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HSP 3U INTRO TO SOC, ANTHRO, PSYCH
 
Sep 3 and Sep 5 - Day 1 and Day 2

1. Course introduction - overview of work flow (Google course folder)

Sign up for Google Classroom: iytyfzok

2. Course Outline

3. Unit 1 Lesson 1: Introduction to the Social Sciences/Disciplines

  • make a copy of this worksheet: Intro to SAP

  • independent work: part 3 and 4 of worksheet (links in worksheet)

    • 😎Use the textbook pages posted in the Lesson 1: Intro folder

    • 📽Watch the video overviews for each discipline: anthropology, sociology, psychology

    • 😎Complete the Venn diagram by making your own copy and then inserting it below (click insert> Google Drawing)

 
Sept 9 - Day 3

Lesson Hook: view this video about behaviour science

1. slide show introduction to 3 disciplines.

2. Review intro to SAP independent work - share word associations using whiteboard app

3. Venn diagram review

4. Socrative assessment 

5. GROUP TASK: analysis of a current social phenomenon from the 3 disciplines upcoming

​​​​​Sept 11 - Day 4

1. Lesson 2: Small group work on social trends - assignment is in Google Classroom. Please check your email!

2. Upcoming: Practice applying the 3 disciplines together --> case study analysis

3. Upcoming: Lesson 2 Independent work (parts one and two)--> Exploring a Social Issue like a Social Scientist

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​​​Sept 15 - Day 5

1. Finish Venn diagram and do a review of the 3 disciplines

2. Practice applying the 3 disciplines together --> case study analysis 

Hook: Understanding the Human

Upcoming: Lesson 2 Independent work (parts one and two)--> Exploring a Social Issue like a Social Scientist

 

Sept 17 - Day 6 and Sept 19 - Day 7

1. Whole class review - questions social scientists ask -Small group work - social trends > review feedback and create final version. ​​Select best question and paste into class master (see lesson 2 folder)

2. Whole class review - applying the 3 disciplines together --> case study analysis 

3. Upcoming: Lesson 2 Independent work (parts one and two)--> Exploring a Social Issue like a Social Scientist

 

Sept 23 - Day 8

1. Small group work - homelessness from the 3 perspectives (part 3 of worksheet above) - discuss with partners

2.  Independent Work

3. Homework: Lesson 3 Independent Work: Einstein was a qualitative researcher

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Sept 25 -  Day 9

1. Slide show overview of the research process - take notes on note taking sheet (remember you should have taken notes from the Crash Course video as well). Review through quiz assessment to check understanding 

Note: there is a slideshow overview of the inquiry model in the lesson folder for your review

2. Complete/Discuss Einstein was a qualitative researcher 

3. Independent work: Data Collection Methods, (use pg 8-13 to start)**

 

​​Sept 30 - Day 10

​​​1. How do social scientists conduct research? Why is social science research important?

2. Continue Whole group discussion of Einstein was a qualitative researcher (if needed)

Overview of Research Design - take note of key terms on note taking sheet

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Oct 2 - Day 11

1. Continue Review slide show overview on Research Design - define key terms in the lesson notes box on your data collection methods organizer

 

Oct 6 - Day 12

1. WWYD Video - apply your understanding of research methods

  • Can you identify some research methods you have learned about in the experiment conducted in the grocery store? (add responses to your data collections organizer at the bottom)

2. Discuss "Variables and Control Groups in Social Science" and answer questions 1 a,b,c from the first section and 1 a, b from from the second section

Whole class review of Data Collection Methods  - connect to WWYD clip

UPCOMING QUIZ - WED OCT 15 (on paper but open notes - you may use your Google Docs notes) on Lessons 1-3, make sure all your notes are in order and complete

 

Oct 8 - Day 13

1. Research Design - final review of key terms​​​​​​

2. Review research plan assignment

3. Start research plan (this is your unit 1 culminating) [see slideshow overview here)

  • create a hypothesis

THANKSGIVING

 

Oct 14  - Day 14

QUIZ - Unit 1 lessons 1-3

1. Research plan practice - Research question: Does school start time affect student learning and well-being?

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Oct 16 - Day 15

  • continue: identify and locate research sources - we will review this in the Research Basics lesson

  • complete a literature review

Research plan - parts 1-4 should be complete by October 20

Work on part 4 independently once you have a good understanding of primary vs secondary literature and where to find sources.

