Soc Day 33 - "Nickel-&-Dimed" Discussion

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY:  You can earn extra credit for attending and participating the "Great Decisions" discussion series.  Please see the email I sent last week for details.  If you would like to come to any of the discussions, please let me know so that I can add you to the Schoology group.

Objective:  Define stratification as a sociological concept.

Task:  Good morning!  We'll begin class with some "Songs of Stratification" presentations before moving into our discussion circle for "Nickel & Dimed."

Article Discussions - Article summaries & questions are due in Schoology dropbox by 3:00 the day BEFORE your discussion (example: Students leading the "Moving Up" discussion on 3/17 should have work posted in Schoology by 3:00 on 3/16)

• TODAY - "Nickel & Dimed" - Jordan C., Helen, Steve, Kelly, Justin, Kayla
• Thursday, March 17 - "Moving Up from the Working Class" - Nick, Max, Lauren, Paige, Jordan M., Alex
• Tuesday, March 22- "Upper Class" - Maddy, Cam, Andrew, Esther, John, Carli
• Wednesday, March 30 - "Uses of Global Poverty" -  Rachel, Faith, Devin, Katie, Billy

Homework:

• TODAY - "Nickel-and-Dimed" discussion circle
• TODAY - "Moving Up From the Working Class" summary & discussion questions due in Schoology by 3:00 pm
• Wednesday, March 16 - GDDS "Shifting Alliances in the Middle East"
• Thursday, March 17- "Moving Up From the Working Class" discussion circle
• Friday, March 18 - Unit 2 vocabulary review
• Monday, March 21 - "The Upper Class" summary & discussion questions due in Schoology by 3:00 pm
• Monday, March 21 - GDDS "Rise of ISIS"
• Tuesday, March 22 - "The Upper Class" discussion circle
• Tuesday, March 22 - Final day to present "Songs of Stratification"
• Wednesday, March 23 - Sociopoly?  Extended class w/ pizza party?
• Tuesday, March 29 - "Uses of Global Poverty" summary & discussion questions due in Schoology by 3:00 pm
• Wednesday, March 30 - "Uses of Global Poverty" discussion circle
• Thursday, March 31 - GDDS "The Future of Kurdistan"
• Friday, April 1 - Unit 2 Test
• Thursday, April 7 - GDDS "International Migration"
• Wednesday, April 13 - GDDS "Korean Choices"
• Thursday, April 21 - GDDS "The UNs Post 2015 Development Agenda and Leadership"
• Thursday, April 25 - GDDS "Climate Geopolitics"
• Tuesday, May 3 - GDDS "Cuba & the US"