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Syllabus
Syllabus
Syllabus_Summer2024.docx - Google Docs.pdfSample Lesson Plan
Sample Lesson Plan
Sample Lesson Plan 1.pdfActivity: Board Games as Socialization Agents
Activity: Board Games as Socialization Agents
Board Games as Socialization Agents.docx - Google Docs.pdfThis activity is used in the first few meetings of my Introductory Sociology course, to coincide with a lecture in which students are introduced to the concept of socialization—the lifelong process by which people learn and internalize the culture, values, beliefs, and norms of their society.
Students are broken into groups of four to five and are allowed to choose a board game that I provide. In the past, I have brought games including Life, Monopoly, Candy Land, Axis and Allies, Chutes and Ladders, and Bratz Passion for Fashion.
Upon completion of the activity, students report realizing how typical cultural objects and activities can impart important meanings about how to behave in the social world.
Assessment: Literature Review
Assessment: Literature Review
The final assignment for the course is a literature review, in which students demonstrate that they've learned to think like a sociologist, use sociological concepts, and evaluate and synthesize academic literature in the social sciences. As a teacher in diverse classrooms, I know that some of my students enter the classroom having never read an academic article or encountered a literature review—to make sure all students have the tools they need to succeed, this assignment is completed in a series of scaffolded steps throughout the quarter (see syllabus for more information).
Below, I've included supplementary materials provided to students, including a basic template and grading rubric.
How to Structure Your Literature Review_final.pdfLiteratureReview_Rubric.pdfPage updated
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