Monday, September 6th

 No school - Labor Day!

Friday, September 3rd

1. 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, September 1st/ Thursday, September 2nd

1. Journal #3: StoryCorps - Albert and Aidan Sykes

2. Introduce and begin "Life Happens" activity
    ***Work on month 1 budgets + 1st "Life Happens" card

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

Tuesday, August 31st

1. Types of Families - PowerPoint
    ***Reflection

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

Monday, August 30th

1. Journal #2 : Paul Braun and Philip Morris

2. What is sociology - mini group project/ collage (continued)

    ***Finish group presentations 

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

Friday, August 27th

1. What is sociology - mini group project/ collage (continued)

    ***Presentations are today

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

Wednesday, August 25th/ Thursday, August 26th

1. What is sociology - mini group project/ collage (continued)
    ***Finalize collage, write paragraph, practice for presentation

    ***Presentations will be on Friday

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

Objective: Students will understand the basic concepts of sociology.  

Tuesday, August 24th

1. Intro to StoryCorps: video
    ***Journal #1: Julio Diaz
    ***After watching the video, please respond with 3-5 complete and thoughtful sentences in your                       journal (we will create this today as a Google Doc).

2. What is sociology - mini group project/ collage 
    ***Be prepared to present in class on Friday (you will have time to work on it in class on Wednesday/Thursday before you present).

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

Monday, August 23rd

1. Course Description and Syllabus

2. Website/ Blog/ & Classroom

    ***4th period code: 7k25dyi

    ***5th period code: kw4725q

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

Friday, August 20th

1. Take roll + question
    ***What is your favorite holiday? Why?

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

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

Thursday, August 19th

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

2. Get to know you game

    ***4th - "Would you rather?"

    ***5th - Two Truths and A Lie

Objective: Students will get to know one another and begin to build relationships with peers in their class.