Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Thursday, October 27, 2011 - B Day

1st hour - Psych
* using textbook, complete packet pages 3 & 4 "Operant Conditioning"
* as a class, discuss and complete packet page 5

2/3 B - Psych
* as a class, discuss classical and operant conditioning scenarios on pages 5 & 6 in packet
* watch "The Dog Whisperer" and find examples of both classical and operant conditioning

5th - Soc I
* notes - Norms
* read article "How to Be a Good Wife"
* discuss article and Monday's assignment on "Family Decisions"

6th & 7th - MGI
* WG# 98
* Africa notes III
* watch video "Africa: Challenges in the 21st Century"

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - A Day

1st hour - Psych
* discuss classical conditioning and complete scenarios as a class on page 5 in your packet

2/3 A - Psych
* pass out unit 3 packet
* using textbook, complete pages 1-2 on classical conditioning
* discuss classical conditioning and complete scenarios as a class on page 5 in your packet

5th hour - Soc I
* Norm illustrations and peer comparisons
* as a class, discuss norms of funerals, child's b-day party, adult's b-day party, & a business meeting

6th & 7th - MGI
* WG# 97
* check Monday and Tuesday's classwork (21 points)
* begin Africa notes I & II

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - B Day

1st hour - Psych
* pass out unit 3 packets
* using textbook, complete "Classical Conditioning" reading guide - due tomorrow BOH

2/3 B - Psych
* pass out unit 3 packets
* using textbook, complete pages 1-4 on Classical and Operant Conditioning

5th - Soc I
* notes - Secondary Agents of Socialization
* complete worksheet on your personal sec. agts. of soc. (due EOH)

6th & 7th - MGI
* WG# 88-96
* complete yesterday's assignment "Focus on Eastern Europe"
* read and complete pgs. 18-19 "SE Asian Nations Gain Independence"
* BOTH assignments will be checked for a completion grade of 21 points tomorrow!

Monday, October 24, 2011 - A Day

1st hour - Psych
* watch "The Dog Whisperer" as intro to our unit on learning

2/3 A - Psych
* go over unit 2 tests
* watch "The Dog Whisperer" as intro to our unit on learning

5th - Soc I
* complete mini-packet on Schools (you keep map of US, turn in the writing portion)

6th & 7th - MGI
* WG# 86
* complete pages 12-17 in your unit 3 packet "Focus on Eastern Europe"

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Thursday, October 20, 2011 - Short B Day

1st hour - Psych
* watch "SVU" episode about drugs and consciousness

2/3 B - Psych
* unit 2 packets due BOH
* unit 2 test

5th - Soc I
* continue Socialization notes

7th - MGI
* WG# 85
* finish "Outsourcing" and discuss video guide

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - Short A Day

1st hour - Psych
* unit 2 packets due BOH
* unit 2 test

2/3 A - Psych
* see 1st hour

6th - MGI
* WG# 85
* finish "Outsourcing" video and discuss video guide

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - B Day

1st hour - Psych
* Invisible Children intro.
* unit 2 test - tomorrow
* unit 2 packets due tomorrow BOH

2/3 B - Psych
* see 1st hour (except packets and test on Thursday)

5th - Soc I
* finish "Secrets of the Wild Child"
* continue Socialization notes

6th & 7th - MGI
* WG# 84
* begin watching "The Other Side of Outsourcing" and complete video guide in packet

Monday, October 17, 2011

Monday, October 17, 2011 - A Day

1st hour - Psych
* work on test reviews and packets
* Wednesday: Unit 2 test and packets due BOH

2/3 A - Psych
* same as 1st hour plus we watched "Invisible Children: Rough Cut" as an introduction to our assembly 10/31

5th - Soc I
* watch "Secrets of the Wild Child"

6th & 7th - MGI
* WG# 83
* check homework (12.5 pts)
* discuss homework in depth

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Thursday, October 13, 2011 - B Day

1st hour - Psych
* work on papers in lab 2135 (papers & dream logs due tomorrow BOH)

2/3 B - Psych
* finish "Awakenings"
* work on papers in lab 2135 (papers & dream logs due tomorrow BOH)

5th - Soc I
* finish research presentations
* start Socialization notes

6th & 7th - MGI
* WG# 81
* "Would You Leave Your Homeland?" activity
* "The Indian Subcontinent Gains Independence" reading guide due Monday BOH

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - A Day

1st hour - Psych
* finish "Awakenings"
* dream analysis paper due Friday BOH

2/3 A - Psych
* finish "Awakenings"
* dream analysis paper due Friday BOH

5th - Soc I
* survey/research presentations
* go over "Agents of Socialization" worksheet

6th & 7th - MGI
* finish "Invisible Children: Rough Cut"
* hand out unit 3 packet and new geography packet
* return graded work
* complete "Imperialism: Pro or Con?" in packet

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - B Day

1st hour - Psych
* continue "Awakenings"
* analysis paper due Friday

2/3 B - Psych
* begin "Awakenings"
* analysis paper due Friday

5th  - Soc I
* continue survey presentations

6th & 7th - MGI
* geography quiz
* introduce the Invisible Children organzation, "field trip" on 10/31, and watch documentary clips

Monday, October 10, 2011

Monday, October 10, 2011 - A Day

1st hour - Psych
* begin watching "Awakenings"
* dream log and analysis paper due Friday!

