Social 30...that wonderful course that you have anticipating for for the last year is finally here, AND it's first thing in the morning! In all actuality, I love Social 30 and it really does have a lot to do with what you will encounter for the rest of your life. It is a great course to get into, if you want to, and can really help you understand how our society functions and to question whether or not how we run things is the best way possible.
I will be continuing to do the Modified Flipped Classroom, where there will be opportunities for you to deepen your understanding of the course content. What that means is that each week, I will try to put a new blog posting up by Sunday night to outline what we will be doing in the coming week. I will put links to powerpoints, slides, videos, websites, updates into DropBox and so on that, over the course of the week, you can look at to enhance your learning of the content. Ideally, the large portion of the intricate content would be what you look up on your own. Now, I know that looking up history is not everybody's cup of tea. However, by doing the background knowledge at home, it allows us to use the time in class to work on your skills to understand the knowledge = you will practice skills that will help you to be successful on your diploma in class, rather than focusing on knowledge. This is not to say that there won't be specific knowledge presented in class; it simply means to gain a deeper, more comprehensive understanding of the course, I will provide you with information to help better prepare you.
This blog will also let you know what we will be doing for the week, so it will be an agenda for what we are to get through.
So what's in store for this week?
Monday
- Finish the article on Hitler - this should already be read by the time class starts.
- Group Discussion Questions
- What did you find most incredible about the article?
- Powerpoint on Ideologies Basics
- Ideologies Worksheet - you will need a data seeking device (DSD) which can include a phone, iPod, iPad, laptop. Something with internet that is not a desktop. This worksheet will be due Wednesday, February 5.
Tuesday
- Introduction to Individualism and Collectivism
- Video with Check for Understanding Questions
- Powerpoint Notes
- 5 minute re-cap video
- Group Project - Creating a Utopian Society (video project)
- Vocab Comparison - Individualism vs. Collectivism
- Spectrum Notes
- Where do different words go on different spectrums
- Work on Group Project
The other thing that we will be doing in class is having online discussions. SO, here is a link to a video that is one woman's perspective on what she feels that society should be focusing on. Watch the video and leave a comment at http://wallwisher.com/wall/SMHSsocial30 with the extent that you agree with her, somewhat like a Sticky Note Debate. You can ++ (Strongly agree), + (Agree), - (Disagree) or -- (Strongly disagree). The password to post is SMHS. Please have this done by FRIDAY.
