The week that was…Homecoming flew by with halls filled with Roughnecks who built the Legacy that students today are adding to.  It is always a blessing to visit with old friends, make new ones, and catch up with former students.  The stadium pep rally was a tad on the warm side, but the MoJoe was hot and that was inspiration enough for the football team as they rode to victory on a homecoming high.

This week will be a bit of a challenge as it is the week before my only son marries.  I am blessed to work with students who share their lives with me and allow me to share mine.  We are all, hopefully richer for it.

Psychology:

Students will be able to:

~identify how surveys and interviews can be worded to elicit specific responses.

~identify the importance of sample size and representative random sampling.

~consider the power of the media in relation to the presidential election, poll predictions, political campaigns etc.

Monday:

film:  misleading statistics–discussion & debate

Tuesday & Wednesday:  discussion of presidential election and the use of psychology to manipulate/motivate voters

Thursday & Friday:

Introduction to Journalism:

Students will be able to:

~explain what yellow journalism was, give examples and compare to tabloid journalism today

~explain muckraking and compare it to advocacy journalism today

~explain the historical events that contributed to the Spanish American War of 1898

~explain Pulitzer’s impact on 20th century journalism

Monday-Wednesday:  Newsies

Thursday:  Test

Friday:  Current Events