2/3 A - Psych
* go to computer lab 2147 to research dreams/type papers
* dream log and analysis paper due Friday!
* begin watching "Awakenings"

5th - Soc I
* begin survey presentations

6th & 7th - MGI
* geography quiz tomorrow BOH (you will be able to use your map packets)
* finish "Red Dawn"
* return and review unit 2 tests

Friday, October 7, 2011

Friday, October 7, 2011 - B Day

1st hour - Psych
* watch A&E's "Intervention" episode on heroin addiction; discuss
* HW: complete the following in your packet "Meditation, Biofeedback, and Hypnosis" reading guide - due Monday BOH

2/3 B - Psych
* see 1st hour (except the reading guide is due EOH for a grade)

5th - Soc I
* FINAL day to work on surveys - ALL analysis' presentations are due Monday 10/10 BOH

6th & 7th - MGI
* continue "Red Dawn"

Thursday, October 6, 2011 - A Day

1st hour - Psych
* watch "Club Drugs"; complete video guide and discuss
* (seniors were at their graduation announcement meeting this hour)

2/3 A - Psych
* watch "Club Drugs"; complete video guide and discuss
* complete reading guide in your packet "Meditation, Biofeedback, and Hypnosis" - due Monday BOH

5th - Soc I
* complete "Agents of Socialization" reading guide

6th & 7th - MGI
* geography packets due tomorrow BOH
* begin watching "Red Dawn"

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - B Day

1st hour - Psych
* "Drugs and Consciousness" reading guide
* dream analysis papers due 10/14

2/3 B - Psych
* "Drugs and Consciousness" reading guide; discuss
* watch and discuss "Club Drugs" video; complete corresponding page in your packet
* dream analysis papers due 10/14

5th - Soc I
* open notes quiz on unit 2
* complete "Genetic and Environmental Influences on Behavior" worksheet (intro to unit 3)
* survey analysis and presentations due Monday 10/10 BOH

6th & 7th - MGI
* unit 2 packets due BOH
* take unit 2 test
* geography packets due Friday BOH

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - A Day

1st hour - Psych
* Categorizing Drugs
* re-explain Dream Log and Interpretations paper (due 10/14/11 BOH)

2/3 A - Psych
* re-explain Dream Log and Interpretations paper (due 10/14/11 BOH)
* watch video on the illegal use of steroids and their psychological effects on consciousness
* work on reading guide "Drugs and Consciousness" due Thurs. BOH

5th - Soc I
* finish "A Class Divided" and complete 10 points quiz
* work on surveys analysis
* open notes quiz tomorrow over unit 2

6th & 7th - MGI
* WG #76 & 77
* work on test reviews and unit 2 packets (due tomorrow BOH)
* unit 2 test - TOMORROW
* geography packets due Friday 10/7/11 BOH

Monday, October 3, 2011

Monday, October 3, 2011 - B Day

1st hour - Psych
* dream theories notes
* analysis papers due Fri. 10/14/11

2/3 B - Psych
* dream theories notes
* analysis papers due Fri. 10/14/11
* Categorizing Drugs
* watch informational video on marijuana's consequences

5th - Soc I
* survey analysis due Monday 10/10/11
* start "A Class Divided"
* open notes quiz Wednesday 10/5/11

6th & 7th - MGI
* WG #72 & 73
* work on test reviews and packets
* Unit 2 test - Wed. 10/5 (100 points!!)
* Unit 2 packets due - Wed. 10/5

Friday, September 30, 2011

Friday, September 30, 2011 - A Day

1st hour - Psych
* work on dream logs

2/3 A - Psych
* Sleep Disorders due BOH
* Dream notes
* watch "Freud" biographical video and complete video guide

5th - Soc I
* work on official surveys and peer edit
* survey analysis due Mon. 10/10

6th & 7th - MGI
* WG# 62
* finish "End of Soviet Style Communism" video and video guide
* read "Collapse of the USSR"

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Thursday, September 29, 2011 - B Day

1st hour - Psych
* start "A&E Biography: Sigmund Freud" - complete video guide

2/3 B - Psych
* read sleep facts
* watch info on bed bugs
* sleep notes
* start Freud biography video & complete video guide

5th - Soc I
* complete research crossword puzzle using your notes- due EOH

6th & 7th - MGI
* WG# 63
* complete Cold War crossword puzzle using your unit 2 packet - due EOH

Wednesday, September 29, 2011 - A Day

1st hour - Psych
* read facts on sleep
* Sleep notes

2/3 A - Psych
* Practicing Consciousness: An Independent Practice
* read facts on sleep
* watch info. on bed bugs
* Sleep notes

5th - Soc I
* work on development of surveys (PLEASE see Mrs. Schmoll for more info)

6th & 7th - MGI
* WG# 60 & 61
* read "The End of Communism in E. Europe: Gorbachev Moves Toward Democracy" & complete ?s in right hand column
* watch "The End of Soviet Style Communism" - chapter 1-3
*

Tuesday, September 28, 2011 - B Day

1st hour - Psych
* create your own artistic version of Freud's consciousness iceberg and turn in EOH for display

2/3 B - Psych
* Consciousness notes
* Consciousness: An Independent Practice
* create your own artistic version of Freud's consciousness iceberg and turn in EOH for display

5th - Soc I
* finish notes
* analyze "Country Music Causes Suicide" research article

6th & 7th - MGI
* WG#58
* notes - Eastern Europe
* watch "Days That Shook the World - Berlin Wall"
* check homework BOH (Cent. and So. America, Cuban Missile Crisis)

Monday, September 26, 2011

Monday, September 26, 2011 - A Day

1st hour - Psych
* Consciousness notes
* Practicing Consciousness activity

2/3 A - Psych
* Consciousness notes
* Consciousness drawings: re-create Freud's iceberg; due EOH

5th - Soc I
* return graded "Can't Hardly Wait" papers
* research notes

6th & 7th - MGI
* WG# 57
* Afghanistan notes
* Afghanistan video
* Cuban Missile Crisis & Central/South American homework due tomorrow BOH

Friday, September 23, 2011

Friday, September 23, 2011 - B Day

1st hour - Psych
* using your textbook, complete "Perception" reading guide in packets; due for completion check Monday BOH

2/3 B  - Psych
* Disability Simulation
* Optical Illusions powerpoint (no notes, not in packet)
* using your textbook, complete "Perception" reading guide in packets; due for completion check on Tuesday BOH

5th - Soc I
* finish watching ABC Primetime special on research
* turn in ideas for survey question

6th & 7th - MGI
* WG #52
* ABC News clip: The Cuban Missile Crisis
* homework due Tues. BOH: 1) "The Cuban Missile Crisis" and 2) "Democracy in Central and South America"

Thursday, September 22, 2011 - A Day

1st hour - Psych
* Disability Simulation
* Optical Illusions powerpoint (no notes, not in packet)

2/3 A - Psych
* Disability Simulation
* Optical Illusions powerpoint (no notes, not in packet)
* complete "Perception" reading guide in packet; due for completion check on Monday BOH

5th - Soc I
* watch "ABC Primetime: Milgram's Experiment"
* be thinking of a research question you would like to survey!