Oct 20 - Day 17

Unit 1 Lesson 4

1. Detecting Bias activity - BEGIN IF YOU ARE FINISHED PART 4 OF YOUR RESEARCH PLAN

- Complete part 4 of research plan by today

 

Oct 22 - Day 18 

WORK PERIOD IF NEEDED - FINALISE YOUR PART 4 AS NEEDED. You can review a sample part 4 here.

OTHERWISE In class work: 

1. Detecting Bias activity

2. Assessing Evidence

- then complete part 5 and 6 of research plan (see sample​ here)

 

Oct 24 - Day 19​

1. Take up assessing evidence

Oct 28 - Day 20

1. Finish reviewing Assessing Evidence

2. Review Detecting Bias

3. Work on Drawing Accurate Conclusions

You can now complete parts 5 and 6 of your research plan - be advised that you need to have 3 great sources in part 4. to do a good job here. You may need to spend more time on part 4. 

Oct 30  - Day 21

1. Review the slide deck 1.4 Drawing Accurate Conclusions - read through slides 1-7 and follow the instructions. Part 4 of your research plan should be complete by now. Check the sample posted to make sure you are on the right track. Complete parts 5 and 6 now. See the sample for part 6 posted. I will be doing a quick progress check this weekend.
2. Complete 1.4 Drawing Accurate Conclusions - do the headlines activities and then skip the Lucky Seven activity but complete the "Your Values and You" section and the "Where do values come from?" section. Read the last section on Canadian values.

Nov 3 - Day 22

1. Finish up measures of central tendencies

2.Do Social Values Affect Your Conclusions? (see slideshow here)

There is a typo in the conclusion of the Lucky Seven activity - when you are reviewing your choices, the neon green side is IN the shelter and white side should say OUT of the shelter (both say IN incorrectly).​

make sure Part 5 and 6 of research plan is complete

Nov 5 - Day 23

1. Halo Effect  (make connections to Pretty Privilege using articles here​)

  • review Your Values and You part of worksheet

2. Begin Lesson 5: Communicating Social Science

Complete part 7 of research plan (reliability); part 8 (see sample here)

  • practice using citations - group effort

​​​​​​Nov 7 - Day 24

1. Review this new research report - make connections to lesson 4 learning and then see how it was communicated in the media

2. Halo Effect and pretty privilege - Luigi Mangione case

  • Louvre robbers example

3. Tik Tok research example - connect to Unit learning (coding research)

4. Begin Lesson 5: Communicating Social Science

  • Using inclusive language

  • homework: part 9 (discussion and conclusions)*

*completing part 9 is part of prepping for writing your mini research report - see instructions for the mini report here​ and see sample of final mini report here 

RESEARCH REPORT DUE  NOV 14 (2% bonus if handed in on time)

Nov 11 - Day 25

Work period to complete all of research plan prep work and final research report - see sample of final mini report here

submit by end of day Nov 14!

Nov 13 - Day 26

1. Work on ethnocentrism worksheet (Unit 1 Lesson 6). Complete by the end of period.

Nov 17 - Day 26

1. Ethnocentrism in the social sciences

  • Discuss ethnocentrism

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Nov 19 - Day 27

1. Finish ethnocentrism
Reminder: Organize your notes for Unit 1 Quiz #2

Nov 21 - Day 28

1. In class - read two readings posted in Unit 2 lesson 1 and take notes

  • Physical Anthropology

  • Cultural Anthropology

Use the Cornell Note Taking sheet to take your notes.

