Sociology – 1/15/16

I.  Bellwork:

Do you believe that certain ethnic/racial groups are unfairly targeted by law enforcement agencies? Explain your stance. 4-6 sentences

II.  Objectives:

• create a PSA by cooperatively working within a group to identify a problem which impacts society.

• collaborate with others to make strategic use of media in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.

III. Turn in Notebooks

IV.  Group Work – PSA Announcement Due Tuesday – Assign roles/formalize what you will be doing.

1. An original, catchy slogan 0-4 pts
2. Strong, attention grabbing visuals (at least 8) demonstrating the social problem.  0-8 pts
3. A chart, table or graph with statistical findings directly related to the topic and demonstrating how it impacts society. 0-4 pts
4. Eye pleasing, easy to read, and colorful. 0-6 pts
5. Presentation, discussion and explanation. Understands the issues and has data on why it is relevant and impacts society, as well as how it can be prevented.  0-6 pts

Sociology F2015