Friday, September 8th

1. Family - Learning Objectives
    ***3rd period
    ***5th period

2. Family board game night

Objective: Students will have fun with their "families" as a reward for the work they did on their budget project.

Wednesday, September 6th

1. "The Woman's Kingdom"
    ***Complete the before-the-film prompts
    ***Watch and discuss the video + during the film notes

2. Family Structures Around the World
    ***Research and share

Objective: Students will watch "The Woman's Kingdom" and will compare and contrast family roles in different cultures.

Tuesday, September 5th

1.  "Life Happens" Activity continued
    ***finalize month 3, family reflection, and submit
    ***Class reflection and share out
    ***Have 1 "family member" submit in Classroom

2. Family Monitoring Discussion
    ***Why might parents need to use GPS to locate their children?
    ***Is this an invasion of privacy?
    ***What about in emergency situations?

Objective: Students will create monthly budgets and understand the concept of budgeting within the family.

Monday, September 4th

 No school - Labor Day!

Friday, September 1st

1. Journal #3 - Albert and Aidan Sykes

2. Continue "Life Happens" activity
***Finalize month 1 budgets, reflection + "Life Happens" card & month 2

Objective: Students will create monthly budgets and understand the concept of budgeting within the family.

Wednesday, August 30th

1.  Journal #2: Paul Braun and Philip Morris

2. Family Reflection

3. Begin "Life Happens" activity
    ***Complete month 1 budget

Objective: Students will begin to understand how to create and live within a monthly budget.

Tuesday, August 29th

1. Finish Types of Families - PowerPoint

2. Introduce "Life Happens" activity
***Review assignment and create "families"

Objective: Students will understand how to distinguish between different types of families.

Monday, August 28th

1.  Types of Families - PowerPoint
   ***Teacher talking points

Objective: Students will clearly understand the different types of families.


Friday, August 25th

1. What is sociology - mini group project/ collage (continued)
    ***Presentations are today

2. Fun Friday - Scattergories

Objective: Students will clearly explain the different concepts of Sociology.


Wednesday, August 23rd

1. Social Change Tree
    ***Create leaf, present, hang

2.  What is sociology - mini group project/ collage (continued)
    ***Finalize collage, write a paragraph, practice for presentation
    ***Presentations will be on Friday

3. Introduction to "The Family"
    ***Family Roles (complete and share)

Objective: Students will present a piece of social change that they believe would have a positive impact on the world and those around them.

Tuesday, August 22nd

1. Take roll + question
    ***If you had to eat one meal every day for the rest of your life, what would it be?

2. Intro to StoryCorps: video
    *** Journal #1 - Julio Diaz

3. What is sociology - mini group project/ collage
    ***Be prepared to present in class on Friday
    ***Student example #1
    ***Student example #2

Objective: Students will understand the basic concepts of sociology and will represent the different aspects of sociology through images.

Monday, August 21st

1. Teacher introductions

2. Course Description and Syllabus

3. Daily Agenda Blog & Classroom
    ***3rd period code: p2vvhl7
    ***5th period code: sxcnpek

Objective: Students will understand the expectations of the course and have access to the tools to be successful.

Friday, August 18th

1. Take roll + question
    ***If you had to eat one meal every day for the rest of your life, what would it be?

2. What is sociology - mini group project/ collage
    ***Be prepared to present in class on Friday
    ***Student example #1
    ***Student example #2

Objective: Students will understand the basic concepts of sociology and will represent the different aspects of sociology through images.

Thursday, August 17th

Happy 1st day of school!

1. Take roll + question
    ***If you could have one magical power, which one would you have? Why?

2.  Job Analysis Assignment
    ***Work in small groups and discuss as a class

Objective: Students will begin to understand how society's expectations impact everyday life.