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COURSE INFORMATION


 
 CONTACT INFORMATION
Instructor:  Ms. Chong
Contact:     (905) 940 - 8840 (voicemail ext. 509)
Email:        adrienne.chong@yrdsb.edu.on.ca


Old Schedules
  STUDENT MARKS Moodle 


 

NOTES:

Welcome to Challenge and Change!   Please check the website regularly as homework, tests, class activities and assignment due dates will be posted. 

 

 

STUDENT AREA
HANDOUTS

 

HELPFUL RESOURCES


  SOCIETY RESOURCES

LIBRARY E-RESOURCES

ACADEMIC RESOURCES

CITATION BUILDER


 



November 2009
Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday Thursday Friday
2

- Lesson:   Social Change:  Generation What?


- Intro Great Debates

- Groups and Schedule

- Great Debates Topics

- Great Debates Format


- Great Debates Rubric
 
3

- Great Debates  LIBRARY

- Groups and Schedule

- Great Debates Format


- Great Debates Rubric


- Great Debates:  HELPFUL HINTS
 
4

- Academic Article - Quiz

-
Round Table Discussion 7 - "Ways of the Badass"

- Round Table Discussions SCHEDULE
5

- Friday Discussions & Guest Speaker!

- Friday Discussions SCHEDULE

 
6

- Room 231  (Library booked Cotey)

MIDTERM

- Midterm Outline and Essay Questions

- Midterm Essay Upload by
noon (MOODLE)

 
Homework:
1) Great Debates
2)  Study for Midterm:  Midterm Outline and Essay Questions
Homework:
1) Read article for Wednesday - Round Table discussion
Homework:
1) Great Debates
2)  Study for Midterm:  Midterm Outline and Essay Questions
Homework:
1)
Great Debates
2)  Study for Midterm:  Midterm Outline and Essay Questions  - Midterm Essay Upload by
noon tomorrow (MOODLE)
Homework:
1) Great Debates
2)  Study for Midterm:  Midterm Outline and Essay Questions
9

PA Day
10

- Guest Speaker:  Robert Wager

- Age of Social Change 



 
11

- Great Debates LIBRARY

- Great Debates Format


- Groups and Schedule

- Great Debates Format


- Great Debates Rubric


- Great Debates:  HELPFUL HINTS
 
12

- Friday Discussions & Guest Speaker!

- Friday Discussions SCHEDULE
13

- Prime Minister's Award Presentation

Great Debates LIBRARY (tentative- laptops)

- Great Debates Format


- Groups and Schedule


- Great Debates Format


- Great Debates Rubric


- Great Debates:  HELPFUL HINTS
  Homework:
1)
Great Debates
 
Homework:
1)
Great Debates
Homework:
1)
Great Debates
Homework:
1)
Great Debates
16

- Great Debates

- Groups and Schedule

- Great Debates Format


- Great Debates Rubric
17

- Great Debates

- Groups and Schedule

- Great Debates Format


- Great Debates Rubric
 
18

- Spotlight:  Prejudice and Discrimination

- Video 1:  Psychological Dispositions in Black & White
(9 min)

- Video 2:  Evil: What Makes People Go Wrong?  (23 min)

- Video 3:  What Would You Do:  Racism in America - Part 1 (6:30 min)

- Video 4:  What Would You Do:  Racism in America - Part 2  (7 min)

-
Textbook (read pages 288-296 and answer questions 1,2,3 on page 296)

- Remaining time:  work on debates

- Interesting article by Bill Cosby:  "We Cannot Blame the White People Any Longer"
 
19

- Great Debates

- Groups and Schedule

- Great Debates Format


- Great Debates Rubric
 
20

- Great Debates

- Groups and Schedule

- Great Debates Format


- Great Debates Rubric
Homework:
1)
Great Debates
Homework:
1)
Great Debates
Homework:
1)
Great Debates
Homework:
1)
Great Debates  
Homework:
1)
Great Debates

 
23

- Great Debates

- Groups and Schedule

- Great Debates Format


- Great Debates Rubric
 
24

- Friday Discussions & Guest Speaker!

- Friday Discussions SCHEDULE
 
25

- Academic Article - Quiz

- Round Table Discussion 8 - "Gangstas, Thugs, and Husltas: Identity and the Code of the Street in Rap Music"

- Round Table Discussions SCHEDULE
26

-FIELD TRIP-  ROM

 
27

- Friday Discussions & Guest Speaker!