Organize your notes for Unit 1 Quiz #2

Nov 25 - Day 29

1. Unit 1 Quiz #2 (lessons 4, 5, and 6)

2. Independent work: continue your notes on physical and cultural anthro

Homework: read Nacirema reading and answer the questions that follow

3. Introduction to Anthropology (lesson 2.1) -  independent work

  • complete first part of Unit 2 lesson 1 road map

  • Homework: read Nacirema reading and answer the questions that follow

Nov 27 - Day 30

Introduction to Anthropology - lesson 2.1

  • focus on physical to begin

Dec 1 - Day 31

Introduction to Anthropology - lesson 2.1

  • cheques activity

  • Go to the next section of the worksheet and watch Louise Leakey’s TED Talk and take notes

Dec 3 - Day 32

1. Finish cheques activity, continue lesson on physical anthro

 

Dec 5 - Day 33

1. Continue lesson on physical anthro

Open up your 2.1 Intro To Anthro notetaking guide

  • Go to the section on “Lucy” (Australopithecus afarensis)

  • Add a new chart under the Lucy and bipedalism section and title the chart “Notes on Hominins”. 

    • Watch the video “Seven Million Years of Human Evolution” and take notes on your ancestor hominins, watching for specific features and characteristics (videos attached to this post)

2. Go the next section on Charles Darwin and watch the video “Theory of Evolution” and take notes
3. Complete the reading and questions on Nacirema from the Unit 2 lesson 1 folder if not already done.

4. For next class, watch the video “The Humans That Lived Before Us” to help inform your understanding of physical anthropology and our class discussion.

 

Dec 9 - Day 34

1. Finish lesson on physical anthro

2. Begin overview of Cultural Anthropology

*in class quiz - check of understanding on homo habilis video

 

Dec 11 and Dec 15 - Day 35/36

1. Finish overview of cultural anthro

2. Start Unit 2 Lesson 2: Anthropology Schools of Thought

- station activity: move from station to station to learn about the schools of thought, discuss with classmates to help with your understanding

-complete the worksheet

⛪🤶🌟Merry Christmas and Happy New Year🎅❄️👼

Jan 5 Day 38 - Happy New Year

1. Take up Anthropology Schools of Thought - groups - remember to make notes/connections to why are people so mean

Homework: read pg152-153 and answer q. 1 on pg153; read pg154-155 and answer q1,2 on pg155

Reminder: Unit 2 Quest (not a quiz, not a test) as unit summative, open note

Jan 7 Day 39  

1. Finish reviewing schools of thought if necessary

2. Begin Lesson 3: introduction to linguistic anthropology

Homework: read pg156-158 and create a Cornell Note Taking sheet

Jan 9 Day 40  

1. Great vowel shift (historical linguistics)​

Finish your analysis of the English language on your chart from last class.

 

Jan 13 Day 41

1. Linguistic anthro continued.

 

Jan 15 Day 42

SNOW DAY ​

Jan 19 Day 43

  • Continue the lesson Linguistic Anthropology by advancing to the slide called “Linguistic Relativity” in the slide deck (Unit 2 Lesson 3 Slide 29)

  • Review the Sapir Whorf Hypothesis and check your Cornell note taking sheet you were supposed to complete on pgs 156-158 (complete this now if you have not done so). Add any relevant/new information to your notes.

  • Watch the video “Gen Z Translator”

  • Watch the video “History of Emoji” to learn about this new language.

 

Jan 21 Day 44

Finish linguistic anthropology.

  • Watch the video, “Textng is killing language. JK!!” and pay attention to the parts of speech mentioned.

  • Review the parts of speech in the slides that follow: Use of pragmatic particles; Markers of empathy; Evidence of casual speech; Use of backchannel sounds or backchanneling

[OMIT: Make a copy of 2.3 Sociolinguistics Analysing Text Messages and analyse your text messages with 3 people in your phone (eg parent, relative, friend, coworker, another friend, employer, etc). Look for the types/parts of speech that were introduced in the video and fill in the chart. Complete the questions at the end. If you run out of time, complete this for homework.