6th & 7th - MGI
* WG # 46
* Cold War Around the Globe notes - Korea and Vietnam
* read "The Day Heaven and Earth Changed Places" and answer question #2 on propaganda

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - C Day

ALL Psychology classes
* finish sensation lab
* work on crossword puzzle
* return graded book projects

Soc I
* turn in "Can't Hardly Wait" papers BOH
* finish Research Methods reading guide and turn in EOH

ALL MGI classes
* read article on "Tiananmen Square Massacre" and complete reading guide in packet; due tomorrow BOH

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - B Day

1st hour - Psych
* Sensation lab
* work on sensation and perception crossword puzzle

2/3 B - Psych
* finish Sensation notes
* start lab
* work on sensation and perception crossword puzzle

5th  - Soc I
* continue working on Research Methods reading guide
* "Can't Hardly Wait" papers due tomorrow BOH

6 & 7th - MGI
* WG #41 & 44
* finish Communist China notes
* China vs. Taiwan comparison chart

Monday, September 19, 2011

Monday, September 19, 2011 - A Day

1st hour - Psych
* finish Sensation notes
* explain tomorrow's lab
* return graded papers and packets

2/3 A - Psych
* go over unit 1 tests
* return graded papers and packets
* finish Sensation notes
* start Sensation lab

5th hour - Soc I
* work on typing "Can't Hardly Wait" papers in lab 2148 (due Wednesday BOH)

6 & 7th hour - MGI
* WG #40
* Communist China notes (though "Cultural Revolution")
* read "No Tears for Mao" and discuss

Friday, September 16, 2011

Friday, September 16, 2011 - B Day

1st hour - Psych
* go over tests
* continue notes
* listen to mosquito ring tones

2/3 B - Psych
* go over tests
* pass out unit 2 packets and explain dream logs (get started ASAP!)
* start Sensation notes
* listen to mosquito ring tones

5th  - Soc I
* return graded tests
* start Research reading guide

6 & 7th - MGI
* WG #38
* finish working on maps; due Monday BOH

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Thursday, September 15, 2011 - A Day

1st hour - Psych
* pass out U2 packets and explain Dream Analysis paper (due October 14)
* start Sensation notes (thresholds, vision)

2/3 A - Psych
* U1 packets due BOH
* U1 test
* pass out U2 packets and explain Dream Analysis paper (due October 14)
* start Sensation notes

5th - Soc I
* test reviews due BOH
* U1 test
* complete "How to Read a Table" as intro to research unit

6 & 7th - MGI
* WG #35 & 36
* homework due BOH
* complete "Cold War Alliances" maps and questionnaire - due tomorrow BOH

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - B Day

1st hour - Psych
* U1 packets due BOH
* U1 test

2/3 B - Psych
* same as 1st hour

5th - Soc I
* play Jeopardy review game for tomorrow's test
* review packets due tomorrow BOH

6 & 7th - MGI
* WG #34
* "Would You Choose the Rulers or the Rebels?" - read scenario, write down your opinion, share with class
* watch "ABC News: The Cold War Begins" and complete first half of video guide in packet
* "Two Superpowers Face Off" reading guide due tomorrow BOH

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - A Day

1st hour - Psych
* work on unit 1 test reviews and packets - due tomorrow BOH
* unit 1 test tomorrow

2/3 A  - Psych
* book projects due BOH
* work on unit 1 test reviews and packets - due tomorrow BOH
* unit 1 test tomorrow

5th - Soc I
* work on test reviews - due Thurs. BOH
* unit 1 test - Thursday 9/15
* "Can't Hardly Wait" papers due Wed. 9/21

6 & 7th - MGI
* WG #30 & 31
* pass out unit 2 packets
* with a partner, complete "Cold War Word Bank Notes" as best you can to review what you learned your 9th grade year; then we discuss/corrected as a class
* "Two Superpowers Face Off" reading guide due Thursday BOH

Monday, September 12, 2011

Monday, September 12, 2011 - B Day

1st hour - Psych
* work on reviews and packets; unit 1 test on Wed.
* collect projects due BOH

2/3 B - Psych
* work on reviews and packets; unit 1 test on Wed.
* collect projects due BOH

5th - Soc I
* pass out and work on test reviews
* unit 1 test on Thurs. 9/15; reviews due that day, too

6 & 7th - MGI
* watch "30 Days: Minimum Wage" episode and make connections to unit 1

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Friday, September 9, 2011 - A Day

1st - Psych
* projects due Monday BOH
* work on reviews and packets
* packets due and unit 1 test - Wed. 9/14
* 9/11 : In Memoriam film

2/3 A - Psych
see 1st hour agenda (projects due Tuesday)

5th - Soc I
* finish watching "Can't Hardly Wait" and further discuss paper requirements
* paper due Wednesday 9/21 (C Day)

6 & 7th - MGI (shortened due to pep assembly)
* go over unit 1 tests

Thursday, September 8, 2011 - B Day

1st - Psych
* finish discussing "Heredity" reading guide
* work on reviews
* unit 1 test and packets due Wed. 9/14
* book projects due Monday BOH

2/3 B - Psych
* complete "Heredity" reading guide using your book; class discussion afterwards
* work on reviews
* unit 1 test and packets due Wed. 9/14
* book projects due Monday BOH

5th - Soc I
* continue watching "Can't Hardly Wait" & take notes on sociological concepts for your paper
* film paper analysis due Friday 9/16

6 & 7th - MGI
* unit 1 packets due BOH
* take the unit 1 test

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - A Day

1st - Psych
* work on Heredity reading guide and discuss as a class
* projects due Monday BOH

2/3 A - Psych
* work on Heredity reading guide and discuss as a class
* projects due Tuesday BOH
* work on reviews and packets
* unit 1 test- Thurs. 9/15

5th - Soc I
* pass out paper requirements and scoring guide
* start "Can't Hardly Wait" & analyze

6 & 7th - MGI
* play Jeopardy review game
* unit 1 packets due tomorrow BOH
* unit 1 test tomorrow

Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - B Day

1st - Psych
* watch "The Amazing Teen Brain" video
* homework due EOH

2/3 B - Psych
* Phineas Gage reading guide
* watch "Amazing Teen Brain" video
* homework due EOH

5th - Soc I
* complete Paradigms worksheet

6 & 7th - MGI
* WG #22
* work on reviews and packets - due Thursday BOH
* unit 1 test on Thursday

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - B Day

1st - Psych
* powerpoint notes - CNS Interactions with Other Systems

2/3 B - Psych
* powerpoint notes - CNS Interactions with Other Systems
* watch Discovery Channel video "Our Brain and Nervous System"

5th - Soc I
* discuss yesterday's assignment and then turn in to me so I can grade your writing on Facebook
* begin watching ABC documentary: "The In-Crowd & Social Cruelty"

6th & 7th - MGI
* WG # 11 & 18
* watch "Global Interdependence" video and discuss pros and cons of dependence on 3rd World countries
* homework: "10 Questions on Globalization" due Thursday BOH (need to pick up extra worksheets from me, they are missing from your packets)

Monday, August 29, 2011

Monday, August 29, 2011 - A Day

1st hour - Psych
* juniors had ring assembly today - seniors had an independent work day
* children's book due Sept 9

2/3 A - Psych
* powerpoint notes - Nervous System Interactions with Other Systems
* watch Discovery Channel video "Our Brain and Nervous System"
* project due Sept 9

5th hour - Soc I
* use class textbooks to complete "Groups" reading guide, if not finished in class, its due tomorrow

6th & 7th hours - MGI
* WG # 9 & 10
* review the four economic worlds
* Apparal Data activity (find the country of origin for 10 of your personal items and record it on the chart in your packet)

Friday, August 26, 2011

Friday, August 26, 2011 - B Day

1st - Psych
* finish A Case Study
* Modern Views of Behavior notes
* Structure of the Nervous Systems notes

2/3 B - Psych
* see 1st hour

5th  - So I
* finish "Freaks and Geeks"
* turn in your written examples of groups

6th & 7th - MGI
* WG# 8
* The Four Worlds

Thursday, August 25, 2011

1st hour - Psych
* check homework BOH
* pass out unit 1 project (children's book) requirements and discuss
* Causes of Behavior: A Case Study
* Modern Views of Behavior notes
* Amazing  Brain internet search -CANCELLED

2/3 A - Psych
* see 1st hour

5th hour - Soc I
* notes
* start "Freaks and Geeks" - take notes on everything you can find examples of for what we have discussed on groups so far

6th & 7th  - MGI
* WG #7
* finish notes

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - B Day

1st hour  - Psych
* work on "A History of Psychology" using textbook

2/3 B - Psych
* complete "Which Way to Research?"
* work on "A History of Psychology"

5th hour - Soc I
* take notes (get from a classmate)

6th & 7th - MGI
* WG# 5 & 6
* economics notes

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Psych
* finish Specialties in Psychology
* Which Way to Research? (2/3 A only)
* A History of Psychology worksheet (2/3 A only)

Soc I
* watch The Human Zoo and discuss groups

MGI
* WG # 3 & 4
* begin Econ notes

Monday, August 22, 2011

Psych
* Specialties in Psychology
* check syllabus signatures
* go over book search

Soc I
* True/False "quiz"
* Role of Influence worksheet due tomorrow BOH

MGI
* pass out geography packets and complete activities #1 & 2
* Economics pre-test
* complete "What Do You Consume?"

Friday, August 19, 2011

Psych
* pass out unit 1 packet & text books
* start book search
* start "Specialties in Psychology" (2/3 A only)

Soc I
* work on book search & go over EOH

MGI
* Bronco Spirit Search

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Psych
* syllabus (2/3 B)
* How Well Do You Know Psychology?
* fill out information cards

Soc I
* fill out information cards
* classroom expectations

MGI
* fill out information cards
* geography pre-quiz

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Psych
* syllabus - signatures due Monday BOH

Soc I
* syllabus - signatures due Monday BOH

MGI
* syllabus  - signatures due Monday BOH

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

MGI
* WG #133 & 139
* discuss yesterday's assignment
* watch "A History of Terrorism" and discuss the guide

Psych
* Schizophrenia notes
* projects due Friday!

Soc I
* continue "Country Boys"

Monday, May 16, 2011

Monday, May 16, 2011

MGI
* WG #129
* read "The Threat of Weapons and Terrorism" and complete attached reading guide; discuss last 15 minutes as a class

Psych
* finish Mood Disorder notes

Soc I
* continue "Country Boys"

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

MGI
* WG #112
* Israel and Palestine notes
* ME map quiz - next Tuesday
* 6th hour - senior finals

Psych
* senior finals

Soc I
* continue "Country Boys"
* senior finals

Monday, May 9, 2011

Monday, May 9, 2011

MGI
* WG#110 & 111
* watch video "The Middle East" - summarization of unit study

Psych
* senior projects due Wed. BOH
* senior finals - Wednesday
* complete "Dissassociative and Somatoform Disorders" reading guide

Soc I
* senior finals - Tuesday and Wed.
* continue "Country Boys"

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

MGI
* WG# 104 & 105
* pass out last unit packet
* complete ME map assignment

* unit 3 packets due BOH (6th hour only)
* unit 3 test (6th hour only)

Psychology and Sociology I did not meet today due to EOC schedule.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

MGI
* unit 3 packets due BOh
* unit 3 test

Psych
* Anxiety jigsaw notes

Soc I
* continue watching and taking notes over "Country Boys"

Monday, May 2, 2011

MGI
* work on unit 3 packets and test reviews
* tomorrow - test

Psych
* Abnormal or Normal? brainstorming chart
* Types of Psych Disorders notes

Soc I
* begin watching Frontline documentary on poverty in rural America: "Country Boys"  and take notes

Friday, April 29, 2011

MGI
* finish "Hotel Rwanda"
* begin working on test reviews
* Unit 3 test and packets due Tuesday 5/3

Psych
* pass out unit 4 packets
* discuss unit project

Soc I
* poverty notes
* watch Global Poverty video and discuss

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Thursday, April 28, 2011

MGI
* continue "Hotel Rwanda"

Psych
* finish "Awakenings"
* return and go over unit 3 tests

Soc I
* poverty notes
* return and go over unit 3 tests

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

MGI
* continue "Hotel Rwanda"

Psych
* continue "Awakenings"

Soc I
* continue Stratification notes
* discuss Hidden Rules of Social Classes

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

MGI
* introduce characters for "Hotel Rwanda"
* begin film

Psych
* continue "Awakenings"

Soc I
* Status notes
* Income & Occupation worksheet/activity

Monday, April 25, 2011

Monday, April 25, 2011

MGI
* WG # 103
* finish Genocide notes
* watch "60 Minutes: Searching for Jacob" - story about teenaged boy in Darfur

Psych
* start watching "Awakenings"

Soc I
* watch "He's Too Sexy for His Fat" (Beauty Myth/Adonis Complex) to wrap up unit 3

Thursday, April 21, 2011

MGI
* WG #102
* continue Genocide notes

Psych
* U3 test
* U3 packets due BOH

Soc I
* independent work day
* makeup test day

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

MGI
* WG #101
* finish "Genocide" video - take notes in packet
* start Genocide notes

Psych
* work on reviews
* U3 test and packet due tomorrow

Soc I
* test reviews due BOH
* U3 test

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

MGI
* WG# 100
* notes: The Eight Stages of Genocide
* start video "Genocide" - take notes in packet

Psych
* work on test reviews
* U3 test and packets due Thursday 4/21

Soc I
* work on reviews - due tomorrow BOH for 30 points possible
* U3 test tomorrow

Monday, April 18, 2011

Monday, April 18, 2011

MGI
* WG #99
* watch intro to District 9 and compare to apartheid in South Africa
* unit 3 test and packets due (tentatively) Fri. April 29

Psych
* finish Drugs & Consciousness notes
* watch "Club Drugs" video and complete notes

Soc I
* work on unit 3 test reviews; due Wed. BOH for 30 points
* unit 3 test - Wednesday 4/20

Friday, April 15, 2011

MGI
* WG# 98
* discuss apartheid & watch anit-apartheid movement video clip
* homework: "South African & Apartheid" reading guide

Psych
* Drugs and Consciousness notes

Soc I
* finish "The Pregnant Man"
* finish unit 3 notes

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Thursday, April 14, 2011

MGI
* WG #96 & 97
* continue Africa notes

Psych
* finish "A&E Biography: Sigmund Freud"
* Categorizing Drugs

Soc I
* watch "Oprah: The Pregnant Man" and discuss

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

MGI
* WG #93
* discuss Chechnya & SE Asia after grading
* start Africa notes

Psych
* watch "A & E Biography: Sigmund Freud" and complete video guide
* I will collect this and yesterday's work tomorrow after finishing video

Soc I
* continue Socialization notes

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

MGI
* WG # 92
* read and complete worksheet "AIDS: A Global Perspective"

Psych
* read and complete worksheet "Meditation, Biofeedback, and Hypnosis"

Soc I
* read article "A Boy Without a Penis" and write a 1 page response to it. Think about 1) Can a child born one biological sex become a different gender? 2) If you were the boy's parents, would you have done the same thing? Why or why not?  3) Any other thoughts you want to add...

Monday, April 11, 2011

Monday, April 11, 2011

MGI
* WG #88
* go over India graph BOH
* read and complete 1) Crisis in Chechnya and       2) Southeast Asian Nations Gain Independence

Psych
* Dream notes and practice interpretations

Soc I
* watch ABC News Primetime Special: Boys & Girls are Different
* discuss reactions to video

Friday, April 8, 2011

Friday, April 8, 2011

MGI
* WG #86
* finish "The Other Side of Outsourcing" and discuss
* homework: read "A Tale of Two Indias" and complete the graph analyzation worksheet

Psych
* Sleep notes
* homework: Sleep Disorders

Soc I
* surveys due
* complete Looking Glass Analysis activity

Thursday, April 7, 2011

MGI
* WG #85
* watch "The Other Side of Outsourcing" and complete film sheet

Psych
* Consciousness notes
* complete Practicing Consciousness activity

Soc I
* complete Gender Roles reading guide, due BOH
* surveys due tomorrow

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

MGI
* WG #84
* discuss yesterday's homework - all hour

Psych
* check and grade Perception reading guide
* complete Sensation and Perception review crossword puzzle

Soc I
* continue Socialization notes
* surveys due Friday

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

MGI
* WG # 82 & 83
* read "The Indian Subcontinent Gains Independence" and complete the reading guide

Psych
* complete Senses lab and answer debriefing questions

Soc I
* watch "The Twilight Zone: Eye of the Beholder" and discuss connection to Looking Glass Theory
* Looking Glass surveys due Friday - you must bring in order to do the activity

Monday, April 4, 2011

Monday, April 4, 2011

MGI
* WG #81 (you  received new packets today)
* return U2 tests, U2 packets, geography packets, and geography quizzes
* go over tests and geography quizzes
* pass out U3 packets
* socratic seminar: "Would You Leave Your Homeland?"

