May 13-17 Lesson Plans

Sociology:

Students will be able to:

~identify the impact that small groups can have on large social problems

~identify and explain what issues you would choose to commit to addressing to improve your corner of the world

Monday:

Finish 1968….class debate questions

Identify what causes have impacted the world you live in and have changed America generationally.

Tuesday:

Film:  A Day in the Life

Wednesday:

Class response to issues raised in film

Thursday:

Sociological Perspective:  how would a day in your life make a difference in the lives of others  Essay

Friday:

Wrap up lesson on Sociological Perspective and Sociological Imagination

Intro to Journalism:

Students will demonstrate:

~the ability to write feature stories correctly

~understanding of basics of photojournalism

~explain composition in relation to photography

Monday:

Photojournalism lesson taught by head photographer Dalton LaFerney

Tuesday & Wednesday:

Film over history of photography

Thursday:

Caption writing essentials and application

Friday:

Photography as related to theme development

Lesson Plans May 6-10

Sociology:

Students will be able to:

~explain the importance of sociological perspective and sociological imagination

~explain who C. Wright Mills is and his contributions to the field of sociology

~examine the distinctiveness of subcultures within a larger culture

~hypothesize how subcultures form and their influences within a culture

Monday:

View examples of subculture and discuss development & impact (examples from American culture)

Tuesday:  film:  Being Human

Wednesday:  discuss film, written response

Thursday & Friday:  A Day in the Life (student essay identifying subcultures within students’ own lives)

Introduction to Journalism:

Students will be able to:

~explain the journalistic rules of feature writing

~display competency in feature writing

Monday:

discussion of feature writing with student samples of leads

Tuesday:

press conference interview

Wednesday: write people profile

Thursday:  discuss progress

Friday:  turn in profile and peer edit