1. Unit 2 lesson 4 work: read pages 46-48 and answer questions 2 and 3 on page 48; read pages 49-51 and answer questions 1-4 on page 51]

Jan 23 Day 45

1. Unit 2 Lesson 4 Race and Human Variation

2. prepare for unit culminating "quest", wrap up any loose ends

Jan 27 Day 46

1. Unit 2 culminating "quest"

 

Feb 2 Day 47

Finish Unit 2 Lesson 4

All students should take a textbook at this point.

  • Start Unit 3 lesson 1:

    • read pages 46-50 (from hard copy textbook) and take your own independent notes (make sure to save them in your Unit 3 lesson 1 folder) - use Cornell note taking sheet in Unit 3 folder

  • next class: individual work on schools of thought - you will work in small groups to review part one and then complete part two together 

- We are back to a quiz every 3 lessons now 

Feb 4 Day 48 *bring textbook to class

1. Start Unit 3 lesson 1:​ make sure you have read pages 46-50 (from hard copy textbook) and take your own independent notes (make sure to save them in your Unit 3 lesson 1 folder) - use Cornell note taking sheet in Unit 3 folder
2. Start Psychology Schools of Thought (using textbook pg 41-45 and online resource) - make a copy of the worksheet: 3.1 Schools of Thought in Psychology. Preview Part Two for case studies you will be assessed on but don't complete this part just yet. 

3. Which is Truth activity 

4. Begin intro to psychology

Feb 6 Day 50

  • complete schools of thought [part 1 of worksheet]

  • submit worksheet on schools of thought to Google Classroom (case study responses will be checked for application of theories to cases)

Coming up: 

1. cognitive psychology

  • read and take notes on p50-62, use Cornell note taking system​

  • for next class: read NYT article about inkblot tests - complete worksheet (make sure to pre-read the article)​

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Feb 10 Day 51

1. Organize yourself into small groups of 2-3 students. Open your copy of "3.1 Schools of Thought in Psychology" and compare your notes with each other - what are the main ideas and concepts of each school of thought?
2. Then complete the "3.1 Case Studies Schools of Thought in Psychology" in the Classwork section. As instructed, you can work in partners or small groups up to 3. If you have submitted it already, then you should review it to make sure you are explaining, with detail, how each practitioner in that school of thought would approach the patient - so how would you explain the behaviour and then treat the behaviour? Make sure your explanation and treatment is connected only to the content from the textbook and slide deck resource. References to concepts not discussed in the resources available to you suggest outside research and assistance, which is not allowed. 
3. If you are done Schools of Thought, you can start to work on , "3.1 What's in an inkblot?". You should work on this independently.

 

Coming Up: cognitive psychology

  • read and take notes on p50-62, use Cornell note taking system​

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Feb 12 Day 52

1. Finish intro to psychology, review big ideas of each school of thought and discuss case studies

read and take notes on p50-62, use Cornell note taking system​

PA DAY 

FAMILY DAY


Feb 18 Day 53

1. Psych schools of thought continued, discuss case studies

​​Homework: "3.1 What's in an inkblot?".

  • take notes on p50-62, use Cornell note taking system

Feb 20 Day 54

1. Review inkblots - ​Arguments for and against inkblot psychoanalysis

  • take notes on p50-62, use Cornell note taking system

Feb 24 Day 54

1. ​Begin Unit 3 Lesson 2: Learning and Memory [Cognitive psychology] - corresponds with p50-62 hard copy text

  • disciplines within psych explained

  • socrative assessment: operant vs classical conditioning

 

Coming up

Continue Unit 3 Lesson 2 - memory and learning [cognitive psychology]

Feb 26 - Day 55

1. To get thinking about cognitive psychology, try the activities in the student worksheet on memory. Make your own copy and complete with a partner. 

