Monday, September 29th

1. Cultural Advertisement Analysis

2. Work on the Culture Project
    ***Presentations will begin Monday, October 6th

Objective: Students will compare and analyze advertisements between two different cultures.

Friday, September 26th

1. Introduce Culture Project
    ***Review the assignment, form groups, and begin looking into different cultures
    ***Needs to be ready to present on Monday, October 6th

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

Thursday, September 25th

1. Journal #5- "Ramon "Chunky" Sanchez

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

Objective: Students will understand the concept of culture shock.

Wednesday, September 24th

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

Objective: Students will learn more about the Amish culture and traditions.

Monday, September 22nd

1. Finish and submit "Inside the Mind of a Criminal" activity

2. Culture Presentation + Discussion Questions

Objective: Students will also understand the basic concepts of the Sociology of culture.

Friday, September 19th

1. Deviance and Crime - Four Corner Debate

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

Thursday, September 18th

1. Rank the following deviant acts

2. Prepare for Deviance and Crime - Four Corner Debate
    ***Four Corner Debate will take place on Friday in class

3. Work on "Inside the Mind of a Criminal" activity

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

Wednesday, September 17th

1. Introduce "Inside the Mind of a Criminal" activity

2. Prepare for Deviance and Crime - Four Corner Debate
    ***Four Corner Debate will take place on Friday in class

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

Monday, September 15th

1. Three Days of Deviance Project
    ***Share and submit (in Classroom)

2. Crime and Punishment
   ***Video and assignment

3. Introduce Deviance and Crime - Four Corner Debate
    ***Four Corner Debate will take place on Friday in class

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

Friday, September 12th

1. Deviance and Crime - Alternative Punishment Assignment
    *** Article and Activity

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

Thursday, September 11th

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 15th!

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

Wednesday, September 10th

1.  Deviance and Crime Discussion Questions
    ***Complete questions and discuss

2. Sociological Statistics

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

Monday, September 8th

1. Journal #4 - Savannah Phelan and Kellie Phelan

2. Deviance and Crime
    ***Lecture and discussion

2. Assign and discuss Three Days of Deviance Project
    ***Due: Monday, September 15th

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

Friday, September 5th

1. Family board game night

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

Thursday, September 4th

1. Family Structures Around the World
    ***Research and share

Objective: Students will compare and contrast family roles in different cultures around the world.

Wednesday, September 3rd

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

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

Tuesday, September 2nd

1. Review final thoughts about "Life Happens" activity

2.  Family Monitoring Quickwrite and Discussion
    ***Discussion

Objective: Students will discuss the roles and responsibilities that parents and teens have when it comes to technology and social media.