Guiding Thought Question: What three American cities have the greatest impact in the development of American Culture? Defend your answer for each city.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain the contributions to culture by the movement of people.Students will work through a mapping activity where they investigate the great migration of African Americans to Northern Cities and make a web map of the cultural groups in their own city.

Guiding Thought Question: Watch the youtube clip titled "Let It Go" from Frozen according to Google Translate and use it to help you explain how proper translation and understanding is vital in avoiding confusion and cultural misunderstandings. 

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain the importance of Language and Religion in the formulation of a cultural identity. Students will take notes on the characteristics of Languages and Religions then complete an assignment where they will apply what they learned.

Guiding Thought Question: Define what Culture Shock is and give an example of what someone visiting your home city might have culture shock about. 

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain principles connected to Cultural Variation and Taboos. Students will go over notes and then read an article dealing with the principles and answer thought questions connected to the ideas.

Guiding Thought Question: From you own experience explain how there are cultural variations between the following groups listed below. Make sure your explanations are school appropriate.
     - Age Groups
     - Ethnic Groups
     - Gender Groups

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to describe the differences and characteristics of Folk and Popular cultures. Students will learn about Cultural Relativism and will be able to apply it to the study of culture. Students will take notes on the different types of culture and their characteristics, and then do a reading on Cultural Relativism then watch a TED talk about Folk cultures with associated thought questions relating to the topics of the day.

Guiding Thought Question: Write a definition for culture using your own ideas.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to define culture and explain the different traits that make up culture. Students will go over notes dealing with the different traits of culture which the will apply by researching a specific culture of their own choosing.

Guiding Thought Question: Using what you know so far about Sociology, and science in general explain one way that it is similar to other sciences, and one way that it is different than other sciences.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain how the scientific method is applied to sociology. Students will go over notes about sociology as a science then review the sociology code of ethics and answer critical thinking questions about them.