- Friday Discussions SCHEDULE
 
Homework:
1)
Homework:
1) Read article for Wednesday - Round Table discussion
Homework:
1)
Homework:
1)
Homework:
1)
30

- Identifying Prejudice and   
  Discrimination


- Movie:  American History X

 
       
Homework:
1)
       

December 2009
Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday Thursday Friday
  1

- Movie:  American History X

- Reminder:  Social Science Film Analysis and Rubric


 
2

- Academic Article - Quiz

- Round Table Discussion 9 -
"The Story of a Snitch"  

- Round Table Discussions SCHEDULE
3

- Friday Discussions & Guest Speaker!

- Friday Discussions SCHEDULE
4

PA Day
  Homework:
1) Read article for Wednesday - Round Table discussion
Homework:
1)
Homework:
1)
 
7


- Movie:  Cry Freedom

- Reminder:  Social Science Film Analysis and Rubric



 
8


- Movie:  Cry Freedom

- Reminder:  Social Science Film Analysis and Rubric

 
9

- Academic Article - Quiz

- Round Table Discussion 10
"The Kingdom in the Closet"  -

- Round Table Discussions SCHEDULE

 
10

- Ms Williams:  Lesson

- World Conflicts

- Globalization


Genocide
11

- SUPER-DEBATES  (period 4 and 5)
Homework:
1)
 
Homework:
1) Read article for Wednesday - Round Table discussion
Homework:
1)
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1)
Homework:
1)
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-
Ms Williams:  Lesson



 
15


-
Ms Williams:  Lesson- Ms Williams:  Lesson
16

- Academic Article - Quiz

- Round Table Discussion11
"Looking for the Barbarians"  

- Round Table Discussions SCHEDULE
17

- Ms Williams:  Lesson
18

- DUE DATE:     Social Science Film Analysis and Rubric
 
Homework:
1)
Social Science Film Analysis and Rubric
Homework:
1) Read article for Wednesday - Round Table discussion
Homework:
1)
Social Science Film Analysis and Rubric
Homework:
1)
Social Science Film Analysis and Rubric
Homework:
1)
Social Science Film Analysis and Rubric
21

Christmas Break
22

Christmas Break
23

Christmas Break
24

Christmas Break
25

Christmas Break
         
28

Christmas Break
29

Christmas Break
30

Christmas Break
31

Christmas Break
 
         

January 2009
Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday Thursday Friday
        1

Christmas Break
         
4

- Course Culminating Activity:  Social Scientist Experiment

- Rubrics

 
5

- Library

- Course Culminating Activity:  Social Scientist Experiment


- Rubrics
6

- Academic Article - Quiz

- Round Table Discussion 12 - MAKE UP RTD (leaders to be determined)

- Round Table Discussions SCHEDULE
 
7



-
Course Culminating Activity:  Social Scientist Experiment


- Rubrics
8

- Friday Discussions & Guest Speaker!

- Friday Discussions SCHEDULE
Homework:
1) work on Social Scientist Experiment
Homework:
1)
work on Social Scientist Experiment
Homework:
1)
work on Social Scientist Experiment
Homework:
1)
work on Social Scientist Experiment
Homework:
1)
work on Social Scientist Experiment
 
11

- Library

- Course Culminating Activity:  Social Scientist Experiment

- Rubrics
12

- Course Culminating Activity:  Social Scientist Experiment

- Rubrics
13

- Course Culminating Activity:  Social Scientist Experiment

- Rubrics
14

- Course Culminating Activity:  Social Scientist Experiment

- Rubrics
15

- Friday Discussions & Guest Speaker!

- Friday Discussions SCHEDULE

- PAPER DUE:  Course Culminating Activity:  Social Scientist Experiment
 
Homework:
1)
work on Social Scientist Experiment
Homework:
1)
work on Social Scientist Experiment
Homework:
1)
work on Social Scientist Experiment
Homework:
1)
work on Social Scientist Experiment
Homework:
1)
work on Social Scientist Experiment
 
18

- PANEL DISCUSSIONS:  Course Culminating Activity:  Social Scientist Experiment

- Rubrics
 
19

- PANEL DISCUSSIONS:  Course Culminating Activity:  Social Scientist Experiment

- Rubrics
20

- PANEL DISCUSSIONS:  Course Culminating Activity:  Social Scientist Experiment

- Rubrics
21

- PANEL DISCUSSIONS:  Course Culminating Activity:  Social Scientist Experiment

- Rubrics
22

- Exam Review
Homework:
1)
Homework:
1)
Homework:
1)
Homework:
1)
Homework:
1)
 
25

Exams
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Exams
27

Exams
28

Exams
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Exams
         


August/September 2009
 
Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday Thursday Friday
31 1

- Welcome  

- Course Outline

- Rules and Expectations

- Markville History Website Tour

- Moodle


- Class Discussion:  Social Experiment

- 10 Brilliant Social Psychology Studies

- Social Experiment

 
2

- Class Discussion:  What is Culture?

- Class Activity:  Create your own "Rant" & present

- "The Rant" - link
                  
- "Lost Generation" -
link

 
3

- Course overview:  Branches of Social Sciences

- Social Sciences Applications:  Scenarios

- What Motivates You?

- Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

- Intro:  Who Am I?

- External Evaluations- WORD FORMAT


 
4

- Intro to Anthropology
 

- Lecture:  Anthropology PowerPoint Presentation

Introduce Friday Discussions & Guest Speaker!

- Friday Discussions SCHEDULE

- Work period:  Who Am I?


 

  Homework:
1) join Moodle class
Homework:
1)
join Moodle class
Homework:
1) work on
Who Am I?
Homework:
1) work on
Who Am I? (external evaluations and find pictures of yourself)
7

Holiday
8


- Sign up-  Friday Discussions SCHEDULE  (first come, first serve)

-  Room 231

- Work period:  Who Am I?
9

- Intro to Round Table Discussions

- Round Table Discussions SCHEDULE


- Distribute textbooks

- Lecture:  Psychology PowerPoint Presentation

 
10

- Library:  Who Am I?


 
11

- Room 231

- Work period:  Who Am I?


- Review:  Lesson on  Sociology PowerPoint Presentation
 
  Homework:
1) work on
Who Am I?
 
Homework:
1)
work on Who Am I?
Homework:
1) Read through
Sociology PowerPoint Presentation
2)  work on
Who Am I?
Homework:
1)
work on Who Am I?
14


- Room 231

- Work Period
Who Am I?






 
15

- Movie - The God's Must be Crazy
 
16

- Academic Article - Quiz

- Round Table Discussion 1- The Fairy Tales (Teacher Led)

- Round Table Discussions SCHEDULE


 
17

- Movie -The God's Must be Crazy

- Debrief Movie

- Last 20 minutes- presentation to class for Friday Discussion (group leaders- Tiff, Iris, Hannah)
 
18

- Friday Discussions & Guest Speaker!

- Friday Discussions SCHEDULE


- Due Date:  Who Am I? (upload to Moodle)

 

Homework:
1) work on
Who Am I?
Homework:
1)
Read article for Wednesday - Round Table discussion
Homework:
1)
work on Who Am I?
Homework:
1)
work on Who Am I?  due tomorrow
Homework:
1) study for quiz on Tuesday
 
21


- Reminder:  Friday Discussion & Guest Speaker

-  Intro:   Social Change:   Gender Roles In Society Assignment


- Bob Dylan:  The Times they are A Changin' (song & lyrics)

- Groups:  Gender Themes

Exemplars (photostory)
- Ancient Greece  (gr. 11)

- Obama  (gr. 11)

 
22

- Library

- Work period:   Social Change:   Gender Roles In Society Assignment


- Groups:  Gender Themes

Exemplars (photostory)
- Ancient Greece  (gr. 11)

- Obama  (gr. 11)


 
23

- Academic Article - Quiz

- Round Table Discussion 2- "Where Do The Mermaids Stand?

- Round Table Discussions SCHEDULE

 
24

- Room 231-  Unit 1 Quiz (multiple choice / short answer)   (Anthro-Psych-Sociology)

-  Room 234

- Movie:  Pleasantville

-Intro: 
Social Science Film Analysis and Rubric
 
25

PA Day
Homework:
1) study for quiz tomorrow (15 multiple choice; 1 short answer) based on
- Anthropology PowerPoint

- Psychology PowerPoint
- Sociology PowerPoint
Homework:
1) ead article for Wednesday - Round Table discussion
Homework:
1)
work on Social Change:   Gender Roles In Society Assignment

2) complete "Gender Roles Survey" and upload it to Moodle
Homework:
1)
work on Social Change:   Gender Roles In Society Assignment
 
28

- Room 231

- Intro:  Photostory

- Work period:   Social Change:   Gender Roles In Society Assignment


- Peer Assessment (Moodle)

- Groups:  Gender Themes

Exemplars (photostory)
- Ancient Greece  (gr. 11)

- Obama  (gr. 11)

