Soc Day 4 - Sociological Imagination

Objective:  Examine the ways in which society impacts everyday behaviors. Research the lives and major contributions of select sociologists.

Task:  Good afternoon!  To begin, we'll continue our notes on unit 1.  Then, you'll participate in a brief activity to begin developing your sociological imagination.  We'll also spend a few minutes reviewing the unit 1 vocabulary.

Finally, we'll spend the second half of class in the library researching for the "Pioneers of Sociology" project.  If you finish your research early, please read "What is Sociology?"

Homework:

• TODAY - Parent information sheet (GoogleForm via Moodle) & email contact
• TODAY - Unit 1 Vocabulary due
• Friday, April 4 - "What is Sociology?" reading due (be ready to discuss in class)
• Wednesday, April 9 - Pioneers of Sociology posts due on VoiceThread BEFORE class starts
• Wednesday, April 9 - Pioneers of Sociology works cited (minimum of three sources with at least 1 print source) due in NoodleTools by 3:00 
• Friday, April 11 - Pioneers of Sociology reflection posts due on VoiceThread by 3:00 pm

The databases, specifically Gale Biography in Context, will be useful for this project.  In addition, you may want to check out the following websites:

• Famous Sociologists (Biography)
• Famous Sociologists (SocioSite) - includes links to primary documents