Lesson 1: Groups and Formal Organizations
Duration of Days: 12
Lesson Objective
The student will be able to:
>understand and explain how various types of groups serve different personal and societal purposes
>explain how groups help develop individual identity and also help people work together to achieve common goals
What groups make up society?
How do groups function within a society?
How do groups functions as integrated units in a society?
text
chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/http://www.sociology.org.uk/notes/Sociology4You_2001.pdf
vocab
https://quizlet.com/2113177/sociology-chapter-6-vocab-flash-cards/
D2.Soc.1.9-12. Identify and apply the sociological perspective and a variety of sociological theories to understand human social behavior.
D2.Soc.1.9-12 Explain the sociological perspective and how it differs from other social sciences
DOK 1,2,3,4
students may think:
>any gathering of people is a group
>social networks are the same as social networking websites
>that conformity is always bad
>that conflict is always bad
>that the disadvantages of bureaucracy outweigh the benefits
IEP protocol, as needed, TBD based on need and IEP/504 Protocols
Vocabulary Quiz, Quizlet activities
Chapter 6 written activity attached*;
and, marriage act attached*(reused for chapter 7 also)
Text section reviews, Review Quiz,
Test, including Written and/or authentic assessment
ch 6 written activity
Reply briefly to the Prompts and then try to align these prompts with vocabulary from chapter 6… You do not need to share private info and you may be creative with your answers as long as school appropriate!
Describe your immediate family.
Describe this class and/or describe your English Class; and/or your graduating Class…..
Describe waiting in line at the store.
Describe an interaction between teacher and student.
Who do you compare yourself to?
Describe a group that has been picked on or victimized by another group—and then describe the group doing the harassment.
Describe the connection between and among facebook friends.
Describe people working together.
Describe people working in opposition to each other.
Describe a time when you were willing to do something as long as you got something back in return.
Describe how parents, teachers or students force you to be or act a certain way—or how you force others to act a certain way.
What do you do to fit in?
Why don’t some men like to wear black?
Marriage Activity
Marriage
What is it?
How do you define it?
What are the benefits?
What are the obligations?
What are the rules?
Why get married? What is the reason to get married?
When should you get married?—not get married?
What makes a good spouse?
What is the purpose of marriage in general?
What is the purpose of marriage to you?
What about Weddings? Why the spectacle?
Assuming you are to get married, what kind of wedding do you want?
What are the rules to Weddings?
Which rules might you follow?
Which might you break?