Monday, September 1st

 No school - Labor Day!

Friday, August 29th

1. Journal #3 - Albert and Aidan Sykes

2. Continue "Life Happens" activity
    ***Finalize month 2 budgets, reflection + "Life Happens" #2

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

Thursday, August 28th

1. Family Reflection

2. Continue "Life Happens" activity
    ***"Life Happens" card & month 2 budget and reflection

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

Wednesday, August 27th

1. Journal #2: Paul Braun and Philip Morris

2. "Life Happens" activity
    ***Complete month 1 budget

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

Monday, August 25th

1. Types of Families - PowerPoint
    *** Teacher talking points

2. Cultural Family Traditions
    *** Have students pair up and share a unique family tradition or custom. After a brief discussion, each pair presents the most interesting tradition they discussed.

3. Introduce "Life Happens" activity
    ***Review assignment and create "families"

Objective: Students will clearly understand the different types of families.

Friday, August 22nd

1. Intro to StoryCorps: video
    *** Journal #1 - Julio Diaz

2. Family in TV & Film

3. Scattegories

Objective: Students will discuss the sociological perspective of the family.

Thursday, August 21st

1. Finish Introduction to Sociology Presentations

2. Introduction to "The Family"
    ***Family Roles (complete and be prepared to share Friday at the beginning of class)

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

Wednesday, August 20th

1. Social Change Tree

    ***Create leaf, present, hang

2.  What is sociology - mini group project/ collage (continued)
    ***Present collage with group members

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

Monday, August 18th

1. Course Description and Syllabus

2. Daily Agenda Blog & Classroom
    ***3rd period code: 4l5vo24c
    ***5th period code: cj4iaix7

3. The Label Game

4. What is sociology - mini group project/ collage
    ***Be prepared to present in class on Wednesday
    ***Student example #1
    ***Student example #2

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

Friday, August 15th

1. Take roll + question
    ***If you had to eat one meal every day for the rest of your life, what would it be?

2. What is sociology - mini group project/ collage
    ***Be prepared to present in class next Friday

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

Thursday, August 14th

Happy 1st day of school!

1. Teacher Introductions

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

3. Job Analysis Assignment
    ***Work in small groups and discuss as a class

Objective: Students will begin to understand how society's expectations impact everyday life.