2. Go to the A to Z summary  document, and complete your assigned letter. 

TEACHER NOTE: OMIT

Mensa, also known as the International High-IQ Society, is an organization for people who score in the top 2% in intelligence tests. Take a copy of the Mensa IQ Test  and complete the 35 challenge questions. This Mensa IQ Challenge is provided for entertainment purposes only, it is based on a typical Mensa test.

Set a timer. Complete what you can in 25 minutes or less.

Instructions: In each question, you can see a grid of 9 boxes, one of which is empty. You have to choose which of the 6 alternative shapes (A-F) must be placed in the empty box in order to complete the pattern that connects the shapes. 

Hand in your Mensa test to the supply teacher by the end of the period.

Mar 2 - Day 56

1. Continue Unit 3 Lesson 2: Learning and Memory [Cognitive psychology] - focus on MOTIVATION

2. Watch 100 Humans documentary (end at 27 mins)

  • key term: placebo effect

  • make connections to our learning about cognitive psychology (how the brain works and what MOTIVATES human behaviour; sensory and perception)

    • end at 27 mins

 

Mar 4 - Day 57

​​UPCOMING: QUIZ (Unit 3 Lessons 1-3) after March Break

1. Begin Psych research methods and ethics (Lesson 3)

 

Mar 6 - Day 58 

2. Research Methods and Ethics continued

key concepts: observation vs experiment; social learning; BOBO; how to conduct an experiment

Homework: Scientific Method worksheet

 

Mar 10 Day 59

1. review Scientific method worksheet

2. small group or partner work: critique of Bobo doll and SpongeBob studies

​​Mar 12 Day 60

1. small group or partner work: critique of Bobo doll and SpongeBob studies> submit AFTER the break

Coming up: April 8 Guest Speaker - Psychologist 

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Mar 23 Day 61

Class time to work on research critique - submit by end of period

Make a copy of Research Ethics Experiments worksheet - complete first part

 

Mar 25 Day 62

*at some point today you need to complete the socrative quiz - go to socrative.com and enter room HSP216 and answer the questions. Good luck!

1. Brief introduction to Research Ethics and Ethics cards activity

2. Complete activity on CPA code of ethics

3. Video overview of famous experiments

4. Read and answer questions to start next lesson: Social Psych - Topics - Socrative Assessment

​5. Next class: QUIZ (Unit 3 Lessons 1-3) 

Mar 27 Day 63

1. QUIZ (Unit 3 Lessons 1-3) 

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Mar 31 Day 64

1. Reminder of Unit 3 culminating

2. Begin U3.4 social psychology (socrative: social psych topics)

  • Get into your assigned groups - each group is going to learn about the famous unethical experiment they were assigned.

  • Complete the worksheet together responding to the questions using the material given referenced/linked in the overview of the experiment. You should formulate responses to the questions on the shared document in Google Classroom as a group. 

  • Then each student should locate their 3.4 Research Ethics - Experiments worksheet from last class. They should individually complete the table under the consolidation activity. (leave the colour coded chart blank)

  • Then each group needs to create a 1-2 slide overview of their assigned experiment highlighting ethical issues, research findings and methods, and any other valuable information that would help others in the class understand the experiment and its ethical controversy. Remember, the model Milgram slide is in the slide deck from last class - use that to inform how you create your slide(s).