- (last 30 minutes) Movie:  Pleasantville
 
29

- Room 231

- Work period:   Social Change:   Gender Roles In Society Assignment


- Groups:  Gender Themes

Exemplars (photostory)
- Ancient Greece  (gr. 11)

- Obama  (gr. 11)

- (last 30 minutes) Movie:  Pleasantville
30

- Academic Article -Quiz

- Round Table Discussion 3- "The Curse of Masculinity"

- Round Table Discussions SCHEDULE
 
   
Homework:
1)
work on Social Change:   Gender Roles In Society Assignment
Homework:
1) Read article for Wednesday - Round Table discussion
Homework:
1)
work on Social Change:   Gender Roles In Society Assignment
   

October 2009
 
Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday Thursday Friday
      1

- Room 231 (Library booked):   Social Change:   Gender Roles In Society Assignment

Exemplars (photostory)
- Ancient Greece  (gr. 11)

- Obama  (gr. 11)


 
2

- Finish and debrief movie:  Pleasantville

- Discuss: 
Gender Roles Survey

- Movie clips:  Mona Lisa Smile

 
      Homework:
1)
work on Social Change: Gender Roles In Society Assignment
Homework:
1)
work on Social Change:   Gender Roles In Society Assignment
5

- Room 231

- Social Change:   Gender Roles In Society Assignment

Exemplars (photostory)
- Ancient Greece  (gr. 11)

- Obama  (gr. 11)


 
6

-  Friday Discussions & Guest Speaker!

- Friday Discussions SCHEDULE


- DUE DATE (upload to Moodle):  Social Change:   Gender Roles In Society Assignment
 
7

- Academic Article - Quiz

-
Round Table Discussion 4- "Why Women Married Men"

- Round Table Discussions SCHEDULE
 
8


-Presentations:   Social Change:   Gender Roles In Society Assignment

- Discuss: 
Gender Roles Survey

- Results:  Gender Roles Survey

 
9

- Reminder:  Reflection for Gender Roles In Society Assignment  (NOTE:  all photostorys are posted on moodle)

Friday Discussions & Guest Speaker!

- Friday Discussions SCHEDULE
 
Homework:
1)
work on Social Change:   Gender Roles In Society Assignment
Homework:
1) Read article for Wednesday - Round Table discussion
Homework:
1)
work on Social Change:   Gender Roles In Society Assignment
Homework:
1)  Complete Peer Assessment for Gender Roles Assignment (on moodle)
Homework:
1)
Complete Peer Assessment for Gender Roles Assignment (on moodle)
12

Holiday
13


- DUE DATE:  Reflection (Step 3) for Gender Roles In Society Assignment  (NOTE:  all photostorys are posted on moodle)

-  Finish presentations:  Social Change:   Gender Roles In Society Assignment


-Lesson  (Ms. Williams):  Alienation and Conformity

- Task:
 Alienation and Conformity

- Movie:  Crash
 
14


- Room 231

- Movie:   Crash
15


- Academic Article - Quiz

- Round Table Discussion 5 - "The Mystery of Marriage"

- Round Table Discussions SCHEDULE



 
16

- Friday Discussion & Guest Speaker

- Friday Discussions SCHEDULE

- DUE DATE:  Task:  Alienation and Conformity (moodle)
  Homework:
1) Task:  Alienation and Conformity
Homework:
1) 
Task:   Alienation and Conformity
Homework:
1)
  Task:   Alienation and Conformity
Homework:
1)
Task:   Alienation and Conformity
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- Room 231

-
Lesson:   Forces of Social Change

- Intro:  Concept Map:  Factors of Social Change

- Finish movie:   Crash

- Debrief movie: 
Social Science Film Analysis and Rubric

 
20




- Academic Article - Quiz

- Round Table Discussion 6 - "Violence in the Family"  

- Round Table Discussions SCHEDULE
21


- Room 231


- Work period:  Concept Map:  Factors of Social Change

 
22

- Friday Discussions & Guest Speaker!

- Friday Discussions SCHEDULE
23

- Room 231

- Work period: Concept Map:  Factors of Social Change

-DUE DATE:  Concept Map:  Factors of Social Change


 
Homework:
1)
  Concept Map:  Factors of Social Change
Homework:
1)
Concept Map:  Factors of Social Change
Homework:
1)
  Concept Map:  Factors of Social Change
Homework:
1) 
Concept Map:  Factors of Social Change
Homework:
1)
Concept Map:  Factors of Social Change
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Break Week
27

Break Week
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Break Week
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Break Week
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Break Week