     - You have seen the documentary "I Am"...Now What?
     - Writing Time
4. Create a multi paragraph response
Talking points include:
    A. What were your initial reactions?
          -What did you think was the main message?
          -What parts of the film really stuck out in your mind?
          -Will you change any of your habits? (economically, socially)
    B. What did you not agree with or have trouble understanding?
          -Explain the parts of the film that you do not agree with
          -What was troubling to you OR what would you question the director on?
    C. Create a response to Debbie LaChusa (video link above!)
          -Do you agree with her? disagree? what questions do you have?
          -What life experiences do you have that can relate to her message or the film? Explain them and how they relate.

Day 36 - Tuesday

1. Go over Culture Part 2 questions (1-6)
2. Continue Watching "I Am"

Day 35 - Monday

1. Continue Watching "I Am"

Day 34 - Friday

1. Discussion on Culture Part 2 Questions
2. Begin film "I Am"

Day 33 - Thursday

1. Eating Taboo's
2. Cultural Norms
3. Present the "Cultural Relativism" projects
    LINK
4. Continue working on the Unit 2 Culture Part 2 Reading and Journal Questions
    Questions to answer in your journal (Culture Part 2)
    PDF Textbook (In case you do not have your reading on paper)

Homework: Complete Unit 2 Culture questions!! Discussion Tomorrow!!

Day 32 - Wednesday

1. Complete the "Cultural Relativism" project
2. Begin working on the Unit 2 Culture Part 2 Reading and Journal Questions
    Questions to answer in your journal (Culture Part 2)
    PDF Textbook (In case you do not have your reading on paper)

Day 31 - Tuesday

1. Turn in Ethnocentrism Project to Schoology
2. CONTINUE Cultural Relativism Project
    -drawing

Day 30 - Monday

1. Turn in Ethnocentrism Project to Schoology
2. Explain Cultural Relativism Project
    -drawing

Day 29 - Friday

2. Continue working on Ethnocentrism Mapping
Please link your Thinglink LINK to the document  (scroll to the bottom)

Homework: Complete the Ethnocentrism MAP
                      We will turn it in through schoology on MONDAY

Day 28 - Thursday

1. Turn in your "Her" Today's Meet Discussion Evidence to Schoology

2. Use the Data you collected over the past two days to begin "Mapping"
    -If you do not remember what to do, refer back to the Project Document!!
3. Let's Look at Thinglink!!

Day 27 - Wednesday

1. Watch this clip on "Ethnocentrism" and "Cultural Relativism"
     -PAUSE several times to read the screen!!
2. Read this Article : Discuss tomorrow
     -Write down your questions/comments/reactions in your notebook for discussing!!
3. Finish Aligning your "Her" comments to the Rubric

Homework: Aligning "Her" will be due Tomorrow!!
                      Collecting "One Country: One Word" Data is also due Tomorrow!!

Day 26 - Tuesday

1. Culture Journal Discussion "Ethnocentrism"
2.  Explain Ethnocentrism Project
     -video    
     -document 

Homework: Collect Data for your Ethnocentrism project
***You HAVE tonight and tomorrow to collect data for THURSDAY!!

Day 25 - Monday

1. Today's Meet "Her" Find and Choose your Best Evidence (25 min)
    -Use this Doc, make a copy and delete all comments except yours
    -Now only keep your comments you want graded, delete all others
    -Last, align your comments to the Rubric

2. Reading: Meet the World's Most Loving Girlfriends (23 min)
    -Marriage?
    -Two Views

Homework: Complete filtering your comments and aligning them to the Rubric
                    We will turn this in on Thursday (you will have some time on Wed in class)

Day 20 - 23 Tues - Fri

1. Discuss the "Culture" journal questions 
    Read this article
2. Setup a Today's Meet platform for the Video
3. Look at the Rubric for the Video
4. Begin the movie "Her"

Day 19 - Monday

1. Submit our Presentations
2. Talk about the Grades/Rubric
3. Begin working on the Unit 2 Culture Reading and Journal Questions
         Questions to answer in your journal (Culture Part 1)
         PDF Textbook

Homework: Complete the Culture Questions for a brief discussion tomorrow

Day 17 - Thursday

1. Group Presentations
-Link Presentations Here

Day 11 - 16 : Tuesday - Tuesday

1. Finish Conflict Theory...
2. The Three Perspectives
-Reading pgs. 22-26
-Questions to answer in your journal
3. Debrief the Three Perspectives
    -Discuss the reading and questions from yesterday
4. Three Perspectives
    -Analogy Activity

Day 10 - Monday

1. THE THREE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
    -Interactionalist perspective (Micro : Small)
    -Functionalist perspective    (Macro : Large)
    -Conflict perspective             (Inequality : Conflict)
Get Ready to Write A LOT down in our journals

2. The Three Perspectives
-Reading pgs. 22-26
-Questions to answer in your journal

Day 9 - Friday

1. Discovering Sociology : PDF Textbook
    -Reading pgs. 4-8
    -Questions to answer in your journal

2. Debrief/Discuss questions from pgs 4-8
    -Journal Entry "What did you learn from your peers?"

Day 8 - Thursday

Day 7 - Wednesday

1. Schoology - Turning in Assignments and Grades/Feedback
   -Take a few minutes to look around and explore this learning system
   -Practice turning in an Assignment (You get FREE Points!!)
          *Click on the Unit 1 Folder
          *Click on the Assignment called "PRACTICE SUBMISSION"
          *Read the Directions and answer the question
          *Submit the Assignment
   -Let's look at the gradebook
     How does this transfer over to Eschool/HomeAccess??

2. "The Sociology Society"
    -An Introduction to this course
    -Journal Writing
    -Small/Large group Discussions

Day 6 - Tuesday

1. That Pesky Rubric
2. Course  Syllabus
3. ONE "Sociological Issue" that has shaped who you are today.

Day 5 - Monday

Activity #5 "Critical Thinking, Communication, Creativity, Collaboration

Culminating 4 C's Activity
"Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes"
        - Which table works the best together?


Reflection Question: What did your group immediately do wrong? How did you fix those mistakes later on? What still hampered your groups success? If your group finally caught on and stopped the bomb how did you accomplish that?

Day 4 - Friday

Activity #4 "Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration
-Blind Drawing Activity (Partners)
 Describe to your partner what you want them to draw from what you see
-Look at Rubric and Discuss

Reflection Question: What were the major frustrations about the activity?  What did you succeed in doing?  What do you need to work on?

Day 3 - Thursday

Activity #3 Communication & Collaboration
-4 C's Reading on Communication and Collaboration
-Take some bullet point notes in our journals
-PVC Marble Team Activity
-Look at Rubric and Discuss
Reflection Question: What do you think hampered your team the most from completing the goal? If you could have led the group what would you have done different to complete the task faster?

Day 2 - Wednesday

Activity #2 "Critical Thinking"
-4 C's Reading on Critical Thinking
-Take some bullet point notes in our journals
-"No School" Activity
-Inkblot Test
-Look at Rubric and Discuss
-Reflection Question: What are some important skills needed to be a good critical thinker?

Day 1 - Tuesday

1. Link to this Blog
2. Journals and Minion Stickers
3. The 4 C's of Learning

Activity #1 "Introduction to the 4 C's" 
-Use Whiteboard tables to brainstorm what the 4 C's mean
-Look at the Rubric and discuss
-Reflection Question
 "What do I believe I am the best at?  What do I believe I will be the worst at?  Give evidence.

Day 83 - Wednesday

I am not here today...told you all yesterday.

YOU MUST EMAIL ME WITH THE LINKS TO YOUR VIDEOS!!!!!!

Day 79 - 81 : Wednesday - Friday

1. Recording our Videos!!
    -Example from Yaneli's group (Wed)

Remember, these videos ARE your final exam, there is no written exam, let's get these done by this Friday!!

Day 78 - Tuesday

1. WeVideo Tutorial 
    -Basics of editing
    -Setting up collaboration with group
2. Begin recording!!
    -recording can be done in chunks and edited

Day 77 - Monday

1. Complete Scripts
2. WeVideo Tutorial

Schedule for the Week
Mon - Scripts
Tues - Recording
Wed - Recording
Thurs - Recording

Day 76 - Friday

1. We all Age...
2. Openness of Race in Society
3. Discussion on Race
    -Talking Points

Day 75 - Thursday

1. 90+ Americans and Aging
2. Continue VODcast Scripts
    -Monday plan on a WeVideo tutorial
    -Should be video taping by middle of next week