Monday, April 22, 2019

Speech Sociology Capstone Speech

WOW!  We are almost finished with our inaugural classes for 2019!

Barber and Blackmon want to hear from you.

The last project will be a mulit-media project of your choosing with this message:     
What is the Hillgrove Soc/Speech class about? 
What is Hillgrove all about?  
What advice would you give for future students?

Through this multimedia project and 3 minute speech you will discuss the following:
JUNIORS: Answer all questions.
1.  Why take this class? What is the point of the course to you? (Juniors)
2.  What was gained?  What was lost by taking this course? (Juniors)
3.  What advice would you give future students of this course? (Juniors)

SENIORS - Answer all 3 questions.
1.  What has Hillgrove High School meant to you? (Seniors)
2.  What was gained?  What was lost by being a student at Hillgrove? (Seniors)
3.  What advice would you give future students of Hillgrove? (Seniors)

RUBRIC: Rubric
Speech 30% - 5 components of a speech will be graded
Sociology 30% - Patterns, Culture, Socialization, Nature/Nurture, Adolescence, Adulthood, Deviance (You are to use vocabulary/theories/sociological perspectives to show your understanding of sociology.)
Pros/Cons 15 % - 5 total ; Be honest!
Advice to future students 15% - outlook and contributions
Multimedia component: 10% - what platforms were utilized? (Pick a visual...any visual! We know you can get creative here. Enjoy it!)

Monday, April 15, 2019

4.18-19 Lab Work - Due Upon Return to Blackmon!

Good morning sweet people.  Our nature/nurture journey continues.  (And yes, this is a grade.)
1.  Read this article:
https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/essay/millennial-life-how-young-adulthood-today-compares-with-prior-generations/

2. Reflect and post on this link
https://forms.gle/2jgcsETibRrpBAtX9

3.  After your original post, and Ms. Blackmon has released the spreadsheet, go to this Excel spreadsheet and copy/paste two posts from your peers.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PByPfWJLoIeSLOsRy6oKS0iFneAwkkf-8ao_VBsSVYE/edit?usp=sharing

4. Paste your chosen excerpt into this form and respond/reflect to your peer on the form as well.
https://forms.gle/f48SaCLnb6fgXniq9


Other articles of interest:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-birth-order-personality-20190316-story.html