Psychology
* Sensation lab (if absent, please write this in your packet on the write-up sheet)

Sociology I
* continue notes
* Looking Glass Theory surveys due Friday BOH! You MUST have them completed in order to do Friday's activity

Friday, April 1, 2011

Friday, April 1, 2011

MGI
* geography activity packets due BOH
* take geography quiz #1
* finish "Red Dawn"

Psych
* use textbook to complete "Perception" reading guide

Soc I
* watch "Noodling" and discuss violation of norms/deviance in relation to this growing sport

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Thursday, March 31, 2011

MGI
* geography packet and quiz #1 tomorrow
* continue "Red Dawn"

Psych
* Optical Illusions powerpoint

Soc I
* continue notes
* read and discuss "How To Be a Good Wife"

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

MGI
* geography packets and quiz #1 on Friday
* begin "Red Dawn"

Psych
* continue Sensation notes

Soc I
* continue notes
* complete in-class worksheet: Secondary Agents of Socialization and You

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

MGI
* unit 2 packets due BOH
* unit 2 test
* geography packets and quiz #1 on Thursday 3/31

Psych
* return unit 2 packets and take home tests
* continue Sensation notes

Soc I
* finish reading guide (15 min. max) and discuss
* Agents of Socialization notes

Monday, March 28, 2011

MGI
* WG #79
* unit 2 packets due tomorrow BOH
* unit 2 test tomorrow
* geography packets due and quiz #1 on Thursday 3/31
* review for test

Psych
* pass out unit 3 packets
* Sensation notes

Soc I
* discuss "Wild Child" video
* complete Agents of Socialization reading guide

Friday, March 25, 2011

Friday, March 25, 2011

MGI
* WG #76 & 77
* work on reviews and packets
* unit 2 test and packets due on Tues. 3/29
* geography quiz and packets due on Thurs. 3/31

Psych
* unit 2 packets and take home tests due EOH
* finish "The Ron Clark Story"

Soc I
* finish "Wild Child" and discuss video guide

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Thursday, March 24, 2011

MGI
* WG #72 & 73
* check homework BOH
* discuss political cartoon
* Foreign Policy survey

Psych
* take home test and unit 2 packets due tomorrow BOH
* continue "The Ron Clark Story"

Soc I
* notes (3rd hour only)
* begin "Secret of the Wild Child" and complete worksheet

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

MGI
* WG#62
* finish watching "The End of Soviet-style Communism"
* read "Collapse of the Soviet Union" and answer the 5 corresponding questions

Psych
* take home test and unit 2 packets due Friday BOH
* start watching "The Ron Clark Story"

Soc I
* check homework BOH
* discuss homework
* Socialization notes

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

MGI
* WG# 63
* watch "The End of Soviet-style Communism"
* homework: read "The End of Communism in Eastern Europe - Gorbachev Moves Toward Democracy" and answer the 6 questions in the right hand column, due tomorrow BOH

Psych
* go to lab 1126 and complete IQ tests
* homework: "Intelligence" reading guide in packets

Soc I
* Research crossword puzzle due BOH
* start Socialization notes
* homework: complete "Genetic and Environmental Influences on Behavior" worksheet, due tom. BOH

Monday, March 21, 2011

Monday, March 21, 2011

MGI
* WG #61
* notes - Eastern Europe

Psych
* discuss grades and 2nd half of semester expectations
* complete "Problem Solving" in packet
* complete "Flawed Geniuses" in packet

Soc I
* complete Research crossword puzzle, due EOH!!!

Friday, March 11, 2011

Friday, March 11, 2011

MGI
* WG #59 & 60
* return papers
* catch up day

Psych
* play Memory game

Soc I
* continue "The Stanford Prison Experiment"

Thursday, March 10, 2011

MGI
* WG #57
* notes: Afghanistan
* video notes: Afghanistan

Psych
* discuss memory reading guide from yesterday

Soc I
* finish discussing survey results
* return tests and other work
* begin watching "The Stanford Prison Experiment"

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

MGI
* WG #52
* in packets, complete "The Cuban Missile Crisis" and "Democracy in Central and South America" - due for completion check tomorrow BOH

Psych
* use textbooks to complete "Memory" reading guide - due for completion check tomorrow BOH

Soc I
* use powerpoint slide handouts to complete your notes on research

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

MGI
* WG#47
* watch "Castro and the Cuban Revolution"; complete video notes and discuss as class
* turn in "Tiananmen Square Massacre" reading guide

Psych
* in groups, discuss and complete "Childhood Memories" in packets; then discuss as a class
* turn in "What Constitutes Appropriate Punishment?" reading guide EOH

Soc I
* go over last Friday's survey results

Monday, March 7, 2011

MGI
* WG #45
* notes: Korea and Vietnam (will need to copy these from a classmate)

Psych
* read "What Constitutes Appropriate Punishment?" and complete reading guide ; we will grade this as a class tomorrow

Soc I
* notes (will need to copy these from a classmate)

Friday, March 4, 2011

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Thursday, March 3, 2011

MGI
* WG - none today
* watch "Frontline: The Tank Man"

Psych
* brief documentary on media violence
* writing assignment due EOH - complete the writing assignment in your packet on "Observational Learning on Violence in the Media" and write a 10 sentence minimum paragraph

