Westside High School Lesson Plan
Monday
Teacher Name:
Course:
Essie Washington
Sociology
Unit Name and #:
Dates:
Cultural Conformity
Feb. 16-20
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Identify the basic values that form the foundation of American culture.
TEKS/AP/Standards: Students will explain how culture develop and evolve.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
Warm-Up: According to Albert Camus “a law’s final justification is in the good it does or fails
to do to the society of a given place and time” What do you think Camus was saying in the
quote. Do you think any laws are bad?
Activities:
1. List 15 things that you really value then take a 1,000 and decide how much you would
put toward these things.
2. Are self-fulfillment and narcissism enculturated in our society?
3. Work on brochures.
4. Read Pages 44-48.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Checks for Understanding:
What do I need to be successful?
Materials:
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW:
Tuesday
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: 1. Identify the basic values that form the foundation of American culture.
TEKS/AP/Standards: Students will explain how culture develop and evolve.
2. Describe the new values that have developed in the United States since the 1070’s.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
Warm-Up: List at least ten traditional American values.
Activities:
1. Discuss warm-up answers.
2. In small group create a patriotic poster describing American values.
3. Power Point on Cultural Conformity.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Graphic Organizer
Checks for Understanding:
Wed/Thur
What do I need to be successful?
Materials:
Poster board
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW:
What are we learning?
Daily Objective:
TEKS/AP/Standards: 1. Identify the basic values that form the foundation of American
culture. 2. Describe new values that have developed in the united States.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
Warm-Up: Answer questions while watching film The pursuit of Happyness(inspired by a true
story) In this movie, an African-American man, abandoned by his father as an infant, vows
that he will always be present in the life of his child. The Pursuit of happiness show a
homeless man taking responsibility of his child while fulfilling the American values. Personal
achievement, work, morality, progress, etc…..
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Questions on the film.
Checks for Understanding:
Class discussion.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials:
Friday
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW:
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Identify how norms of society are enforced.
TEKS/AP/Standards:
1. Describe the difference between positive and negative sanctions and between formal
and informal sanctions.
2. Identify and describe the main sources of social change.
3. Describe the factors that lead people to resist social change.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
Warm-Up:
Read article Taking the taxpayers out of college sports.
Activities:
1. Class Discussion
2. Read pages 54-61
3. Complete chapter review questions.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Quiz
Checks for Understanding:
Exit ticket
What do I need to be successful?
Materials:
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: