Monday, October 24, 2016

Jeopardy Review for Test (please remember to study Family Patterns notes!!)

http://www.slideshare.net/secret/sWYlLHpCIjZLA9


**If you select "download" you can download it to your computer as a pptx and play it interactively (or you can just skip through the slides on slideshare, but it's not as good!)



Sunday, October 23, 2016

Please note that I forgot to include the notes on Family Patterns on your hard copy!! They will be on the test!

Family Living 621A Unit 1 Test Review – Tuesday, October 25th
**You are responsible for all hand-outs, notes, etc. This is an overview of the material you are responsible for.
Introduction to Families
ü  First Families (Why did we start grouping ourselves in family groupings?)
ü  First Family Groupings (hordes, group marriage, informal pairing)
ü  Definition of Family
ü  Six Functions of the Family (Identify and Describe)
ü  Context and Inclusivity in Canada's Evolving Definition of the Family Abstract (questions)

Functions of the Family

ü  Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (be able to draw, label and explain)
ü  Adler's Birth Order Theory
ü  You must be able to explain these theories and apply them to presented scenarios
ü  Self-Esteem and How it Develops (questions from the Self Esteem workbook)
Family Patterns
ü  Types of Families
ü  Family Personalities
ü  Management Styles
ü  Family Life Cycle
Society and the Family
ü  Socioeconomic status (define, effect on the family)
ü  Patterns of Low Socio-economic status (The Vicious Cycle Video – know diagram and be able to explain)
ü  Four Feet Up (video)
ü  Davis Inlet (Issue Analysis)
Trends that Affect Families
ü  Be able to compare historic and current data on family trends such as: marital age, family size, divorce rates, and family demographics and be able to make predictions about future family trends in each of the categories.
Families and Culture
ü  Define culture
ü  Elements of culture
ü  Importance of culture
ü  How does The Universal Declaration of Human Rights relate to culture?
ü  Hall's Iceberg Model of Culture (be able to explain this model and give examples of the visible and invisible manifestations of culture)
ü  Terms: enculturation, cultural preservation, multiculturalism, ethnocentrism (be able to answer questions relating to these terms in your slideshow)

ü  Preserving Culture (how do we do this? Importance of traditions)

Monday, October 17, 2016

Unit 1 Test Review (Test is Tue, Oct. 25th)

Family Living 621A Unit 1 Test Review – Tuesday, October 25th
**You are responsible for all hand-outs, notes, etc. This is an overview of the material you are responsible for.
Introduction to Families
ü  First Families (Why did we start grouping ourselves in family groupings?)
ü  First Family Groupings (hordes, group marriage, informal pairing)
ü  Definition of Family
ü  Six Functions of the Family (Identify and Describe)
ü  Context and Inclusivity in Canada's Evolving Definition of the Family Abstract (questions)

Functions of the Family

ü  Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (be able to draw, label and explain)
ü  Adler's Birth Order Theory
ü  You must be able to explain these theories and apply them to presented scenarios
ü  Self-Esteem and How it Develops (questions from the Self Esteem workbook)
Society and the Family
ü  Socioeconomic status (define, effect on the family)
ü  Patterns of Low Socio-economic status (The Vicious Cycle Video – know diagram and be able to explain)
ü  Four Feet Up (video)
ü  Davis Inlet (Issue Analysis)
Trends that Affect Families
ü  Be able to compare historic and current data on family trends such as: marital age, family size, divorce rates, and family demographics and be able to make predictions about future family trends in each of the categories.
Families and Culture
ü  Define culture
ü  Elements of culture
ü  Importance of culture
ü  How does The Universal Declaration of Human Rights relate to culture?
ü  Hall's Iceberg Model of Culture (be able to explain this model and give examples of the visible and invisible manifestations of culture)
ü  Terms: enculturation, cultural preservation, multiculturalism, ethnocentrism (be able to answer questions relating to these terms in your slideshow)

ü  Preserving Culture (how do we do this? Importance of traditions)

Friday, October 7, 2016

Four Feet Up video link -- Questions due on turnitin.com Wednesday, Oct.12


Watch the documentary here: https://vimeo.com/165571580

FAM621:  Challenges for Families – Poverty in Canada

Film Analysis: “Four Feet Up”                                                                         /16 marks

Please answer the following questions in well structured sentences.  Good copy must be turned in via www.turnitin.com

Click on this link to watch the NFB documentary “Four Feet Up”

https://vimeo.com/165571580


1.      Keep note of significant quotes, images and scenes that stand out most for you as you watch the film. Choose two of those quotes, images or scenes that you noted, and discuss why those parts of the film were particularly memorable for you. (4 points)

2.      The main topic of this film is poverty. What is the main message that the filmmaker is communicating about poverty ?  Justify your response with specific references to parts of the film. (4 points)


3.      What is your personal reaction to seeing this film? Describe the emotions you felt, and make connections to other things you have either experienced in life or learned. (4 points)


Please use the remainder of class to start a rough draft for this assignment.

Your good copy is due on www.turnitin.com on:_________________________________


ü  Content           (12 marks)
ü  Conventions    (4 marks)

=16 marks


Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Institutions and Organizations that Aid Families Assignment

Institutions and Organizations that Aid Families
Name:________________________
Institution:______________________

Research an institution or an organization that works to help families meet their needs. Please sign up for your institution/organization with me first.

Create a slideshow advertising this organization’s services, with the target audience being for a community fair to promote families and community wellness. You MUST submit your slideshow on turnitin.com

**Please include a citation at the bottom of each slide; you also must include a Works Cited slide.
Please visit:  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/  for more information regarding citations and format.


Evaluation:
You can view the grading rubric for this project online (it is attached to the assignment on turnitin.com).
You must clearly present the goals and initiatives of your chosen institution/organization.
You must clearly show how the organization helps families (you should have at least one slide that specifically demonstrates this).
Please include photos to enhance your presentation
You MUST paraphrase (read: PUT IT IN YOUR OWN WORDS) the information. Do not cut and paste. A thesaurus can be a helpful tool when paraphrasing. A mark of zero will be given to projects that have copied information word for word (turnitin.com will detect this).
Please write all information in complete sentences using proper spelling/grammar.
Please include a citation at the bottom of each slide.
Please include a properly formatted Works Cited page.
Please view marking rubric on www.turnitin.com

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Thursday, Sept.22

Today we will be working on the following:

Gratitude Journal #2 (please submit to turnitin.com when you finish)

Healthy Living Assignment
Please reflect and elaborate on the following prompts, and submit your final copy to www.turnitin.com
**Please copy, paste, and BOLD these prompts into a word doc and then insert your answers. Your response should be an honest, thoughtful reflection that is written in well structured, coherent sentences/paragraphs.

ü  I wish the grade eight version of myself would know...
ü  I am most afraid of……..
ü  I often dream about…..
ü  Ten years from now, I see myself…..
ü  I most enjoy…..
ü  I least enjoy…..
ü  I am most proud of…..
ü  I get embarrassed when….
ü  I often worry about…..

ü  I am happiest when….