Intro+to+Sociology

=Monday, August 25, 2014= Who are you and why are you here? What do you hope to get out the class? What is sociology?
 * Sociology: the study of the actions and interactions of individuals within groups**

Begin making a list on your "get to know you" card of all the groups you are a part of...

=Tuesday, August 26, 2014= As a point of introduction and our entry into sociology create a visual (literal or abstract) that represents your greatest social influences (try and limit yourself to 10 or less) It can be people, organizations, a group you belong to, an individual characteristic, life event...

Before we begin the share out, Individually rank each of your influences from least influential to most influential

In small groups of(4), present your visual representations of your influences including how your ranked each influence and why. (in rounds of 2 minutes each) = = =Wednesday, August 27th 2014= Social Influence(s) Mixer: Using your mini-white board Similarities and Differences Mixer What is different about your greatest influences?

The need to associate and belong, TED TALK Clip from [|Clip from iO Tillet Wright]

=Thursday, August 28th 2014= Although we all have unique personality characteristics our environment/setting/culture often dictates the way in which our identity/personality manifests. Today you will identify 4 social settings/groups you are in most often and 6-10 personality characteristics or ways of being within that setting.
 * //Belongingness// is the human [|emotional] [|need] to be an accepted member of a [|group] . Whether it is family, friends, co-workers, or a sports team, humans have an inherent desire to belong and be an important part of something greater than themselves. This implies a relationship that is greater than simple acquaintance or familiarity. The need to belong is the need to give and receive [|affection] from others.**

On the paper handout put at the top I am...and identify 4 social settings/environments you are apart of. Then list the first 6-10 things that come to your mind about who you are in that setting. For example, home, school, clubs/teams, online

Once the list is made, let's try to identify how you can classify each of the 20 characteristics that you listed. For instance, If I wrote I am...funny (my dad is funny, I watch comedies, being funny and the class clown was a role I played in school and in college and I still value being considered funny among my co-workers)

**Social identity** is the definition of the self in terms of the defining characteristics of a social group. How do we decide which identities to enact? (Michener, DeLamater, and Myers 2004: 91-2). [|Identity and Self-Concept Reading]
 * 1) //Situational opportunities//- the identity we choose depends on whether the situation allows an opportunity to enact the identity in a positive way. For example, perhaps I identity myself strongly as an academic, but if I enter a biker bar, I may not get positive returns by touting that identity.
 * 2) //Network of social relationships//- the more numerous and more important relationships you have through a given identity, the more committed you are to the identity.
 * 3) //Need for identity suppor//t- if an identity that is important to you has recently been challenged, that identity is in need of support and is likely to be enacted to gain such support. We want to enact identities that can grant us intrinsic gratification (such as a sense of accomplishment) or external rewards (such as a compliment).
 * 4) //Hierarchy of identities//- the identities most important to us are on the top of our hierarchy. Those identities on the top of the hierarchy are most likely to be enacted.

=Friday, August 29th 2014= Debriefing our social identities Which of your social identities is most important to you? [|Social Identity Theory] Window Notes Facts Feelings Ideas Questions

Parts of our identity that make us who we are and what people think we are: [|Hetain Patel: Who am I? Think Again.]

=Tuesday, Sept. 2nd 2014= Creating your LENS or FRAMEWORK In order to think and behave like a sociologist, an individual has to analyze their own lived experiences, social consciousness and social and cultural upbringing and environment including language. In preparation to THINK like a sociologist this week you will think, write, and create a visual representation of HOW YOU SEE THE WORLD. Today you will create either a FRAME or an EYE to begin our project on viewing the world.

=Wednesday, Sept. 3rd 2014= [|Reading along with Einstein] Today we will look at an essay by Einstein:[| The World As I See It] [|Text Rendering] in small groups (4) Large Group Share out-of our words, phrases, sentences.