  • Finalize your slides by April 2

April 2 Day 65

- slides must be ready to input into group shared slide deck about famous experiments - Asch, Sherif, Zimbardo, Spitz

 

April 8 Day 66

Guest Speaker - TCDSB Psychologist Patrycja Czapinski

  • homework: continue Developmental Psychology - read textbook pgs 72-79 (there is a bit on Freud and Maslow to reacquaint yourself with) and 82-88 and 127-132 (take notes using note taking template)

 

April 10 Day 67

**need to set due date for Unit 3 culminating

REVIEW CONNECTIONS BETWEEN FAMOUS EXPERIMENTS AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY TOPICS (attitudes and behaviours, social cognition and attribution, social idenitty and self-concept, social influence)

1. Socrative assessment of developmental psych and review Venn diagram

2. Complete Part 2: PSYCHOSOCIAL; COGNITIVE; PHYSICAL

HOMEWORK

  • To prepare for Unit 3 Lesson 6, read and take notes on Chapter 5 in textbook.

April 14 Day 68

1. Key Term review

To prepare for Unit 3 Lesson 6, read and take notes on Chapter 5 in textbook.

April 16 Day 70

1. review Venn diagram, key term review for Lesson 5 if needed

2. Begin Unit 3 lesson 6 - Begin Mental Health psychology lesson 

​homework: make sure notes on Chapter 5 completed by April 24, complete 3.6 stress worksheet by April 28

Coming up: Psychopathy >> complete RAN organizer by April 30

April 20 Day 69

1. Sleep and the Brain - class game and sleep clinic

2. Coming up: Psychopathy >> complete RAN organizer

April 22 Day 72

1. Continue Mental Health lesson

-discuss 3.6 stress worksheet responses

-stress vs anxiety

Coming up: Psychopathy >> complete RAN organizer

 

April 24 Day 73

1. Complete stress and mental health lesson - review mental health disorders

  • you can see a list of mental health disorders at the end of this document (we won't be watching Winnie the Pooh but it is rumoured to represent all the disorders through the main characters). You can watch the Winnie the Pooh video linked above to learn more.

2. Review sample notes from mental health lesson

​3. Make sure your RAN organizer is complete

 

​April 28 Day 74

Unit 3 Lesson 6 - Personality Disorders and psychopathy lesson

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omit: Psychopath Case Studies​ > cross reference to known traits listed in the article 3.6 Psychopaths - How can you spot one?

​​omit: Complete Unit 3 Quiz #2 (Lessons 4, 5, 6)

 

April 30 Day 75 and May 4th Day 76

Unit 3 culminating

 

May 6 Day 76

1. Start Unit 4:  Read "Schools of Thought" and create a document called 4.1 Schools of Thought - Sociology. Respond to questions 1-4 on page 99; make sure to move it to your Unit 4 folder. 

May 8 Day 77 and May 12 - Day 78

REMINDER: YOU SHOULD BE SELECTING A 'MEAN' INCIDENT AND KEEPING YOUR RUNNING DOCUMENT OF WHY ARE PEOPLE SO MEAN - THIS IS THE 30% COURSE SUMMATIVE DUE IN JUNE

1. Unit 4: Sociology: Use this slideshow on Intro to Sociology to follow the lesson and lesson road map for note taking

  • independent task> thinking sociologically about yourself

May 14 - Day 79

1. Finish slideshow on Intro to Sociology

2. Group Task: schools of thought - small group work 

3. Case Study: Schools of Thought - submit for assessment

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May 23 - Day 80

  • review schools of thought, review scenario analysis and share best questions

  • read p113-127 to be ready for next class

 

May 23 - Day 80

1. Begin 4.2 General Introduction to Socialization

2. Nature vs Nurture? What determines personality?​

Twin Research

  • Bouchard conducted famous long-term studies on twins to determine which aspects of their character could be attributed to genetics and which to environment. His best-known studies are the Minnesota Twins Project, which started in the early 1980s.

