Lesson Plans April 16-20

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

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