Weekly Lesson Plans
Teacher: Tasha Bowman
Subject: Sociology
Week of: 10.21.13-10.25.13
Monday
DATE
10/21/13
Objectives/Standards
1. Show what you know on a course final exam
Materials
Psychology Final Exam
Activities
Warm Up: 5 minutes to look over study guide
Lesson:
-Psychology Final Exam
Cool Down:
Homework
Tuesday
DATE
10/22/13
Objectives/Standards
1. Describe what sociology is and explain what it means to have a sociological imagination.
2. Explain how sociology is similar to and different from other social sciences.
3. Describe how the field of sociology developed.
4. Explain how the three main theoretical perspectives in sociology differ in their focus.
Materials
Ch 1 Study Guide, Ch 1 Vocabulary, The Sociological Point of View Guided Notes, The Sociological
Point of View PowerPoint, unit dividers, Ch. 1 Section 1 Homework sheet, Ch. 1 Section 2 Homework
sheet
Activities
-introduce interactive notebook, set up notebooks
Warm Up: Ch 1 Truth or Fiction
Lesson:
-Read “Life in Society” article at the beginning of Chapter 1
-Define sociology
-Notes on sociology and the sociological imagination
-bios of early sociologists
Students will be put into pairs and asked to create a one page bio sheet with picture of an early
sociologist
-notes on current perspectives in sociology
Cool Down:
Homework
Ch. 1 Section 1 Homework sheet, Ch. 1 Section 2 Homework sheet
Wednesday
DATE
10/23/13
Objectives/Standards
1. Define the meaning of the term culture and explain how material culture and nonmaterial culture differ.
2. Identify and describe the basic components of culture.
Materials
Cultural Diversity PowerPoint, Cultural Diversity Guided Notes, Ch. 2 Section 1 homework sheet
Activities
Warm Up: Read “Exploring Cultural Diversity-Diversity in Early Sociology” on page 18. Answer the
“Think About It” questions
Lesson:
-Notes on culture
-make a collage about one component of culture
Cool Down:
Homework
Ch 2 Section 1 homework sheet
Thursday
DATE
10/24/13
Friday
DATE
10/25/13
Objectives/Standards
1. Describe cultural universals and explain why they exist.
2. Explain what the terms ethnocentrism and cultural relativism mean.
3. Identify factors that account for variations among and within cultures.
Materials
Cultural Diversity PowerPoint, Cultural Diversity Guided Notes, Ch 2 Section 2 homework sheet,
National Geographic magazines
Activities
Warm Up: List an example of each of the components of culture.
Lesson:
-notes on culture
- Read one of the National Geographic articles. Write a one page essay explaining the culture this article
is about. What aspects of culture does this article mention?
Cool Down:
Homework
Ch 2 Section 2 homework sheet, Study for Unit 1 Test on Tomorrow
Objectives/Standards
1. Show what you know on a unit test.
Materials
Unit 1 Test
Activities
Warm Up: Partner review
Lesson:
-Unit 1 Test
Cool Down:
Homework