Soc Day 12 - Symbolic Classrooms & Stratification Introduction

IMPORTANT:  Article discussion dates will remain Monday to Thursday next week EVEN if we have a snow day tomorrow!  This would move the "What's So Great About America?" discussion to Monday, 2/24.

Objective: Discuss the manner in which classroom environments create a unique society.  Analyze the impact of stratification and social class on society.

Task:  We'll spend the first portion of class presenting and discussing "Classrooms as Symbolic Statements."  Then, you'll get out a computer and post a reflection to the Moodle.  We'll spend the next portion of class taking notes on stratification.  Finally, I'll return the unit 1 tests.

Homework:

• TODAY - "Classroom as Symbolic Statements" research and presentation due in class
• Thursday, February 13 - "What's So Great About America?" reading due (be ready to discuss)
• Monday, February 17 -  Article discussion for "Uses of Poverty: The Poor Pay All"
• Tuesday, February 18 - Article discussion for "Nickel-and-Dimed"
• Tuesday, February 18 - Article discussion for "Moving Up from the Working Class"
• Wednesday, February 19 - Article discussion for "The US Upper Class"
• Thursday, February 20 - Article discussion for "The Uses of Global Poverty"