Wednesday, October 13th/ Thursday, October 14th

1. Culture Project

    ***finish the last of the presentations

2. Watch and discuss "God Grew Tired of Us"
    ***discussion questions

Objective: Students will understand the difficulties of moving to a new country and experiencing a new culture for the first time.

Tuesday, October 12th

1. Culture Project Presentations

Objective: Students will use strong public speaking strategies to present culture projects.

Monday, October 11th

1. Culture Project Presentations

Objective: Students will use strong public speaking strategies to present culture projects.

Friday, October 8th

1. Culture Project Presentations

Objective: Students will use strong public speaking strategies to present culture projects.

Wednesday, October 6th/ Thursday, October 7th

1. What is culture shock?
    ***Video: China: Culture Shock

2. Read and discuss "An Amazon Love Story"
    ***Article and Activity

3. Finalize Culture Project

    ***Due: Friday (at the beginning of the period)

Objective: Students will understand the concept of culture shock.

Tuesday, October 5th

1. Journal #6 - Cultural Appropriation

2. Work on Culture Project - due: Friday, October 8th!
    ***Check-in about activity ideas
    ***Presentations will begin Friday, October 8th

Objective: Students will research and use reliable sources to create and present a culture project.

Monday, October 4th

1. Work on Culture Project - due: Friday, October 8th!
    ***review APA format - EasyBib (add on)
    ***Presentations will begin Friday, October 8th

Objective: Students will research and use reliable sources to create and present a culture project.

Friday, October 1st

1.  Journal #5- "Ramon "Chunky" Sanchez
2. Work on Culture Project
    ***due: Friday, October 8th 

Objective: Students will research and use reliable sources to create and present a culture project.

Wednesday, September 29th/ Thursday, September 30th

1. Watch and discuss Living with the Amish - episode 1

2. Introduce Culture Project

    ***Review assignment, form groups, and begin looking into different cultures
    ***due: Friday, October 8th

3. Check updated grades in Aeries

    

Objective: Students will research and use reliable sources to create and present a culture project.

Tuesday, September 28th

1. Deviance and Crime - Learning Objectives
    ***4th period
    ***5th period

2. Culture Presentation + Notes

Objective: Students will reflect on what they have learned, why they have learned it, and how we know they learned it in the "Deviance and Crime" unit.  Students will also understand the basic concepts of culture.

Monday, September 27th

1. "Inside the Mind of a Criminal" continued

Objective: Students will depict and explain what is going on "inside the mind of a criminal".

Friday, September 24th

1. Deviance and Crime - Four Corner Debate

Objective: Students will use sound evidence to support their stance on topics relating to deviance and crime.

Wednesday, September 22nd/ Thursday, September 23rd

1. Prepare for Deviance and Crime - Four Corner Debate

2.  "Inside the Mind of a Criminal" activity

Objective: Students will use sound evidence to support their stance on topics relating to deviance and crime.  Students will reflect on what they have learned in this unit and creatively reflect on what goes on inside the mind of a criminal.

Tuesday, September 21st

1. Crime and Punishment
    ***Video and activity

Objective: Students will compare and contrast the justice system in the US to that in Norway.

Monday, September 20th

1.  Check updated grades in Aeries

2. Revisit "Alternative Punishment Assignment"

    ***Review CCs and CQs

    ***Revise and resubmit

3. Three Days of Deviance

    ***Share and submit

Objective: Students will revisit their Alternative Punishment Assignment and work to improve their critical comments and critical questions.

Friday, September 17th

1.  Tossing Away the Keys
    ***Sound Portraits - Tossing Away the Keys - Discussion Questions
OR
Witness to an Execution
    ***Sound Portraits - Witness to an Execution - Discussion Questions

***Choose one of the sound portraits above to listen and respond to the discussion questions (assignment in Classroom).

***Three Days of Deviance Project due: Monday, September 20th!

Objective: Students will understand the different perspectives of people incarcerated by or employed by the justice system.

Wednesday, September 15th/ Thursday, September 16th

1. Rate the following deviant acts

2. Deviance and Crime - Alternative Punishment Assignment

    ***article and activity

3. Candid Camera: The Elevator Experiment and Conformity Experiment - People are Sheep
    ***Watch and discuss

***Three Days of Deviance Project due: Monday, September 20th!

Objective: Students will research and reflect on alternative forms of punishment.

Tuesday, September 14th

1. Deviance and Crime

    ***Lecture and discussion

Objective: Students will understand the basics and background  of deviance and crime.

Monday, September 13th

1. Journal #4 - Savannah Phelan and Kellie Phelan

2. Assign and discuss Three Days of Deviance Project

    ***Due: Monday, September 20th

Objective: Students will understand that deviance is not always a bad thing.

Friday, September 10th

1. Family - Learning Objectives

    ***4th period

    ***5th period

2. Family board game night

Objective: Students will have fun with their "families" as a reward for the work they did on their budget project.

Wednesday, September 8th/ Thursday, September 9th

1. "The Woman's Kingdom"
    ***Complete the before the film prompts
    ***Watch and discuss the video

2. Family Structures Around the World

    ***Research and share

Objective: Students will watch "The Woman's Kingdom" and will compare and contrast family roles in different cultures.

Tuesday, September 7th

1. Check updated grades in Aeries

2. "Life Happens" Activity continued

    ***finalize month 2, family reflection, "Life Happens" 2 + month 3 budget

    ***Class reflection and share out

    ***Have 2 "family member" submit in Classroom

Objective: Students will create monthly budgets and understand the concept of budgeting within the family.