Westside High School Lesson Plan
Teacher Name:
Course:
Essie K. Washington
Sociology
Unit Name and #:
Dates:
Social Control
05/11/15-05/15/15
What are we learning?
Overview:
The chapter presents students with information about the rules of behavior that are
enforced to maintain social control. The chapter describes the nature and social functions
of deviance, behavior that violates social norms. Students are also given an overview of
crime, including the types of crimes, the sources of crime statistics, and the functioning of
the criminal-justice system.
Daily Objective:
I can analyze the criminal justice system in the United States in relation to deviant behavior
TEKS/AP/Standards:
(9) Individual and society. The student will explain the nature and social
function of deviance. The student is expected to:
Monday
(A) compare theories of deviance such as the functionalist, conflict,
and interactionist perspectives;
(B) interpret differences in crime and arrest rates by social categories
such as ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, and age, including
cross-reference with the National Crime Victimization Survey; and
(C) analyze the criminal justice system in the United States in relation
to deviant behavior.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
Warm-Up: Work on review packet
Activity:
1. Class discussion on current events
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Quiz
Checks for Understanding:
Graphic Organizer
What do I need to be successful?
Materials:
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW:
What are we learning?
Daily Objective:
I can compare theories of deviance such as functionalist, conflict, and interactionist
perspectives.
TEKS/AP/Standards:
(9) Individual and society. The student will explain the nature and social
function of deviance. The student is expected to:
(A) compare theories of deviance such as the functionalist, conflict,
and interactionist perspectives;
(B) interpret differences in crime and arrest rates by social categories
such as ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, and age, including
cross-reference with the National Crime Victimization Survey; and
Tuesday
(C) analyze the criminal justice system in the United States in relation
to deviant behavior.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
Warm- Up- Work on review packet
Activity:
1. Class discussion
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Graphic Organizer
Quiz
Research
Checks for Understanding:
What do I need to be successful?
Materials:
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW:
What are we learning?
Daily Objective:
I can Identify the principal types of crime in the United States.
TEKS/AP/Standards:
(9) Individual and society. The student will explain the nature and social
function of deviance. The student is expected to:
(A) compare theories of deviance such as the functionalist, conflict,
and interactionist perspectives;
(B) interpret differences in crime and arrest rates by social categories
such as ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, and age, including
cross-reference with the National Crime Victimization Survey; and
Wed/Thur
(C) analyze the criminal justice system in the United States in relation
to deviant behavior.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities
1. Watch film/clip
2. Write essay on film
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Quiz
Checks for Understanding:
Film Analysis
Quiz
What do I need to be successful?
Materials:
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW:
What are we learning?
Daily Objective:
Objective: I can analyze the criminal justice system in the United States in relation to deviant
behavior.
TEKS/AP/Standards:
(9) Individual and society. The student will explain the nature and social
function of deviance. The student is expected to:
(A) compare theories of deviance such as the functionalist, conflict,
and interactionist perspectives;
(B) interpret differences in crime and arrest rates by social categories
such as ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, and age, including
cross-reference with the National Crime Victimization Survey; and
Friday
(C) analyze the criminal justice system in the United States in relation
to deviant behavior.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
Warm-up: Work on review packet
Activities:
Activity: Class Discussion
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Quiz
Checks for Understanding:
What do I need to be successful?
Materials:
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: