Sociology:
Students will be able to:
-identify the impact of a culture of poverty on education and job choice.
~suggest ways to break patterns of behavior that result in generational poverty.
~formulate life goals for education, family and life.
Monday:
Complete Country Boys
Tuesday:
Essay Test response
Wednesday:
film: Life in a Day
Thursday & Friday: Goal setting

Introduction to Journalism:
Students will be able to:
~identify the impact of Ernie Pyle of American culture & journalism
~identify and explain the elements of a journalistically sound yearbook
Monday:
Read aloud Ernie Pyle WWII columns
Tuesday:
film: Ernie Pyle biography
Wednesday & Thursday:
Complete film, essay test
Friday: Lecture & discussion: yearbook criteria

TAKS Testing week

Sociology:
See previous week’s objectives for Country Boy
When in class we will be watching the documentary.

Intro to Journalism:
See previous week’s objectives for Hotel Rwanda.
Students will be able to identify and explain the importance of WWII combat journalist Ernie Pyle.
When in class the following activities will be conducted:
~read aloud one of Pyle’s Pultizer prize winning stories & discuss
~watch documentary on Ernie Pyle
~discuss the difference between WWII combat correspondents and contemporary ones

Sociology:
Students will be able to:
~identify and explain the impact of poverty on education & culture
~identify the causes of rural poverty and explain how it often becomes generational
~explain the success or lack thereof, of government programs that are created to address poverty
~explain the role of alcohol and drug addiction in the poverty cycle
Monday-Friday:
Lecture & discussion
Country Boys documentary

Introduction to Journalism:
Students will be able to:
~identify the role of foreign correspondents impact on the breaking Rawandan genocide story of 1994-95
~explain the gatekeeping role of editors in relation to the stories that Americans are exposed to
~explain the role of reader interest in relation to what is reported
Monday & Tuesday:
film: Hotel Rawanda
Wednesday:
documentary narrated by Paul Rusenbaga
Thursday:
Essay Test over Hotel Rawanda
Friday:
Legacy of genocide in Africa lecture & discussion

Sociology:
Students will be able to:
~analyze national statistics and project emerging trends in academic performance and impact on the American economy
~consider and discuss the challenges of teacher attrition and retention; suggesting solutions
~analyze orally and in writing research on value added education
~identify personal value added education at White Oak
Monday:
Read handout on problems related to teacher attrition and attracting superior teachers to field of education. Discuss and respond in writing.
Tuesday:
Read study on Value added education and write abstract. Project results on future
Wednesday:
Creative solutions roundtable.
Thursday:
Impact of poverty on education in America and related economic and sociopolitical issues.
Friday:
Country Boys Documentary

Introduction to Journalism:
Students will be able to:
~explain orally and in writing the role of foreign correspondents in journalism.
~identify the complexity of reporting by comparing the Kony 2012 issues with the coverage of events like 1995’s Rawandan genocide.
~explain orally & in writing the issues which led to Rawandan sociopolitical instability; as well as the role of the United Nations in addressing the issue.
~explain the role of international journalism and its impact on the Rawandan issues between the Hutus and Tutsi’s.
Monday:
Background on Rawandan genocide
Tuesday-Friday: Hotel Rawanda