  • Watch: Ted Talk ​

 

May 27 - Day 81

1. Continue General Introduction to Socialization

  • The Looking Glass Self (symbolic interactionism), agents of socialization

2. Complete note taking on Theories of Socialization

  • go to Google Classroom to complete check of understanding:  Theories of Socialization meme

Homework: Theories of Socialization review

preread and take (use a note taking sheet)

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May 27 - Day 82

1. Wrap up 4.2 Socialization - discuss Cooley, Mead

2. We have to skip ahead to 4.5 Social Stratification

May 29 and Jun 2 Day 83 and 84

1. 4.5 Social Stratification and prejudice/discrimination continued 

  • egg drop activity

  • causes of prejudice and discrimination

  • continue to use 4.5 road map to track learning

LAST QUIZ - SOCIOLOGY LESSONS 1, 2, 5

 

Jun 4 and Jun 6 Day 85 and 86

Course Summative: In class, we will consider a recent example of discrimination in our society. You will work in small groups to take the perspective of either an anthropologist, psychologist, or sociologist. As a class we will generate sample questions that each social scientist would ask about the discrimination case. This is very similar to the first activity we did in class on social phenomena.

Time permitting

1. The Giving Tree - read and record your initial thoughts

- complete analysis together

2. Read Gender Norms (paper handout but also in 4.4 folder)​

  • consider this children's book for how to consider a rewrite of The Giving Tree

​3. 4.4 Gender lesson 

  • 10 questions activity

  • gender kit analysis

4. Gender tutorial > Framing question: how do we "do" gender?

LAST LESSON - SUBMIT SUMMATIVE WHY ARE PEOPLE SO MEAN BY JUN 9​

 

TEACHER PLANNING NOTES 

​​Jan 31 - Day 43

review due dates for Unit 2 culminating

Feb 5 - part one (LITERATURE REVIEW ORGANIZER/SURVEY QUESTIONS)

Feb 23🆕- part two (DATA ANALYSIS)🆕🆕 REVISED DUE DATE

Feb 27 - final due

Feb 9  - Day 46

1. Wrap up Winnie the Pooh  mental health diagnosis

2. Review survey creation

3. Infographic tools

  • Piktochart - create engaging infographics, highlighting your most important connections and findings 

  • Easel.ly - create an infographic easily using templates

  • Canva - go to education infographics section 

>How to make a Google Form survey​

>Use this consent form at the beginning of your survey

​​​Feb 15 - Day 48

1. Returning to development psych - START TO CONNECT SOCIAL, DEVELOPMENT PSYCH - PERSONALITY, SLEEP LEADING TO PSYCHOPATHY

Personality: define what it is; make a copy of Personality worksheet

3. Work on Unit 2 culminating

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Feb 27 - Day 51

1. Finish Psychopathy lesson - wrap up Unit 2 

2. organize notes and Unit 2 files in preparation for the quiz

3. work on culminating - submit final infographic​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Mar 4 - Day 53 and Mar 6 Day 54

1. Begin Unit 3: Sociology 

2. Group Task: schools of thought - small group work 

3. Case Study: Schools of Thought - submit for assessment

MARCH BREAK

Mar 19 - Day 55

Continue Unit 3 Lesson 1: General Introduction to Sociology 

Mar 21 - Day 56

1. Finish slideshow on Intro to Sociology

  • review schools of thought, review scenario analysis and share best questions

  • read p113-127 to be ready for next class

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Mar 25 - Day 57

Finish intro to sociology

Play the Werewolf game! 

key concepts: social construction of reality, symbolic interactionism [how do people construct and use meaning in the context of face to face interactions, how we imagine how we look to others), presentation of self (front and back stage life), social identity, impression management] 

  • optional assessment (exit card): what sociology concepts were demonstrated by the game and how do the interactions in the game mirror other interactions in your everyday life?

^read p113-127 to be ready for next class (and to to help with optional assessment above)

 

Mar 27 - Day 58

1. Review sociological schools of thought - share best questions

EASTER BREAK

April 2 - Day 59

1. Begin 3.2 General Introduction to Socialization

2. Nature vs Nurture? What determines personality?​

Twin Research

  • Bouchard conducted famous long-term studies on twins to determine which aspects of their character could be attributed to genetics and which to environment. His best-known studies are the Minnesota Twins Project, which started in the early 1980s.

