HWC Day 4 - Using the Library

"Google can bring you back 100,000 answers.  A librarian can bring back the right one." 

-Author Neil Gaiman

Objectives:  Identify and utilize library resources necessary for HWC.

Task:  Today, we'll spend most of our class-time in the library reviewing tools and sources that will be useful in HWC.  When you arrive to class, please download "Foundations Investigation" from Schoology to Notability.

At the library Mrs. Sams will give a brief presentation and then you'll use the remainder of class to work on the "Foundations Investigation."

• The first page is just people - probably best to use Google b/c some of these people have taken office relatively recently.
• For top of page 2, use the cultural regions map in your Globalization & Diversity textbook.  Mrs. Sams will review the historical sources on the bottom of the page.
• For page 3,  you will need to use a PRINT copy of History Today (question #42) and Current History (question #43).  Responses must be posted on the class blog.  

IMPORTANT REMINDER:  I will be assigning PDP, PDC, & SJSs SOON.  Please take a look at "HWC Primary Document & Scholarly Journal Analysis". If you have preferences for topics or units for quarter 3, please email me your preferences ASAP.

Homework:

• Tuesday, February 2  - Guns, Germs, & Steel reading quiz
• Tuesday, February 2 - "Becoming Human" discussion
• Wednesday, February 3 - Primer presentations
• Thursday, February 4 - "Yalta Conference" discussion (come prepared w/ highlighted & annotated document)
• Friday, February 5 - G&D chapter 1 reading quiz
• Monday, February 8 - Foundations Investigation due in Schoology dropbox
• Monday, February 8 - Unit 1 PDP due on class blog
• Wednesday, February 10 - Unit 1 Test
• Wednesday, February 10 - Unit 1 PDC due on class blog
• Thursday, February 11 - Unit 1 SJS due on class blog

Soc Day 4 - Pioneers Research

"It is a peculiar sensation, this double-consciousness, this sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others, of measuring one's soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity."  W.E.B. DuBois

Objective:  Utilize library databases and select web resources to research the biography and contributions of select sociologists.

Task:  Today, you'll continue your exploration of sociology with research on some of the pioneers in the field.  We'll be heading to the library and you'll have the entire class to research your individual (see assignments at the bottom of this post). As you investigate your sociologist, focus on:

1. Relevant biographical information (ex. When & where did he/she live?  What were the political/social/economic conditions that contributed to his/her perspective?)
2. Contributions to the field (ex. Essential concepts and ideas that shaped sociology)

If you work efficiently, you should be able to finish your research AND audio posts to our VoiceThread by the end of class TODAY.  You should use AT LEAST 2 different sources to gather information - you must share your citations with my "Pioneers of Sociology" dropbox in Noodletools.

If you finish early, please read "What is Sociology?" in preparation for tomorrow's discussion or work on your unit 1 vocabulary.

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 

Homework:

• TODAY - Pioneers posts due on VoiceThread by 3:00 pm
• Tuesday, February 2 - Bring headphones or earbuds to class!
• Wednesday, February 3 - "What is Sociology?"  class discussion
• Thursday, February 4 - Unit 1 Vocabulary due

Pioneers of Sociology:

1. Auguste Comte - Kelly & Carli
2. Harriet Martineau - Rachel & Max
3. Herbert Spencer - Faith & Jordan C.
4. Jane Addams - Andrew & Steve
5. Karl Marx - Billy & Damon
6. Emile Durkheim - Camryn & Alex
7. Max Weber  - Jillian & Helen
8. W.E.B. DuBois - Jordan M. & Cam
9. Charles Cooley - Justin & Nick
10. Ferdinand Tonnies - Paige & Brittni
11. Michel Foucault - Lauren & Esther
12. Erving Goffman - Maddy & Devin
13. Robert K. Merton - Katie & Taylor
14. C. Wright Mills - John & Kayla

Media Day 3 - Illusion & Media

The Illusion of Choice: Ninety Percent of American Media Controlled by Six Corporations

Objective:  Establish a basis for studying media.  Consider the role of constructed reality in media messages.

Task:  Good morning!  Today, we'll consider how easily our brains can be fooled and the ways this information may be used by media manufacturers.  Specifically, you'll watch the TED Talk by Beau Lotto.  After you watch the video, you'll create an entry in your Media Studies Journal entitled “2/1 - Optical Illusions Show How We See.”  Answer the following question:

• How can we apply Mr. Lotto’s ideas when considering media?  Specifically, think about the ways in which light, color, sound, image, text, etc. can be used to deliver a message.

REMEMBER - All journal entries must be hand-written.  

After you've finished your journal entry, please read the "What is Media?" article in Unit 1 in Schoology. 

Homework:

• TODAY - Parent Information (GoogleForm in Schoology) & email to Mrs. Friday due by 11:59 pm
• Tuesday, February 2 - "What is Media?" discussion (Bring highlighted, annotated reading to class.)
• Friday, February 5 - Newspapers/magazines due in class for extra credit (2 points for each school appropriate source - up to 10 bonus points/student)

CPWC Day 4 - Using the Library

"Google can bring you back 100,000 answers.  A librarian can bring back the right one." 

-Author Neil Gaiman

Objective:  Identify and utilize library resource relevant to CP World Cultures.

Task:  Good morning!  When you arrive to class, please open up Schoology and download "Foundations Investigation - Spring '15" into Notability. After attendance is taken, we'll head down to the library to work on the Foundations Investigation.

Some helpful hints:

• The first page is just people - probably best to use Google b/c some of these people have taken office relatively recently.
• For bottom of page 2, you will need to use print copies of The Economist, The Week, The Christian Science Monitor, and/or Time.   Students can use NoodleTools if they need help formatting but they must WRITE or TYPE the citations on the document.  I haven't gone over the elements of culture yet but they should be able to get at least some of them done in class.  
• For page 3,  students will need to use the ProQuest Historical Newspapers database for #25.  
• For page 4, go to  “Watching America” for question 26 and use the news sources below for question 27 (also linked in Schoology).
• Al-Jazeera America
• BBC World Service
• Christian Science Monitor
• The Economist
• The Guardian
• New York Times
• NPR
• The Wall Street Journal
• The Washington Post
• The World

Homework:

• Tuesday, February 2 - Geography Chapter 1, Section 2 reading notes due in class
• Tuesday, February 2 - Foundations Investigation, page 1 check
• Wednesday, February 3 - Foundations Investigation, page 2 check
• Thursday, February 4 - Unit 1 Quiz (Themes of Geography, Characteristics of Culture, Elements of Culture, Cultural Regions Map)
• Friday, February 5 - Foundations Investigation, page 3 check
• Monday, February 8 - Unit 1 Test
• Tuesday, February 9 - Foundations Investigation due in Schoology by 3:00 pm