Soc I
* finish Research reading guide

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

MGI
* WG #41
* complete "Interpreting Charts: China vs. Taiwan"
* read and discuss "No Tears for Mao"
* homework due Friday BOH - "1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre" reading guide

Psych
* Other Types of Learning notes
* extra credit opportunity (for this unit only) due tomorrow BOH

Soc I
* discuss Milgram's experiment
* complete "Research Methodology" reading guide

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

MGI
* WG #40
* "Two Superpowers" assignment due BOH
* Communist China notes (if absent, you will need to copy this from a classmate)

Psych
* Operant Conditioning worksheet (green, seperate from yellow packet, please get from me!)
* extra credit opportunity - complete "Classical and Operant Conditioning in Relationships" worksheet in your packet. Read the scenarios about love and marriage. On your own paper, explain which type is learning is occuring (classical OR operant) and explain WHY. This is due Thursday BOH (14 possible points)

Soc I
* "The Miligram Obedience Experiment"
    - watch primetime special
    - discuss as a class

Monday, February 28, 2011

Monday, February 28, 2011

MGI
* WG #38
* complete "Two Superpowers Face Off" reading guide; due tomorrow BOH

Psych
* complete "Operant Conditioning" reading guide
* Operant Conditioning notes

Soc I
* test review due BOH
* unit 1 exam

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

MGI
* WG #35
* 1st hour only: complete "Truman Policy and Containment worksheet"
* complete "Cold War Alliance Systems" map assignment and answer corresponding worksheet- due tomorrow BOH

Psych
* finish socratic seminar
* pass out unit 2 packets
* complete "Classical Conditioning" reading guide using textbook - due tomorrow BOH

Soc I
* work on test reviews - due Friday BOH
* unit 1 test on Friday

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

MGI
* WG# 34
* Cold War word bank notes
* "The Cold War Begins" video guide (will need to copy from a classmate)
* Truman Policy and Containment (6th hour only)

Psych
* socratic seminar over nature vs. nurture

Soc I
* papers due BOH
* Paradigm notes
* Paradigm worksheet due tomorrow BOH
* unit 1 test - Friday 2/25/11

Thursday, February 17, 2011

MGI
* WG #33
* Marshmallow Towers activity (comparing communism vs. capitalism) - if absent, there is nothing to make up- please write "ABSENT" on the 1st sheet in your packet

Psych
* unit 1 test
* unit 1 packets due BOH

Soc I
* lab 2135 to type "Miracle" papers
* papers due Tuesday 2/22/11
* unit 1 exam - Friday 2/25/11

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

MGI
* WG # 30
* finish primary source analysis
* pass out unit 2 packets

Psych
* play "Jeopardy" review game
* unit 1 exam and packets due tomorrow BOH

Soc I
* read "Sarah's Hope" and complete the worksheet - due EOH
* "Miracle" paper due Tues. 2/22/11 BOH
* type in lab 2135 tomorrow

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

MGI
* WG #22 & 28
* primary source analysis in groups (if absent, you will be excused from participation points)

Psych
* work on reviews and packets
* unit 1 exam and packets due Thursday 2/17

Soc I
* read urban legends article (pick up from me)
* analyze the functions of four urban legends (if absent, you are excused from this one-time in-class activity)
* "Miracle" papers due Tuesday 2/22/11 BOH

Monday, February 14, 2011

Monday, February 14, 2011

MGI
* WG #21
* go over unit 1 exams
* analysis of primary source documents/objects (if absent, please pick up an analysis packet - we will be doing this Monday and Tuesday, if you miss both days, then don't worry about picking it up)

Psych
* go over "Heredity" reading guide and prep for tomorrow socratic seminar

Soc I
* notes
* "Miracle" paper due Tuesday 2/22/11 BOH
* Thursday 2/17/11 - lab 2135 to type paper

Friday, February 11, 2011

Friday, February 11, 2011

MGI
* finish "An  Inconvenient Truth" and discuss how globalization/industrialization in the 3rd world has affected human geography and climate
    - to watch a documentary with an opposing argument, go to http://www.aconvenientfiction.com/ to watch "An Inconvenient Truth...Or Convenient Fiction?"

Psych
* read "The Amazing Teen Brain" article and complete the attached reading guide, due BOH
* unit 1 test and packets due Thursday 2/17/11

Soc I
* finish "Miracle"
* pass out and discuss paper requirements
* Miracle paper due Tuesday 2/22/11 BOH

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Thursday, February 10, 2011

MGI
* begin watching "An Inconvenient Truth" to analyze potential effects of globalization/industrialization and incorporate aspects of geography we've already learned

Psych
* check "Heredity" reading guide BOH (10 pts.)
* watch "Secret Life of the Teenaged Brain"

Soc I
* continue "Miracle" - we will finish this tomorrow, so be taking good notes on groups and group dynamics!

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

MGI
* unit 1 packets due BOH
* unit 1 exam

Psych
* read "Phineas Gage" and discuss as a class;  then, answer 10 corresponding questions in packet
* homework: "Heredity" reading guide using p. 69 in book

Soc I
* continue "Miracle" - be writing down examples for your papers!

