Mrs. Mandy Bernick
Sociology
Fall 2012
8th Hour
Sociology Unit 1-Chapters 1-5
9/4-9/7: Work on Prescott Historical Society Scrapbooks
9/4: Seating Chart
Introduction to Course
Chapter 1
9/10-9/12: Work on Prescott Historical Society Scrapbooks
9/10: Finish Chapter 1
9/13: Chapter 1 Quiz
Scrapbook
Due: Four scrapbook pages
9/14: DVD-“Terrorism in our World” (23 minutes)
Watch History Channel Videos of 9/11
Assign: One page write-up (front/back) about feelings of terrorism and 9/11.
9/17: DVD: The Origins of Civilizations (60 minutes)
Due: Terrorism/911 write-up (COW Lab)
9/ 18: Set: Current Events
Lecture: Nextext Chapter 2-Culture, pages 22-28
9/ 19: Set: (Find Internet Clip)
Lecture: Finish Chapter 2, pages 29-36
Current Events
9/20: Current Events
Chapter 2, pages 37-41
9/21: Opinion Write-up on American Values. (COW Lab)
9/24: Chapter 2 Test
Current Events
9/25: Set: What is/are your roles?
Chapter 3, pages 44-49
Current Events
9/26: Set: Sociogram
Lecture on Nextext Chapter 3, pages 50-57
Assign: Sociogram
Current Events
9/27: DVD: Pennies A Day
Chapter 3, pages 58-64
9/28: Chapter 3 Test
Start DVD “A Girl’s Life” (60 minutes)
10/1: DVD “A Girl’s Life” (60 minutes)
E.12.11 10/2: Set: Nextext WKBK pg.17 –What’s the shape of your personality?
Lecture: Nextext Chapter 4- Socialization pages 67-77
10/3: Current Events
Lecture: Finish Nextext Chapter 4 pages 77-84
10/4: Write-up, Why are “Agents of Socialization Important?” (one page, one side)
(Library)
10/5: Chapter 4 Test
Start DVD “When Kids Get Life” (90 minutes)
10/8: Finish DVD “When Kids Get Life” (90 minutes)
10/9: Lecture: Nextext Chapter 5 pages 85-94
10/10: Lecture: Nextext Chapter 5 pages 95-101
October 11th: P/T Conferences 12-8pm (No School)
Octobert 12th: Teacher Inservice Day
10/15: Opinion Write-up on Deviance and Youths (two pages, front/back) (COW Lab)
10/16: Unit Test Study Day
10/117: Unit 1 Test- Chapters 1-5
10/18: Charles Manson interview-Diane Sawyer
10/19:
Set: DVD Genocide Video (23 minutes)
Lecture: Chapter 6 Nextext pages 103-110
“Social Stratification and Class”
10/22:
Set: DVD: “Ups & Downs: Social Stratifiction” (27 Minutes)
Lecture: Chapter 6 Nextext pages 110-118
10/23:
DVD: Hurricane Katrina (56 Minutes)
Thinking Question: “Did class play a role in the loss of life?” “Yes or No?”
10/24:
Essay Work Day (COW Lab)
-Opinion on Class in America. What do you think? Do you see it in
Prescott? Is the concept of Class changing? How does the economy
impact Class in America?
10/25:
Chapter 6 Test
(Find something to discuss-Current Events. Or share their opinions.)
10/26:
Set: Current Events
Power Point Lecture: Nextext Chapter 8 pages 141-149
10/29:
Set: Current Events
Power Point Lecture: Chapter 8 Nextext pages 150-157
10/30:
Set: Go to Favorites Bar and click on CNN “Health Care in America”
Power Point Lecture: Chapter 8 Nextext pages 158-161
10/31:
Essay Work Day (COW Lab)
- Opinion on America’s Health Care in this country.
11/1:
Chapter 8 Test
(Find something to discuss. Or share their opinions.)
11/2:
Mrs. Bernick’s Birthday!
DVD: Faith & Belief (21 Minutes)
Power Point Lecture: Religion- Chapter 10 pages 194-201
Assign: Religion Projects
11/5:
End 1st Quarter: No School, Teacher Inservice
11/6-11/9: Religion Project Work Days (COW Lab)
Due: November 22nd & 23rd
11/8 & 11/9 Also have library reserved for work time.
11/12
Veteran’s Day Assembly @ 2:30 (No Class-8th Hour)
11/13:
Set: Current Events
Power Point Lecture: Chapter 9 Nextext pages 163-169
11/14:
Set: Current Events
Power Point Lecture: Chapter 9 Nextext pages 170-182
11/15-11/16: DVD: “West Side Story” (Bring from home.)
Thinking Question:
1)What is the role of Family within minority communities in the U.S.
2) What are some of the immigrant groups we could compare Puerto Ricans to today.
11/19:
Finish DVD
Essay or Religious Projects Work Day (COW Lab)
11/20:
Religious Presentations
11/21:
Religious Presentations
11/22-11/23:
11/26:
Thanksgiving Break
Chapter 9 Test
Essay Work Day (COW Lab)
- Opinion on Family Unit, Gangs, and Race.
(Due: 11/30)
11/27:
Set: Current Events
Power Point Lecture: Chapter 14 “Cities & Urban Life”
(Pages 265-274)
11/28:
Finish Chapter 14 “Cities & Urban Life” (Pages 275-281)
DVD: “The Drew Carey Project” (34 minutes)
11/29:
Set: (Find video clip on U.S. schools vs. Asian)
Power Point Lecture: Chapter 10-Education (Pages 183-193)
11/30:
Unit Test (Chapters 1-10 and 14)
12/3:
Set: What is your ethnicity?
Lecture: Nextext Chapter 7 pages 120-130
“Race and Ethnicity”
WI State Standards: B.12.5 & B.12.18
12/4:
Set: Asian Immigrant Poems
Lecture: Nextext Chapter 7 pages 131-139
Assign: Define Chapter 7 terms
WI State Standards: B.12.18 & E.12.8
Assign: Race & Discrimination Paper
Due: December 20th
12/5-12/7:
Set: Show Hate Symbols
Group Work: “The Shadow of Hate”-Stories
Video “Shadow of Hate”
WI State Standards: B.12.5 & B.12.18
12/10:
DVD They Looked Away (53 Minutes)
Extreme racism-Genocide-Holocaust
“Did we know, Could we have done more?”
12/11:
Paper Work Day (COW Lab)
12/12-14:
DVD: Remember The Titans (Showing Racism in School).
Thinking Questions: Do we still have racism in school? If so, how?
12/17:
Finish DVD
Paper Work Day (COW Lab)
12/18:
Set: Current Events
Students work on Chapter Project with Partner
12/19:
Go to Library
12/20:
COW Lab
12/21:
Early Release-Holiday Break
12/24-1/1: Holiday Break
January 2nd- January 4th: DVD Series: African American Lives (Genetics/Race)
-Essay on thoughts on this series: Due January 9th
January 7th: Presentation on Chapter 11
January 8th: Presentation on Chapter 12
January 9th: Presentation on Chapter 13
January 10th: Presentation on Chapter 15
January 11th: Presentation on Chapter 16
Finals Week: 16th-19th
- “Final” will cover Chapters 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, & 16
- Watch DVD: “World in the Balance”