Essay on Culture/Society Think of what’s important in your life right now. Personally or socially,...

ESSAY ON CULTURE/SOCIETY (PLN)

Essay on Culture/Society

• Think of what’s important in your life right now. Personally or socially, what would you like to know more about, plan or do?


BRAINSTORM

• Introduce your chosen topic and write a paragraph of at least 5 lines explaining why it’s important to you.


WHAT YOU KNOW…

• Write a paragraph of at least 5 lines detailing what you know about your topic – some background or experiences you’ve had.


• Working with your partner, brainstorm a minimum of 3 ways your topic relates to SOCIOLOGY (study of human group behavior)

*use key terms from our first 2 units*1.

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SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE• Brainstorm ways in which you can apply sociological

perspectives to your topic. Write at least 3 lines about each perspective.

Functionalism

Conflict Theory

Symbolic Interactionism


SHARING…

• Choose a partner and share what you have written so far.

• Feel free to elaborate on your written response and add to it.

• As a partner, ask questions to help understand the topic completely. Feel free to offer information or advice for help.


INVESTIGATE…• Working with your partner, brainstorm a minimum of 3 questions important to your

topic– If you were to research this topic, what would you want to investigate, study, or know more about?

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• Brainstorm with your partner where you might best find the answer to these questions. Come up with a strategic plan (primary sources – people, hard copy sources, on – line resources, etc.)

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RESEARCH PARTNER

• What did you discover/find yesterday in regard’s to your topic/hypothesis?

• What do you need to do next?

• Print out at least 2 of these sources and have Mr. Wright check them by the end of class– Copy and paste to a word doc to limit paper usage


LIBRARY DAY GOALS

• Complete your source research. At least 2 different types of sources

• Print out at least 2 of these sources and have Mr. Wright check them by the end of class– Copy and paste to a word doc to limit paper usage

• IF finished w/ above – start typing up your report OR work on data collecting/analysis of sociological research!


RESEARCH WORK GOALS

MUST DO:• OK, I have my sources, now I need to find

evidence to answer my question(s) – Complete Notes Template

• I will check at end of classCAN DO:1. Word Processing – Typing up paper2. Work on “works cited”3. “Suburbia Reflection”


RESEARCH WORK GOALS

• MUST DO:– Work on your APA Documentation (in text and end of

document)– I will check at end of class

CAN DO:– Notes template – identifying evidence for paper and

mark up/annotate the research you gathered– Word Processing – Typing your paper


SHARING

• What was your problem / question? • Why did you choose it?• What was your hypothesis?• What was interesting about your research?• What did your research show?• What meanings do your discoveries have for

you?

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