Monday, February 7, 2011

Monday, February 7, 2011

MGI
* play Jeopardy! review game
* tomorrow: Unit 1 exam and packets due BOH

Psych
* complete "Damage to Brain Structures" in packets
* create skits and perform in front of class

Soc I
* intro "Miracle" and discuss identification worksheet for paper (please pick this up if you are absent!)
* start watching "Miracle"

Friday, February 4, 2011

Friday, February 4, 2011

MGI
* WG #20
* work on test reviews and packets
* Tuesday 2/8/11 - unit 1 test and packets due BOH

Psych
* Studying the Brain powerpoint notes (will need to copy from a classmate)

Soc I
* notes - "Social Behavior" and "Culture"
* "Peer Pressure" video (3rd hour only)

Monday, January 31, 2011

Monday, January 31, 2011

MGI
* WG #19
* watch "Global Interdependence" video, take notes, and use on quiz (if absent, you do NOT have to make up this quiz)
* work on test reviews
* unit 1 test and packets due Wednesday (6th hour) or Thursday (1st hour)

Psych
* complete "The Amazing Brain" internet search in your packet and turn in (use http://www.brainsource.com/)

Soc I
* finish watching "The In-Crowd"
* story time - "How to Be Popular"

Friday, January 28, 2011

Friday, January 28, 2011

MGI
* WG # 18
* "Me-conomics" due EOH
* work on test reviews
* U1 test and packets due Wed. 2/2 (6th) or Thurs. 2/3 (1st)

Psych
* complete "The Nervous System" fill-in notes in packet
* Brain diagram (get from peer)
* start Brain Structures powerpoint notes (get from peer)

Soc I
* watch "The In-Crowd and Social Cruelty" ABC special

Thursday, January 27, 2011

MGI
* WG #11
* review International Trade Organizations
* watch "Global Economic Issues" video and complete video guide (if absent, you will need to copy this information from a classmate)

Psych
* nervous system outlines due BOH
* powerpoint notes: The Central Nervous System's Interaction with Other Body Systems (if absent, you will need to copy this from a classmate)

Soc I
* complete reading guides "Groups" and "Group Dynamics"
* trade and grade in class, turn in to teacher EOH

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

MGI
* WG #10
* Apparel Data activity - find 10 personal items and complete the chart in your packets - concentrate on the type of item (t-shirt, backpack, etc.) and its country of origin (i.e. where it was made)
* discuss International Trade Organizations - if absent, PLEASE READ THIS in your packet

Psych
* create your own outline of "The Nervous System" using p. 54 in your book - this is due tomorrow, Thursday 1/27/2011 BOH
* notes: The Nervous System Overview (copy this from a classmate or use your book)

Soc I
* notes: "Group Dynamics"
* start Group Dynamics reading guide using textbook (if you do not finish, you will have time to complete this tomorrow during class)

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

MGI
* WG #9
* discuss "The Four Worlds" and complete the back side (economic data charts) in pairs

Psych
* Causes of Behavior: A Case Study - read paragraph, think as a psychologist, and answer #1-3
* Modern Views of Behavior - take notes using p. 20 in book and then describe Billy's behavior using four of the schools of thought

Soc I
* watch "The Human Zoo" and discuss the affects of groups on  people

Monday, January 24, 2011

Monday, January 24, 2011

MGI
* WG #8
* continue Economics notes

Psych
* brainstorm top 10 names of 2009
* complete "Which Way to Research?" in packet

Soc I
* continue notes - "Groups"
* take "You and Your Groups" (from a couple of weeks ago) and categorize them into the new groups we discussed today, then discuss as a class

Friday, January 21, 2011

Friday, January 21, 2011

MGI
* WG #7
* finish "Global Economic Development" reading guide and turn in EOH (end of hour)
* work on "Design a Dollar" -you will design your own money, must be in color, and must include the requirements mentioned in the directions (this needs to be picked up from me - its not in your packet)

Psych
* finish "A History of Psychology"
* work on "Psychological Research Methods" - due Monday BOH (this needs to be picked up from me - its not in your packet)

Soc I
* work on "Groups" reading guide and turn in EOH

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

MGI
* WG #5 & 6
* read "Global Economic Issues" in packet and complete 1) reading guide and 2) Voice From the Past paragraph response (see 1st page of reading, top right corner for directions)

Psych
* using your textbook, complete "A History of Psychology" reading guide in packet
* check Unit 1 vocab definitions for completion grade (10 pts)

Soc I
* notes I: What is Sociology? (will need to get from a classmate)
* read "The Sacred Rac" and discuss

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Thursday, January 13, 2011

MGI
* WG #3 & 4
* American Economic Values discussion
* signed syllabus due today BOH

Psych
* signed syllabus due today BOH
* use textbook to complete "Unit 1: Introduction" definitions

Soc I
* signed syllabus due today BOH
* independent work day

Friday, January 7, 2011

Friday, January 7, 2011

MGI
* syllabus signatures due Monday BOH
* WG #2
* Economics notes (if absent, you will need to get these from a classmate)

Soc I
* syllabus signatures due Monday BOH
* Sociology book search - use books in front of the classroom; if absent, you will need to check one out and complete it
* You and Your Groups - hang onto this and we'll go over it next week

Psych
* syllabus signatures due Monday BOH
* go over yesterday's book search
* complete "The Work of Psychologists" and "Specialties in Psychology" and discuss in class

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Thursday, January 6, 2011

MGI
*receive geography packets and complete WG #1
* pass out unit 1 packets
* Economics pre-test
* What Do You Consume?

Soc I
* brainstorm problems in society as a class
* begin working on You and Your Groups (pick up from Schmoll) - be prepared to discuss these groups tomorrow BOH

Psych
* pass out textbooks
* pass out unit 1 packets
* complete Getting to Know Your Psychology Book and discuss EOH

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

MGI
* go over syllabus - parent/guardian signatures due Monday 1/10/11
* seating chart assignments

Soc I
* syllabus signatures due Monday 1/10/11 BOH
* seating chart assignments
* information card
* Sociology true/false class contest (nothing to make up)

Psych
* syllabus signatures due Monday 1/10/11 BOH
* seating chart assignments
* information card
* How Well Do You Know Psychology? "quiz" (nothing to make up)

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

MGI
* fill out information card (see white board in classroom)
* discuss class expectations
* geography "quiz"
* review of latitude and longitude

Soc I
* go over syllabus - parent/guardian signatures due Monday 1/10/11

Psych
* go over syllabus - parent/guardian signatures due Monday 1/10/11