Lesson Plans for: Sociology
Instructor: Carolyn Ebright

August | September | October | November | December | January | February | March | April | May |

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

08/24/15

What we do in class

Due Today

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Wednesday First Day of School Activities Bellringer Activity
Thursday Discuss the syllabus and rules Learning Inventory
Friday
Complete the Coat of Arms Activity
 
     

08/31/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday study.com video about the Introduction to Sociology

Complete the Chapter 1 work packet
 
Tuesday Read Chapter 1 sociology point of view and discuss Coat of Arms and Chapter 1 work packet
Wednesday Discuss the three approaches of studying sociology.  Read pg. 23-31

Watch video about the approaches from study.com
 
Thursday Analyze the differences between functionalism, conflict and symbolic interactionism through classroom discussion

Analyze the Collage posters from a social group perspective
 
Friday Chapter 1 Open Book Test People Watch Field Observation
     

09/07/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday No School  
Tuesday Introduce Chapter 2--How to make Sociology a Science

Define the independent and dependent variable--What is aggression?
 
Wednesday Find credible research about the impact of TV/Media--How does it influence social behavior?
Research in the computer lab
Summary of media violence
Thursday Watch 9/11 Video The Flight That Fought Back  
Friday Discussion of social patterns mentioned in video and complete reflection  
     

09/14/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Begin Research Lab on the Impact of Aggression on TV Lab

Chapter 2 Work Packet

Watch TV program of I Love Lucy and track aggression
 
Tuesday Complete graphic organizer and related to TV project

Watch TV program "Andy Griffith Show" and track TV aggression
Chapter 2 Work Packet
Wednesday Read Aloud Worksheet

Watch TV program from Happy Days and track aggression
 
Thursday Watch Full House and Fresh Prince noting aggression  
Friday Begin creating the Chapter 2 lab report TV Data for current television show aggression
     

09/21/15

What we do in class

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Monday Finish the data for Chapter 2 Lab report  
Tuesday Chapter 2 Open Book Test  
Wednesday Chapter 3 work packet on Culture Chapter 2 Lab report
Thursday Watch America's Secret Slang and complete Read Aloud on norms for Chapter 2  
Friday Current Event reading from Upfront magazine  
     

09/28/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Read two articles about life in Saudi Arabia--Create summary acrostic about the norms evident there  
Tuesday Watch Fluffy video about experience in Saudi Arabia
Introduce Cultural Universals
 
Wednesday Cultural Universals Project in computer lab Breaking the Social Norm
Thursday Cultural Universals Project in computer lab  
Friday Homecoming--No Classes  
     

10/05/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Cultural Universals Project  
Tuesday Watch God Grew Weary of Us  
Wednesday Watch God Grew Weary of Us
Complete summary of video and apply to terms of Chapter 3
 
Thursday Culture Feast--Bring 3 items for an A, 2 items for a B, 1 item for a C

Food--Recipe--History
 
Friday No Class-Inservice  
     

10/12/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Finish God Grew Tired of Us and write a mini-reflection acrostic  
Tuesday Chapter 3 Open Book Test  
Wednesday Chapter 4 Work packet
Assign interviewing a grandparent
Assign Music and Me activity
Chapter 4 Work packet
Thursday What is teen culture?
Yearbook activity
 
Friday Complete the Yearbook Activity  
     

10/19/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Discussion of Yearbook Activity Yearbook Data and Generalization notes
Tuesday Read Aloud of Chapter 4 on Peers  
Wednesday Type the Grandparent Interview Report in the Computer lab  
Thursday Watch the Wild Child Video Grandparent Interview Report--Final grade for 1st quarter
Lyrics for your socialization song are due today--Grade for 2nd quarter
Friday Finish the Wild Child video and read an article about Feral Children  
     

10/26/15

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Due Today

Monday Socialization Songs/Games Lab Activity  
Tuesday Socialization Songs/Games Lab Activity  
Wednesday Socialization Songs/Games Lab Activity  
Thursday Discussion of the various songs--Apply to the looking glass self  
Friday Computer lab time for Socialization Essay Feral Children notes and Notes about the Wild Child
     

11/02/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Chapter 4 Open Book Test Socialization Essay Report
Tuesday Complete Chapter 4 Open Book Test  
Wednesday Complete Chapter 6 Work Packet  
Thursday Discuss the Primary vs. Secondary group lab  
Friday No School  
     

11/09/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Watch Study.com video on Groupthink
Discuss Asche's Conformity Experiment
 
Tuesday Discuss the 5 types of social interactions  
Wednesday No School  
Thursday Watch video on Bureaucracy  
Friday   BV Clique Observation Worksheet
     

11/16/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Chapter 6 Open Book Test  
Tuesday Chapter 5 Work Packet  
Wednesday Dances With Wolves  
Thursday Dances With Wolves  
Friday Dances With Wolves  
     

11/23/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Finish Dances With Wolves  
Tuesday Discuss the Stereotypes of Native Americans and complete a summary about the movie and current day research  
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Thursday Happy Thanksgiving--No School  
Friday No School  
     

11/30/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Complete DaVinci Surveys  
Tuesday Turn in the Worksheet over Dances With Wolves  
Wednesday Open Book Test over Chapter 5  
Thursday Tipping Point or Ghosts of War book study  
Friday Tipping Point or Ghosts of War book study  
     

12/07/15

What we do in class

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Monday Book Study  
Tuesday Book Study  
Wednesday Book study and turn in the worksheet  
Thursday What is Deviance?  Discuss  
Friday Work on Deviance project  
     

12/14/15

What we do in class

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Monday Read Aloud articles on Deviance  
Tuesday Deviance PPT creation in the computer lab  
Wednesday Deviance PPT creation in the computer lab  
Thursday Deviance PPT creation in the computer lab  
Friday Open Book Test over Chapter 7  
     

12/21/15

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Monday No School until January 4th--Merry Christmas!!!  
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12/28/15

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01/04/16

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Monday PPT presentations over Deviance  
Tuesday PPT presentations over Deviance  
Wednesday PPT presentations over Deviance  
Thursday Read Upfront magazine and create acrostic of vocabulary from the articles related to sociology  
Friday Review for Semester test  
     

01/11/16

What we do in class

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Monday Review for semester test  
Tuesday Semester Tests  
Wednesday Semester Tests  
Thursday Semester Tests  
Friday No School--Teacher Work Day  
     

 01/18/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday First Days of School Packet  
Tuesday First Days of School Packet--Identify learning style  
Wednesday Complete Chapter 1 Work packet  
Thursday Coat of Arms worksheet Chapter 1 Work packet
Friday Introduce the 3 Perspectives of studying sociology
Read pg. 23-31
 
     

01/25/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Re-read pg. 23-31 and complete the perspectives worksheet Coat of Arms--Visual Picture and written description
Tuesday Introduce the sociological imagination--What are the symbols that represent the groups you are a part of?  Complete groups worksheet  
Wednesday Analyze collages--What gender/symbols are evident?  
Thursday Open Book Test over Chapter 1 Open Book Test
Friday Current Events Game with Upfront magazine  
     

02/01/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Find an article about Media Violence and create a mini-summary  
Tuesday OREO Cookie exercise for writing
Re-read media violence article and add to summary
 
Wednesday Data collection from I Love Lucy
Read Albert Bandura Study
Media violence summary
Thursday Data Collection from Andy Griffith
Complete Chapter 2 Work Packet
 
Friday Data Collection from Happy Days
Complete Read-aloud
Chapter 2 work packet
     

02/08/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Data Collection from Andy Griffith
Read Aloud packet
 
Tuesday Find current research on TV media violence--Collect secondary analysis data  
Wednesday Watch Happy Days and Cosby Show and track aggression  
Thursday Watch Fresh Prince of Belair
Complete TV Lab Report
Current Day Sitcom data
Friday No School--Teacher Inservice  
     

02/15/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday No School--Presidents Day  
Tuesday Read Aloud on School Research study  
Wednesday Read Aloud on Manners--Watch Supersize Me  
Thursday Watch Supersize Me  
Friday Chapter 2 Open Book Test  
     

02/22/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Finish TV Lab Report
Assign Breaking the Norms Activity
 
Tuesday Chapter 3 Work Packet  
Wednesday Proxemics Exercise of breaking social norms
Complete Read-aloud
TV Lab Report
Thursday Read articles on Saudi Arabian Culture  
Friday Poster Observation Activity  
     

02/29/16

What we do in class

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Monday Cultural Universals Project in the computer lab  
Tuesday Cultural Universals Project in the computer lab  
Wednesday Cultural Universals project in the computer lab  
Thursday Breaking the Social Norms lab report  
Friday Culture FEAST day--Bring food, recipe and history for an A  
     

03/07/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Watch God Grew Weary of Us Cultural Universals Project
Tuesday God Grew Weary of Us summary  
Wednesday Test over Chapter 3  
Thursday Chapter 4 Work Packet
Introduce Socialization and You Essay
Introduce Grandparent Interview
 
Friday Yearbook activity  
     

03/14/16

What we do in class

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Monday Yearbook Activity--Assign the Socialization Song and essay  
Tuesday Yearbook Activity  
Wednesday Type Grandparent interview report  
Thursday Read article about changes in teenage culture Grandparent Interview report
Friday No school--Comp Day  
     

03/21/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Summary reading about Teenage Culture Data and Summary about Teenage Culture
Tuesday Games and Songs lab-
Listen to songs and guess who that person might be
 
Wednesday Games and Song lab  
Thursday Games and Song Lab  
Friday No School--Good Friday  
   

 

03/28/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday No School--Easter Monday  
Tuesday Finish Games and Songs Lab Socialization and You Essay
Wednesday Lab Write up over Games and Socialization Songs  
Thursday Chapter 4 Open Book Test  
Friday Chapter 6 Vocabulary Worksheet  
     

04/04/16

What we do in class

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Monday Read pg. 173-179 and discuss the types of in-groups and out-groups  
Tuesday Read pg. 180-185 and discuss types of social interactions  
Wednesday Create social interactions examples with members of the various groups you are a part of  
Thursday Read pg. 185-196 and discuss types of formal organizations  
Friday Discuss Stanley Milgrams study of obedience  
     

04/11/16

What we do in class

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Monday Chapter 6 Open Book Test  
Tuesday Watch "The Wave"  
Wednesday Complete Chapter 5 Work packet  
Thursday Complete a social network graphic organizer and identify the different status and roles a student is in  
Friday Begin watching Dances With Wolves  
     

04/18/16

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04/25/16

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