  • Watch: Ted Talk 

    • Go to Google Classroom and submit check of understanding/assessment. 

      • 3 questions (2 on own personality, 1 on nature vs nurture)

      • if already submitted, revise and submit again

 

April 4 Day 60

1. Continue General Introduction to Socialization

  • The Looking Glass Self (symbolic interactionism), agents of socialization

2. Complete note taking on Theories of Socialization

  • go to Google Classroom to complete check of understanding:  Theories of Socialization meme

Assessments

a. Nurture vs Nature reflection: due April 4 

b. Socialization Meme: due April 10

Homework: Socialization review

April 10 Day 61

1. Wrap up 3.2 Socialization - discuss Cooley, Mead

2. Begin 3.3 Social Norms and Belonging

April 12 Day 62

1. Continue 3.3 Social Norms - brainstorm/complete consolidation task

2. The Giving Tree - read and record your initial thoughts

April 16 Day 63 - ⚠️Unit 3 Quiz #1 April 18

1. The Giving Tree - complete analysis together

2. Begin 3.4 Gender - read Gender Norms (paper handout but also in 3.4 folder)

  • homework: reading and thinking about gender in preparation for in-class tutorial​​

  • consider this children's book for how to consider a rewrite of The Giving Tree

April 18 Day 64 and April 23 Day 65- complete quiz at home

1. 3.4 Gender lesson 

  • 10 questions activity

  • gender kit analysis

2. 3.4 Gender tutorial

Framing question: how do we "do" gender?

April 25 Day 66

1. Wrap up gender tutorial 3.4 Gender - Barbie is up next!

April 29 Day 67 and May 1 Day 68

1. Barbie and final thoughts on Sociology of Gender

2. Independent work - Barbie analysis (assessment opportunity in Google Classroom)

for next class: 3.5 Social Stratification - preread and take (use a note taking sheet)

May 3 Day 69

1. 3.5 Social Stratification - Guest lecture  

Dr Simon Black received his B.A. (Hons) in sociology from the University of Toronto, his M.A. in labour studies from McMaster University, and his Ph.D. in political science from York University. He is interested in the political economy of work, labour, and care. Black is the author of Social Reproduction and the City: Welfare Reform, Child Care, and Resistance in Neoliberal New York (University of Georgia Press). 

He will guest lecture on the social stratification and inequality.

HOMEWORK: complete first section of 3.5 road map

May 7 and May 9 Day 70 and 71

1. 3.5 Social Stratification and prejudice/discrimination continued - last lesson of the unit (you should be close to completing your storybook)

  • egg drop activity

  • causes of prejudice and discrimination

  • use 3.5 road map to track learning

NOTE: STORYBOOK DUE MAY 17

Coming up: Unit 3 Quiz #2 (lesson 3.4 and 3.5) > this will be a shorter quiz

Homework: review the course summative task and be prepared with any questions next class.

May 13 Day 72

1. Continue prejudice and discrimination - should have road map complete to Activity 7

2. Storybook Unit 3 culminating due May 17

2. In class start on course summative - why are people so mean?

3. Create inquiry questions together and sample concept map

 

May 15 Day 73

1. Guest lesson by Quinn Simpson. Quinn is an anthropologist and will generally introduce anthropology and how it fits into social science work; how anthropology is similar/different from psych/soc; the viability of studying anthropology in post secondary; what it is like being a working anthropologist

2. Unit 3 Quiz #2 (lesson 3.4 and 3.5) will be released today and open until May 19 11:59pm

May 17 Day 74

1. Finish up Unit 3 lesson 5 - theories and solutions

2. Make sure to have read two intro readings on Anthropology

SUBMIT STORYBOOK UNIT 3 CULMINATING

June 7 Day 81

1. Work on course summative

2. In class start on course summative - why are people so mean?

3. Create inquiry questions together and sample concept map

June 11 Day 82

1. Work on course summative 

Last day to submit June 14

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