1. 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? ESSAY ON CULTURE/SOCIETY (PLN)

2. BRAINSTORM Introduce your chosen topic and write a paragraph of at least 5 lines explaining why it’s important to you. ESSAY ON CULTURE/SOCIETY (PLN)

3. 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. ESSAY ON CULTURE/SOCIETY (PLN)

4. 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. 2. 3. ESSAY ON CULTURE/SOCIETY (PLN)

5. 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 ESSAY ON CULTURE/SOCIETY (PLN)

6. 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. ESSAY ON CULTURE/SOCIETY (PLN)

7. 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? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ESSAY ON CULTURE/SOCIETY (PLN)

8. 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.) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ESSAY ON CULTURE/SOCIETY (PLN)

9. 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 ESSAY ON CULTURE/SOCIETY (PLN)

10. 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! ESSAY ON CULTURE/SOCIETY (PLN)

11. 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 class CAN DO: 1.Word Processing – Typing up paper 2.Work on “works cited” 3.“Suburbia Reflection” ESSAY ON CULTURE/SOCIETY (PLN)

12. 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 ESSAY ON CULTURE/SOCIETY (PLN)

13. 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? ESSAY ON CULTURE/SOCIETY (PLN)