Complete the sentence: The most important message from Einstein's words is... =Thursday, Sept. 4th 2014= Using Einstein's[| "The World As I See It"] In pairs re-read the text and answer the following: Where do you relate to/identify with the text? (give examples) You don't have to explain the why...just state: I identify with the text... OR I relate to the text when... What experiences might have shaped the way Einstein sees the world? (think about what you know about him) What 3 words would you use to describe Einstein after reading this essay? How does this essay capture **who Einstein is** and **what he believes**? (Give 2 examples from the text)

The goal for next class is to begin constructing a similar piece to Einstein's, "The World As I See It." The essay can be broken into 6 elements Einstein addresses: 1. Your purpose on earth... 2. "Ideals that have lighted your way..." 3. Your passion(s) 4.Your political ideal 5. The topic that is most upsetting to you 6. "The most beautiful experience we can have..."

As a group let's define these elements.

=Friday, Sept. 5th 2014-Tuesday, Sept. 9th= Brainstorming for our own The World As I See It-writing piece This piece does not have to be in essay format but can be a poem or other form of writing that you deem appropriate but should get at the heart of the six elements listed below.

Something to inspire your writing: [|Charlie Chaplin's Greatest Speech Ever Made] Courtesy of Andrew J.

Begin creating a rough draft of your "The World As I See It" piece. This piece should be a google document, labeled your last name_first initial and "The World As I See It" and saved into the [|spreadsheet that corresponds to your class period found here].

6. "The most beautiful experience we can have..."
===*For Monday Sept. 8th- your goal for the end of the class period is to have written and addressed at least 3 of the 6 elements of how you view the world. During the period, have a friend look over what you have written so far and make comments.=== For Tuesday Sept. 9th-your goal for the class period is to complete your responses to the 6 (5 if you exclude political ideal) elements of how you view the world. Have a friend look over your final responses. You will have time to put it into a different format so don't worry about formatting at this point.** =Wednesday, Sept. 10th= Today you will begin collecting images that will accompany your i-movie of the world as you see it. These are short montages that embody the topics and information that you included in How you view the world. You will dump the images onto the document where you wrote your how you view the world responses and the images must be CC licensed, that is Creative Commons non copyrighted materials. Do an advanced search in google or flickr images and filter it for CC licensed images. = = =Thursday, Sept. 11th= Ms. Allen is out. Article to read and respond to: Teenagers Value? [|Article] Questions = = =Friday, Sept. 12th-Tuesday, Sept. 16th= Step 1) Working with iMovie and importing our images Step 2) Recording the audio of your "the world as I see it" piece Step 3) Finalizing your video Step 4) Uploading to google chrome Step 5) Share link to your video in the following [|spreadsheet]

= Wednesday, Sept. 17th = Presenting, "The Way We See The World" pieces. We will be sharing our work in a series of rounds. Each participant needs a chromebook and should go to the course wiki page and click on [|spreadsheet] to access your group members piece. Each participant should also copy and paste questions 1-3 into their own google doc called: Last Name_First Initial Viewing the World Questions

Round 1: Will be time spent vieiwing one another's work.

Round 2: Will be thinking and responding to our group members about the following questions: [|Debrief of Project Questions]

=Thursday, Sept. 18th= Internet down. Reading and questions on the 3 main sociological perspectives.

=Friday, Sept. 19th= Posting this assignment in your Edublog Categories: Social Studies, Your Grade Level Tags: Sociology Title of the Post: How I See the World Description of the task (100 words or less) Hyperlink to the Task (This Wiki-page) Upload and or link to your Final Video Product Respond to the reflection questions from (Wednesday)-[|Questions 1-3] Write out all 3 questions.

And explain how the task helped you to meet the following Global Leadership PO Recognize Perspectives: Express personal perspective on situations, events, issues, or phenomena, and identify various influences on that perspective. Put the link to your EDUBLOG post in the [|spreadsheet]

The next unit begins called SOCIOLOGY 101 on Monday, Sept. 22nd