SCCC Soc 101 .docx

The document provides information and questions about Abstract Expressionism for students. It includes essential questions about what was important to Abstract Expressionist artists and how their works can be identified. Students are asked to analyze two elements of art or principles of design used in works from this movement. The document also has focus questions comparing Abstract Expressionism to other art movements and asking how insights from it could apply to students' own work. Students are instructed to select their favorite works from an image bank and analyze the selected pieces.

This document provides instructions for a student to complete a scavenger hunt using the SIRS Researcher database. The student is directed to select a topic to research from the A-Z list, read the topic overview and definitions. They are then asked to find and list key events in the topic's timeline and global issues related to the topic. The student chooses a pro/con issue related to their topic and finds an article supporting one side of the issue. They summarize key points from the article and add citations to their growing works cited list. The document explains how the student can access articles again via email or printing.

This survey is designed to provide information about a child to help create a personalized learning environment and curriculum. It collects details about the child's family, previous preschool experience, skills acquired, strengths, personality, interests, home life, cultural background, and the parent's expectations and availability to participate in the classroom. The parent is asked to describe their child across multiple domains to help the teacher best understand and support the child.

Badger Elementary provides experiential learning opportunities (ELOs) for students to learn outside the classroom. ELOs include visits to local businesses, farms, and venues to give hands-on experiences. Students complete reflection forms before and after each ELO to write about what they know, learn new vocabulary words, draw pictures, and ask questions. A student survey found that over 75% felt ELOs were an important part of learning. Popular ELOs included visiting pigs, Walmart, a nature reserve, the post office, an art mobile, and a snake expert. The document then lists ELOs provided in the first semester of 2012, which included author visits, a dairy farm, a veterans assembly,

This document provides activities and worksheets to develop critical thinking skills. The introduction explains that critical thinking involves analyzing, assessing and reconstructing how we think in a logical, independent and self-corrective manner. The workbook contains exercises for developing skills in various areas including communication, problem solving, visual thinking and individual abilities. Activities include differentiating facts from opinions, role-playing discussions, analyzing statements, connecting dots in unconventional ways, creating rebus puzzles and anagrams. The goal is to engage users in mindful, creative exercises that encourage flexible and open-minded thinking. Users can complete the worksheets individually or in groups to practice critical analysis, perspective-taking, and out-of-the-

This document outlines the roles and responsibilities of students participating in literature circles. It describes 8 different roles: Facilitator, Word Wizard, Discussion Director, Literary Luminator, Checker, Connector, Illustrator, and Summarizer. Each role has specific tasks to help students actively engage with the text and each other, such as asking questions, defining words, connecting to personal experiences, summarizing, and evaluating discussion. The document provides role sheets and questions to guide students in their preparation and participation in literature circle discussions.

This document provides guidance for real estate agents to conduct a thorough interview with home buyers to understand their wants and needs. It includes a questionnaire for agents to use with sections to gather information about the client's motivation, lifestyle, current home, past homes, ideal home location, neighborhood, lot, exterior, interior rooms and more. The agent is directed to ask follow up questions to clarify the client's responses and continue gathering details when viewing homes. Using this systematic process will help ensure the agent thoroughly documents the client's needs to assist them well and allow another agent to step in if needed.

This document discusses various sociological research methods and concepts. It asks questions about why sociologists conduct research, the differences between qualitative and quantitative methods, and positivist and interpretivist approaches. It also discusses specific research methods like questionnaires, interviews, observation, sampling techniques, longitudinal studies, case studies and more. For each method, it asks about their purpose, strengths, weaknesses and how to address issues like reliability, validity and ethics.

This document provides a software evaluation where the student identifies 5 English learning software programs and provides a brief justification for each on how it will help achieve their learning goal of improving English skills. The student chooses programs such as English 6.0 for basic conversation skills, Eliza to improve vocabulary through conversation simulation, Master Spell to strengthen grammar, Mr. Fix-It-Up to practice multiple English areas through games and problems, and Word Ace to learn conjugation and grammar through practice.

This document provides instructions for a current events assignment. Students are asked to find a news article no more than a week old and fill out a worksheet answering questions about the article. The questions cover who or what the article is about, important facts from the article, when and where the event took place, why the story is important, and how it relates to what they are learning in class. The rubric evaluates assignments based on thoughtfulness, accuracy, understanding of issues, following directions, completeness, and including a provocative discussion question.

This document provides a sustainability plan template for maintaining skills and knowledge learned in a workshop. The template includes sections for learners to describe what they learned, how they will sustain their learning over time through review and practice, who can support their efforts, potential obstacles to applying their new skills, and solutions for overcoming those obstacles.

This document is an English worksheet that contains questions asking students to describe objects in their home, the number of rooms in their house, complete sentences about an astronaut's daily routine in space, and imagine what daily life would be like on Mars. Students are asked to describe their imagined daily routine on Mars in 50-60 words.