Thursday, September 19, 2024
Sociology
Essential Question (EQ)
- How do sociologists conduct social research?
Topic: The Research Process
- Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - Sociologists often study concepts that are not directly seen. How do researchers go about studying these concepts?
- Review the Steps of the Research Process
- Read and discuss "The Case for Value-Free Sociology"
- Max Weber - Theorist Who Transcends Categorization
- Assignments:
- Textbook Reading: pp.48 - 55 (Prediction, Sampling, and Statistical Analysis)
- Assign: Soc. in the News - Perception vs Perspective Fall 2024 - Due 9/20 at the start of class
- Term 1 Project (Book Review) - 1/3 Paper Due by 9/27/24!
- Sociology Enrichment:
- Supplemental Video: Sociology Research Methods: Crash Course Sociology #4
- Interesting Article: The Role Of Research At Universities: Why It Matters
Recent U.S. History
Essential Question (EQ)
- Why did immigration from Europe, Asia, the Caribbean, and Mexico reach new highs in the late 18th and early 20th centuries?
Topic: The New Immigrants
- Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - Why did the southern states create new legislation to restrict African Americans from voting?
- View and discuss The Presidents (Andrew Johnson and U.S. Grant)
- Handout Immigration and Urbanization - Module 4 Study Guide
- Current Events
- Assignments:
- Textbook Reading: Module 4 Lesson 1 (The New Immigrants)
- NA/SA Map Test - 10/9
- http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
- WH Enrichment:
- Google Arts and Culture: Gilded Age Fashion
- Supplemental Video: Growth, Cities, and Immigration: Crash Course US History #25
- Interesting Article: Pioneering Social Reformer Jacob Riis Revealed “How The Other Half Lives” in America
World History
Essential Question (EQ)
- Which shifts in society had the greatest impact on the Renaissance?
- How did humanism influence Renaissance ideas?Topic: The Birth of the Renaissance
- Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - How were Western Europeans able to access ancient Greek texts again?
- Go over the Unit Vocabulary and Objectives
- Read and complete the Module 14 Lesson 1 Reading Packet on The Birth of the Renaissance
- Current Events
- Assignments:
- Textbook Reading: Module 14 Lesson 1 (The Birth of the Renaissance) Packet
- Current Events Analysis - Due by 9/25
- WH Enrichment:
- Google Arts and Culture:
- Supplemental Video:
- Medieval Europe: Crash Course European History #1
- Florence and the Renaissance: Crash Course European History #2
- Interesting Article:
