Soc Day 37 - Stratification in America

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 ta review of your vocabulary.  Please go to http://quizizz.com/join/ and enter code 34901 to complete the review.  To get credit for this activity, you MUST use your first name and last initial.  After you've finished the review, please use the resources below to further explore stratification in contemporary America.

Resources for Further Exploration:

• Class in America (NBC News, March 2015)

• "Which Pennsylvania Counties Have the Most Minimum Wage Workers?" (Morning Call, 2/19/2015)
• "Median Income in Eastern Pennsylvania Towns" (Morning Call, 2/23/2015)

Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class

NBC News - Dateline (June 2012)

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NBC News Video (November 2012)

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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)

• Wednesday, March 30- "Upper Class" - Maddy, Cam, Andrew, Esther, John, Carli
• Friday, April 1 - "Uses of Global Poverty" -  Rachel, Faith, Devin, Katie, Billy

Homework:

• TODAY - Unit 2 vocabulary review
• Tuesday, March 29 - "The Upper Class" summary & discussion questions due in Schoology by 3:00 pm
• Wednesday, March 30 - "The Upper Class" discussion circle
• Thursday, March 31 - "Uses of Global Poverty" summary & discussion questions due in Schoology by 3:00 pm
• Thursday, March 31 - GDDS "The Future of Kurdistan"
• Friday, April 1 - "Uses of Global Poverty" discussion circle
• Tuesday, April 5 - Sociopoly - extended class w/ pizza party
• 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"