Month

Content/Topic

Skills

Assessment

Standards

January

Ø Unit 1

·   Intro To Sociology

·   Definition of SP

·   Bias

·   Definition of Terms

·   Sociologists Role

Ø  Unit 1

·   Gaining an understanding of the rational interpretation of social problems

·   Reading for meaning

·   Critical Thinking & Reasoning

·   Content Acquisition

Ø  Unit 1

·Chapter outline

·Chapter Questions

·Assessing Readings

·Class Discussion/Notes

·Essay Exam

Ø  Unit 1

·   B12. 4, 8

·   C12.1, 2, 9, 10, 12

·   E12.2, 4, 6, 11, 14, 17

 February

Ø Unit 1 Cont.

·   Intro To Sociology

·   Fallacies & Attitudes

·   Awareness, Knowledge, & Understanding of

·   Relation of Theory to Practice

·   Perspective & Personal Orientation

·   Role of the Expert

Ø  Unit 1 Cont.

Ø  Unit 1 Cont.

Ø  Unit 1 Cont.

March

Ø Unit 2

·   Approaches to Sociological Study

·   The Over Simplification of Social Problems

·   Sociological Frame of Reference

·   Approaches to the study of SP

·     Social Disorganization

·     Personal Deviation

·     Value Conflicts

Ø  Unit 2

·   Gaining an understanding of the rational interpretation of social problems

·   Reading for meaning

·   Critical Thinking & Reasoning

·   Content Acquisition

Ø  Unit 2

·Chapter outline

·Chapter Questions

·Assessing Readings

·Class Discussion/Notes

·Essay Exam

Ø  Unit 2

·   B12. 4, 8

·   C12.1, 2, 9, 10, 12

·   E12.2, 4, 6, 11, 14, 17

April

Ø Unit 3

·   Statistics & Data Interp.

·   Propaganda

·   Tests of Reliability in Interpretation

·   Statistics & Data Manipulation

·   Association & Causation

Ø  Unit 3

·   Gaining an understanding of the rational interpretation of social problems

·   Reading for meaning

·   Critical Thinking & Reasoning

·   Content Acquisition

Ø  Unit 3

·   Chapter outline

·   Chapter Questions

·   Assessing Readings

·   Class Discussion/Notes

·   Essay Exam

Ø  Unit 3

·   B12. 4, 8

·   C12.1, 2, 9, 10, 12

·   E12.2, 4, 6, 11, 14, 17

May

Ø Unit 4

·   Personal Presentation

·   Poverty

·   Racism & Discrimination

·   Health Care

·   Domestic Abuse

·   Crime

·   Social Policy

·   Social Deviance

·   Environmental Issues

Ø  Unit 4

·   Gaining an understanding of the rational interpretation of social problems via a personal exploration of a particular Social Problem

·   Reading for meaning

·   Critical Thinking & Reasoning

·   Content Acquisition

Ø  Unit 4

·   Personal Research

·   Reading outline

·   Reading Questions

·   Assessing Readings

·   Class Discussion/Notes

·   Exam

·   Portfolio

Ø  Unit 4

·   B12. 1, 2, 4, 5, 8,  9, 15

·   C12.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12

·   D12.2, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12

·   E8.12

·   E12.2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14

June

Ø  Unit 4 Cont.